For those who have had power outages under 40deg F ... I salute you! We just experienced one of the 40 year snow years, where we had 3" of snow which wreaked havoc for almost 24 hours (ie ... no power at all) with no indication from the power company (PG&E, aka Pacific Gas and Electric) as to when it would be restored.
When I designed our house (2 years ago) I opted for underground power - it cost more, but our next door neighbor had his power taken out last night because of fallen trees, with no sign of restoration of power.
Our power came on after almost 22 hours of being off. I had purchased a generator during construction of our house FOR construction of our house, and we were able to use it to let our kids watch a movie while all of the other houses had no power.
I'll never be without a generator (or gas!!) again! For those of you in rural areas ... it's just a matter of time before you experience this! For those of you who have experienced this in the past ... shout the warning!
When I designed our house (2 years ago) I opted for underground power - it cost more, but our next door neighbor had his power taken out last night because of fallen trees, with no sign of restoration of power.
Our power came on after almost 22 hours of being off. I had purchased a generator during construction of our house FOR construction of our house, and we were able to use it to let our kids watch a movie while all of the other houses had no power.
I'll never be without a generator (or gas!!) again! For those of you in rural areas ... it's just a matter of time before you experience this! For those of you who have experienced this in the past ... shout the warning!
Highest Regards,
Alan T. Hendry, RA
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Alan T. Hendry, RA
Intel i7-12700F (2.10 GHz) Desktop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Win 11 Home 64-bit, DC 23 w/ latest beta
Intel i7-10750H (2.6GHz) Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1.5TB HD, Win 11 Home 64-Bit, w/ DC 22, 23 & latest beta