For those who don't have a wood fireplace they can get a portable woodstove or rocket stove with one of those USB charging pots. You can be warm and charge your small devices. It is small enough for your bov. I was thinking of making a small one out of an ammo can for camping or one of the larger version. All pipes would be stored inside the stove and it is a stove so you can cook on top of it too.
Damn! That sounds a lot like a M-1950 YuKon imitation??? (+ USB port)
Than= I’d rather be rich than poor.
Then= I first became hungry then I ate.
There = She is there now.
Their = They have their things.
They're = They're going to the mall.
To = They came to the house.
Too = That's too bad.
I have 2 generators one small and one larger,my cousin who is a master electrician made me chords which require both ends are male ends the generators run outside so no carbon monoxide,plug in to your outlets outside your home or condo,important here plug into your house first then your generator second,as long as you have adequate gas which I do my furnace is 110 ,microwave is110 ,but enough power to keep my condo warm lights and eat popcorn no worries and watch tv
Wow...I can't believe a master electrician did this!
This is simply dangerous...forget about the possibility of feeding the power grid if you forget to throw the main switch an possibly killing a linesman who is working to get your power back on.
Your home wiring is designed to handle between 15 and 30 amps, usually closer to the 15 - 20 amp range. Depending on what you are running when connected this way, you can easily overheat the wiring and start a fire.
Sure, it may work, but remember that electricity is one of the utilities that works, even if it is installed wrong and dangerous.
My advice...DON"T DO THIS!!!
The way I got around this with an off grid system is a waaaay overpriced switch which is basically a couple of 100 amp breakers in a waaay over priced box. What you end up with is a switch that has an 'on-off-on' function when you flip the switch. When switching you go from 'grid- off- off grid' where it is impossible to have both grid and off grid power on at the same time because of the mechanical link between the breakers. In the middle of the switching procedure neither breaker is connected.
While you could (in theory) build this switch by yourself I doubt you would be able to get CSA approval for your home built device. Think of the panel as 'Law Suit insurance'
Than= I’d rather be rich than poor.
Then= I first became hungry then I ate.
There = She is there now.
Their = They have their things.
They're = They're going to the mall.
To = They came to the house.
Too = That's too bad.
Plugging in an external power source like a generator to your house does work. How safe it is I don't know. I work in construction and the new houses are plugged in from the outlet outside to test all the electrical in the house and people working inside can have power and lights.
What you can do is make your own breaker fuse box to bridge the connections so there is less risk for fire.Or you do it right and install a proper generator panel! Your master electrician cousin could surely install that for a case of 24 and about $150 worth of parts.
Ya beat the heck out of 350 bucks.. BUT still worth it.. safe for everyone that way.. Hows it going out your way?? getting wet here.. back yard feels like a sponge..
Drier than a popcorn fart, funny how 200 km can make such a difference!
Quick look at costco online and they have the fully loaded transfer panel with even a phone alarm (to call you power goes off) for $470. I'm sure I paid much less than that a few years ago. I agree that getting it done right is like an insurance policy.
Everything with copper or breakers in it has gone up in price huge over the past few years.. Dry would be nice for a few days.. I mow the lawn and water squishes out from under the tires...
Everything with copper or breakers in it has gone up in price huge over the past few years.. Dry would be nice for a few days.. I mow the lawn and water squishes out from under the tires...
... he says as I'm about to o turn the sprinkler much to the excitement of my young one!
In all cases, I'm still going to install one in my next house. Brings peace of mind and I got to say that when I was out east, it was sheer pride to sit in a fully lit and heated house, eating a hot meal watching tv when the entire neighbourhood was pitch dark!
Today a neighbor (who is worried and learning about prepping in baby steps) was over because we had a nasty freak storm blow in. While we were working in the garage there was a crack of thunder that I would call louder than a shotgun discharge would be INSIDE the garage. My neighbor had a worried look on his face when he asked "Are we safe in here?" While it was hard not to laugh I answered "Just as safe as anywhere else." Then the lights went out on my block.
I did look at the transformer in the alley and it was still on the pole and didn't appeared scorched but the power was out on my block but not across the street. Thinking the power would be back on shortly I didn't do anything for an hour or so. Then I wheeled out a little solar charged 150 AH @ 12V power system I built a few years ago. The (40?) LED light provided about as much light as a 60 Watt incandescent bulb and the tiny 300 watt inverter kept a mini stereo churning out the tunes while my neighbors sat in their dark and probably quiet homes. A few hours later the power came back on.
While not the same as the grid being up I didn't consider the power outage to be a huge inconvenience either. I can hardly wait until flipping a switch will have my house powered like the grid is on. BTW the Fortus message for power being out was pretty extensive for southern Alberta.
Than= I’d rather be rich than poor.
Then= I first became hungry then I ate.
There = She is there now.
Their = They have their things.
They're = They're going to the mall.
To = They came to the house.
Too = That's too bad.