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#1
07-03-2012, 05:35 PM
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 stupid power outage
Power just went out. Cant play with the generator in the rain.... Bored... Cant even stare at the fish tanks because theyre just black...
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07-03-2012, 05:47 PM
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The only time I enjoyed power outages was when I lived on my grandpa's farm. everytime it happened it was like camping.
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07-03-2012, 06:03 PM
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Hi Doug, Sorry to hear about the power outage. Hopefully they get the issue resolved quickly. The news shows a big red Blob moving over Romeo right now. Its not too pretty here in Shelby either. The news just showed spotty T-Storms tomorrow as well. Good Luck, James |
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07-03-2012, 06:24 PM
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all is good, had a break in the weather and was able to get the generator up and running.
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07-03-2012, 10:24 PM
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I woke up today on the sound of T Storm and my son was so scared! he's two and a half years old. I was scared too not because of the T Storm, but because of a posibility of a power outage Lol! In Ohio alot of areas have power outage and on NPR they said it will take few days to get the power restored.
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#6
07-03-2012, 11:06 PM
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lost power here... had to get a generator from harbor freight! that will set u back, an essential tool for reefkeeping tho
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#7
07-04-2012, 07:41 AM
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| Im Out
I have been running on GEN. Since yesterday about 5PM. The 320 and 90 are happy. Best investment. DTE says it will be restored today bet 5 and 8PM.
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#8
07-04-2012, 08:52 AM
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DTE is saying 9:30-11:00 pm tonight for us.... about the generator, yes, they are nearly a must have for reef keeping. we have a box where you can control everything in the house, if you want to run it from the power line or the generator just by flicking a switch. as for the generator just plugs into the house. super convenient. would recommend this to everyone as it takes me about 5 min to get the generator from the barn, start it, plug it in and switch the fridge and aquariums to the generator. |
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#9
07-04-2012, 01:13 PM
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keep an eye on voltage too.... a brown outage can make sensitive aquarium equipment blow up. I once had a generator that put out 135 volts... was nervous, but nothing blew up (only ran power heads and a return pump just incase)... it did make the fridge squeek more than normal and a couple of the power heads started chattering a few weeks later back on normal 115 volts.... but that might have just been coincidence. I have heard of people having serious issues with under 105 volt brown outages. Bound to happen a bit in this heat.  Hope everyone has power back on! Best of luck in the the heat if you don't have air! |
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