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<blockquote data-quote="DRC458" data-source="post: 3206884" data-attributes="member: 530"><p>Be careful.&nbsp; Be very, very careful.&nbsp; I have a friend and former co-worker who did something similar during one of our ice storms.&nbsp; Sent the rest of his family to a motel while he stayed home to keep the generator running to service things like refrigerator and freezer.&nbsp; Well, it went on for days, you can&#039;t stay awake forever, and he thought he had &#039;adequate&#039; ventilation for the generator.&nbsp; NOT!&nbsp; Damn near killed him, and he suffered permanent brain damage.&nbsp; AFAIK he is still alive, but has not been the same since.&nbsp; Please ... be very careful.&nbsp; My plan is, I&#039;ve got a heavy-duty 50 foot extension cord which will run from inside my garage (heating unit and fuse panel) to my generator which will be on a covered patio.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I have to, I will run other extension cords for lighter duty stuff, like refrigerator and lights.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="DRC458, post: 3206884, member: 530"] Be careful. Be very, very careful. I have a friend and former co-worker who did something similar during one of our ice storms. Sent the rest of his family to a motel while he stayed home to keep the generator running to service things like refrigerator and freezer. Well, it went on for days, you can't stay awake forever, and he thought he had 'adequate' ventilation for the generator. NOT! Damn near killed him, and he suffered permanent brain damage. AFAIK he is still alive, but has not been the same since. Please ... be very careful. My plan is, I've got a heavy-duty 50 foot extension cord which will run from inside my garage (heating unit and fuse panel) to my generator which will be on a covered patio. If I have to, I will run other extension cords for lighter duty stuff, like refrigerator and lights. [/QUOTE]

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