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SDMCF · 12-04-15, 01:51 AM

I recently had to use my back-up plan for real when we had a power outage for 40 hours. My plan failed completely as the oil burner failed to start. The only heat source we had was the wood burner in the kitchen, which does a poor job of heating the whole house. Also, with no power to run the well pump, we had no running water. I need to make better arrangements to cope with outages in the future. Solar power is not a reliable solution for me though. At this time of year there are few sunny days and PV would produce basically nothing. I don't see any real alternative to a generator.

12-04-15, 01:51 AM	#56
SDMCF Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Finland Posts: 125 Thanks: 5 Thanked 35 Times in 34 Posts	I recently had to use my back-up plan for real when we had a power outage for 40 hours. My plan failed completely as the oil burner failed to start. The only heat source we had was the wood burner in the kitchen, which does a poor job of heating the whole house. Also, with no power to run the well pump, we had no running water. I need to make better arrangements to cope with outages in the future. Solar power is not a reliable solution for me though. At this time of year there are few sunny days and PV would produce basically nothing. I don't see any real alternative to a generator.