Recent content by ktyv

Thanks for all the replies. Seems like an active and helpful community here. Some follow-up comments: I did previously consider a wireless thermometer in the fridge, but figured it'd be a faraday cage. I just stuck a temp sensor on a shelf on the door and it does seem to be able to...

The last outage we had was about the worse case scenario. The power went out a couple hours before the kids bedtime. Let's wait and see if it comes back on quickly, but by the time we realize its not going to come back quickly, its too late to pull out and start the generator. And the power...

I'm looking to dip my toe in the water with, what I think is, a relatively small project. We have decent rates for grid electricity now, but the reliability is not great. Our main concern during an outage is the contents of our refrigerator and chest freezer. Using a killawatt, the...