DIYbanter - View Single Post - Generator Got A Little Workout -- Sort of

Jim Yanik

(Ditzy Blonde) wrote in news:4545f8ba.5147109@news-
60.giganews.com:

Winds knocked out the power about noon. We didn't have a clue as to
how much propane is burned during an outage, so we scaled back the oil
furnace, shut-off computer, kept the TV off. No lights. Power was
out four hours. We did use water (well is powered by electric) and
open the refrigerator as usual. Popcorn popper was used for a few
minutes. Temp outside was about 50 but bright and sunny so the
furnace came on only once for a short period.

Anyway, the needle on the propane gauge didn't move at all. Guess
this wasn't really a good test and we still don't know how much
propane is burned during a typical outage.

What's a "typical outage"?

Seems to me that varies with how,who and where.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net