My brother lives in MN. He texted me earlier today that their furnace is offline today; they'll have a service tech check it out. Hopefully, a small repair, like the optical eye needs cleaning, or something less costly. Brother tells me #not1strodeo and don't worry; they've got gas fireplace and good insulation meanwhile.
Make sure you turn off all the fuses and leave only the furnace and the fridge on
I still have a land-line for emergency purposes...or so I thought!The office and media section had the most checks. I’ll deal without a dishwasher, but not a modem and laptop/computer.
Make sure you turn off all the fuses and leave only the furnace and the fridge on
start the generator on the driveway, run a cable from it under the garage door and plug it into an outlet.
I have a buddy burned down half his house with a portable generator used too close to the house. Took a few years of back and forth but it ended up the best thing that happened to that house with the renovations done once it was all hammered out.I know you included the winky face, but ya, don't do that! Not only is it dangerous and illegal, if you burn the house down, good luck getting the insurance company to pay up!
yea that definitely looks like a solution, in addition to some kind of fixed structure I can run the generator from in the rain and weather. Its so damn cold out if the power went out today I'd just put all the food out on the deck!
When I had the electrical inspector at the house in October, closing out my basement permit for the basement renos I did, I told him I was thinking of putting the generator in one of these, under the meter, so I wouldn't have to wheel it out when needed. It would also protect it from rain, snow, etc. I was going to add vents on the end so the generator had air circulation and to vent the exhaust. He looked at me, smiled and said...'it's exactly what I did!'.
it looks great and seems like a good idea, but if THAT caches fire, isn't it a little close to the house??
It's rare, but like you said, you've seen it happen. One option would be to line the inside with cement board or Rockwool, which would also deaden the sound. You could also put it on locking casters, so you could easily move it away from the house when in use. Of course, the simplest option is to just store the generator and bring it out when needed. By the time you turn off all the breakers, hook-up the generator and get it up and running, would only be 10 minutes or so before you start turning on breakers.
Im surprised it passed code being so close to the house but then again, if they don't know its purpose its just a garbage shed. I've seen the permanent expensive whole house generators right up against the house and always wondered how that passes inspection.
Yea. Suddenly $11k for a whole home Generac setup seems very attractive.
What's the rough cost of that Generlink?
Leave a couple of taps on, just so they drip, preferably at the highest level. It will keep your pipes from freezing and bursting.
