I get frequent brownouts, but blackouts for over a minute here aren't super common. However, yesterday, my 5 year old woke me up to tell me that the power was off and had been so for a little while. I could hear the neighbors Generac chugging away, and the rest of the street was dark.
Boom! This is what I had been waiting for! I go and grab my homemade 2kw battery box and inverter (plus 4kw more in external batteries) , hook them up, hook up the fridge, kill the breaker for our section of house (I currently live with my in-laws in a mother-in-law suite that they had built for my wife's late Grandma while we try to build / buy a home), and feed an outlet to run the ceiling fans, lights, and electronics. My modified UPS was able to keep the internet and wi-fi running the entire time as well, so my son was able to play Left4Dead online while the neighbors needed flashlights.
My wife called from work and was like, "you are loving this aren't you?". She knew I was itching to test all of my new toys out.
The only thing I couldn't run was the HVAC unit, I figured as much though, I only have a 2200 watt PSW inverter. Either way, my family and I were comfortable in a long blackout because of the things I learned on this forum! Thanks Gents (and Ladies)!
Boom! This is what I had been waiting for! I go and grab my homemade 2kw battery box and inverter (plus 4kw more in external batteries) , hook them up, hook up the fridge, kill the breaker for our section of house (I currently live with my in-laws in a mother-in-law suite that they had built for my wife's late Grandma while we try to build / buy a home), and feed an outlet to run the ceiling fans, lights, and electronics. My modified UPS was able to keep the internet and wi-fi running the entire time as well, so my son was able to play Left4Dead online while the neighbors needed flashlights.
My wife called from work and was like, "you are loving this aren't you?". She knew I was itching to test all of my new toys out.
The only thing I couldn't run was the HVAC unit, I figured as much though, I only have a 2200 watt PSW inverter. Either way, my family and I were comfortable in a long blackout because of the things I learned on this forum! Thanks Gents (and Ladies)!