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Generator Got A Little Workout -- Sort of Ditzy Blonde 10-30-2006
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Posted by RBM on October 30, 2006, 5:21 pm


She has a propane generator, and we don't know how many H.P.


> Winds knocked out the power about noon. We didn't have a clue as to
> how much propane is burned during an outage, so we scaled back the oil
> furnace, shut-off computer, kept the TV off. No lights. Power was
> out four hours. We did use water (well is powered by electric) and
> open the refrigerator as usual. Popcorn popper was used for a few
> minutes. Temp outside was about 50 but bright and sunny so the
> furnace came on only once for a short period.
>
> Anyway, the needle on the propane gauge didn't move at all. Guess
> this wasn't really a good test and we still don't know how much
> propane is burned during a typical outage.



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Posted by Rich Greenberg on October 30, 2006, 7:13 pm


>Winds knocked out the power about noon. We didn't have a clue as to
>how much propane is burned during an outage, so we scaled back the oil
>furnace, shut-off computer, kept the TV off. No lights. Power was
>out four hours. We did use water (well is powered by electric) and
>open the refrigerator as usual. Popcorn popper was used for a few
>minutes. Temp outside was about 50 but bright and sunny so the
>furnace came on only once for a short period.
>
>Anyway, the needle on the propane gauge didn't move at all. Guess
>this wasn't really a good test and we still don't know how much
>propane is burned during a typical outage.

Or the guage is broken.

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Posted by Jim Yanik on October 30, 2006, 10:48 pm


60.giganews.com:

> Winds knocked out the power about noon. We didn't have a clue as to
> how much propane is burned during an outage, so we scaled back the oil
> furnace, shut-off computer, kept the TV off. No lights. Power was
> out four hours. We did use water (well is powered by electric) and
> open the refrigerator as usual. Popcorn popper was used for a few
> minutes. Temp outside was about 50 but bright and sunny so the
> furnace came on only once for a short period.
>
> Anyway, the needle on the propane gauge didn't move at all. Guess
> this wasn't really a good test and we still don't know how much
> propane is burned during a typical outage.
>

What's a "typical outage"?

Seems to me that varies with how,who and where.

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Jim Yanik
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at
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Posted by ---MIKE--- on October 31, 2006, 11:15 am


Jim Yanik asked:

>What's a "typical outage"?

>Seems to me that varies with how,who
> and where.

In my area the usual outage is 2 to 4 hours. This past weekend was 21
hours. I would guess that most of the vulnerable trees and limbs are
down now so the rest of the winter should see 2 to 4 hour outages.


---MIKE---
>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')


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