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<blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 1997933" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>Ice storm a few years back put the 6500 watt generator (my thought as a minimum size) I bought from Pep Boys after Katrina to use. I happened to be purchasing some tires, and was looking around and they had a stack of them reasonable. It sat basically unused except for an initial test a couple of years. We are total electric, 3000 sq ft rock in the country. Fireplaces were of no use, sucked out more heat than they produced. (changed that later with Great Wall of Fire Products - really made a difference, but that is another story) I found 4 1500 watt box strip heaters with fans and strung cords from the generator under the carport under the garage door, and through the entry door. I taped cracks with masking tape.</p><p></p><p>We survived 7 days and nights. You do have to have quality large 12 or 10 gauge cords so you do not have a fire hazard. I had to fill my 5 gal gen tank every 6 hours. I did it safely while running, you may not want to. I fortunately had several gas cans, but would have to make a trip occasionally refill them. The water plant was down, so I chipped Ice in a metal 5 gal bucket and sat it beside the exhaust to use to flush the toilet. We had a griddle, coffee pot, one lamp, TV when we needed it, ham radio off the back up battery when the cell phone tower backup finally died. We rotated a cord with the refrigerator and freezer a couple hours each day to keep them cold and frozen. The propane grill on the deck was handy after I chipped a path to it. That went in the flush bucket.</p><p></p><p>We now have a better check list. Number one, if you have an electric water heater, when you get everything in place, take a shower while the water is still warm, it might be a while until you have another one. After 4 days we drove 20 miles and rented a motel room that had power for an hour to take a shower.</p><p></p><p>We had a place to go, but decided we would stay home and take care of things. After two days it was frustrating to look down at the corner 800 ft away and see the street light on. Some of my neighbors were out two weeks.</p><p></p><p>Plan all you can, improvise as you go, you will forget something, but you will find out how much you really do not need.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p238shooter, post: 1997933, member: 24583"] Ice storm a few years back put the 6500 watt generator (my thought as a minimum size) I bought from Pep Boys after Katrina to use. I happened to be purchasing some tires, and was looking around and they had a stack of them reasonable. It sat basically unused except for an initial test a couple of years. We are total electric, 3000 sq ft rock in the country. Fireplaces were of no use, sucked out more heat than they produced. (changed that later with Great Wall of Fire Products - really made a difference, but that is another story) I found 4 1500 watt box strip heaters with fans and strung cords from the generator under the carport under the garage door, and through the entry door. I taped cracks with masking tape. We survived 7 days and nights. You do have to have quality large 12 or 10 gauge cords so you do not have a fire hazard. I had to fill my 5 gal gen tank every 6 hours. I did it safely while running, you may not want to. I fortunately had several gas cans, but would have to make a trip occasionally refill them. The water plant was down, so I chipped Ice in a metal 5 gal bucket and sat it beside the exhaust to use to flush the toilet. We had a griddle, coffee pot, one lamp, TV when we needed it, ham radio off the back up battery when the cell phone tower backup finally died. We rotated a cord with the refrigerator and freezer a couple hours each day to keep them cold and frozen. The propane grill on the deck was handy after I chipped a path to it. That went in the flush bucket. We now have a better check list. Number one, if you have an electric water heater, when you get everything in place, take a shower while the water is still warm, it might be a while until you have another one. After 4 days we drove 20 miles and rented a motel room that had power for an hour to take a shower. We had a place to go, but decided we would stay home and take care of things. After two days it was frustrating to look down at the corner 800 ft away and see the street light on. Some of my neighbors were out two weeks. Plan all you can, improvise as you go, you will forget something, but you will find out how much you really do not need. Good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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