Well, the $$ was for cabinets but hurricane Sally came along. Would have been 6 days without electricity ! I can almost hear the Hartke HD112 cabinets I was going to buy...
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My new cabinets..
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I hear ya. Glad your home is still there. I hope recovery for your area goes quickly, and that you can get those cabs one day soon!
Thanks! we have lots of trees down. We got power back last night. My house has some roof damage, nothing like others do. We rented a house while we built the one I live in. The rental flooded to the door knobs.
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Oof...sorry bro. But hey now you have a busking rig.....
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I can't even begin to imagine the sinking feeling one must get when your house has water up to the door knobs...and not exactly clean, fresh water at that. Glad you're doing okay and have that generator to keep life a little more pleasant.
Thanks, just for clarification it did not flood while we were living there. It was last week it flooded . I do feel very sorry for them
Those Firman are loud but a little to mid-focused.
On a more serious note, glad everyone is OK. It is pretty simple to wire up a breaker panel so you can disconnect the main, plug in your generator and then run most of your house off the generator. No 220 circuits (AC, dryer, oven) but lights and refrigerators.
On a more serious note, glad everyone is OK. It is pretty simple to wire up a breaker panel so you can disconnect the main, plug in your generator and then run most of your house off the generator. No 220 circuits (AC, dryer, oven) but lights and refrigerators.
I thought it was a Markbass product at first. 
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Man, here in Eastern NC we've been there. We're in the process of building a big hangout/pool house/inlaws quarters in our back yard....basically a small house in my back yard. One thing I insisted on was a transfer switch and a little boxed in area on the back of it for my generator. If power goes out we'll turn the main breaker off to the main house and move out there.
Glad you guys are safe. Hope you get your cabs soon!
Glad you guys are safe. Hope you get your cabs soon!
Nice generator. That's the same one I bought and it's a great generator. I was without power for 23 days due to Laura. It just came back on last Saturday.
We were lucky to only be without power for 8 hours, and only one big oak down. It's great owning a genny when you need one! It's also great when you get to turn the noisy thing off, and life starts getting back to normal. Is it just me, or does everyone keep hitting the light switch when you enter a room, even when you know the power is off? LOL
Or a very elaborate power conditioner.I thought it was a Markbass product at first.
You’re probably lucky that you could find a generator at all, under the circumstances.
Here’s a tip: if you have some pieces of plywood, maybe like 24x24, lean them up against the generator on the sides. This will reflect the noise downward into the ground. It works better If the generator is on grass rather than concrete. Also, do not lean the plywood against the hot exhaust. You’ll be surprised how much it lowers the sound level.
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ALWAYS use a UL listed transfer switch when powering house circuits from a generator.
NEVER back-feed a circuit to get power to your house without a listed transfer switch.
Otherwise you can kill a First responder, linesman or utility worker. The distribution transformers will step the voltage up to 12kV (or whatever voltage is used for distribution) and energize disconnected distribution lines. Not only is it dangerous but it is illegal in every jurisdiction I know of.
NEVER back-feed a circuit to get power to your house without a listed transfer switch.
Otherwise you can kill a First responder, linesman or utility worker. The distribution transformers will step the voltage up to 12kV (or whatever voltage is used for distribution) and energize disconnected distribution lines. Not only is it dangerous but it is illegal in every jurisdiction I know of.
