Time to check out the generator.

[metalbender]

A little late for the get well wishes, thanks. Have spent the last two weeks sleeping on a rocker/ recliner. Pressure on the left side ribcage still makes it impossible to sleep in the bed. Dr said four to six weeks to heal. On a positive note, my son convinced me to purchase an Apple watch. Bought a series 6. The fall sensor being able to call for medical help as well as any contacts I choose to enter is a great feature. Works similar to the Life Line type systems but at no extra cost for monitoring. Currently I'm in information overload watching all the vids posted on the watch. At this age, money isn't as important as health, a clone just wasn't in the cards.

 

[masscity]

I have a Champion 3500/4000 120v/240v generator that I run every 3 months on a 1500 watt space heater for at least a half hour.

My friend wired a 240v plug on the wall (same one that I have on the generator), then hooked up a long wire from the pump controller with a 240v male plug
that I can plug into the wall or the generator when needed.

 

[PILOON]

Last year I counted 16 mini outages over 3 days.
Delicate electronics sure don't like those surges.
Power lines in this area go thru the woods and high winds make branches contact live wires 'til they ignite and burn off.
I had logged that sequence and complained to the utility.
Well this AM a crew finally showed up and they are cutting non stop so hopefully we'll have a winter free of outages.
Since there is a supervisor along with the crews I suspect the clearing job will be well done.

Might be that the squeaky wheel is getting oiled.

 

[TMGT]

Last year I counted 16 mini outages over 3 days.
Delicate electronics sure don't like those surges.
Power lines in this area go thru the woods and high winds make branches contact live wires 'til they ignite and burn off.
I had logged that sequence and complained to the utility.
Well this AM a crew finally showed up and they are cutting non stop so hopefully we'll have a winter free of outages.
Since there is a supervisor along with the crews I suspect the clearing job will be well done.

Might be that the squeaky wheel is getting oiled.

Guess I'm lucky, our power company is very proactive and keeps the lines clear. If you see a tree that might potentially cause a problem, even if its not that close, all you have to do i call them and they'll have a crew out to trim or cut the tree down.

 

[grsthegreat]

I have a Champion 3500/4000 120v/240v generator that I run every 3 months on a 1500 watt space heater for at least a half hour.

My friend wired a 240v plug on the wall (same one that I have on the generator), then hooked up a long wire from the pump controller with a 240v male plug
that I can plug into the wall or the generator when needed.

the famous suicide cord

 

[orezok]

the famous suicide cord

Not necessarily. When he said it was the same as on the generator, it might be a matching female plug in a box wired to a male plug for the generator.

 

[TheMan419]

Thanks for the reminder to run a generator test this weekend. I appreciate it.

 

[grsthegreat]

Not necessarily. When he said it was the same as on the generator, it might be a matching female plug in a box wired to a male plug for the generator.

IF Its the same as on the generator, than its a female recepticle. therefore the cord has male ends on both side. ergo Suicide plug.

 

[orezok]

IF Its the same as on the generator, than its a female recepticle. therefore the cord has male ends on both side. ergo Suicide plug.

Yup

 

[bigtiller]

I hired an electrical contractor in the big city to come to my place to wire is a single circuit transfer switch so I could open the overhead door when the power went out. The motor for the opener is 16 feet away from the floor and my feet don't go over 4 feet high!

He had a cheaper way to go and ended up using a suicide cord. I was surprised when the company sent me a bill. I didn't think they would want any paper trail to that dangerous thing.

I have since put up signs and instructions just incase I forget how it works.