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 Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:33 am Post subject: Major disruptions in the flow of electrons . . . |
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Two nights ago, Wichita and surrounds were hit
by a storm that was apparently limited to straight
line winds . . . no tornadic activity . . . but
wind is wind . . . whether it spins or just blows.
http://tinyurl.com/ooy9by8
Our home in Wichita occupied by our son, daughter-
in-law and 5 kids was one of 30,000 homes in area
deprived of power . . . including the home of my
father-in-law right behind our house. The damage
is such that power is not expected to be restored
until Monday.
We drove two generators up to Wichita and spent
some time yesterday afternoon getting the two
houses lit up and refrigerators refrigerating.
My son also has a 100gal salt-water tank
that is easily stressed when deprived of power
to maintain temperature and circulation. It's
no small task to create a bit of ocean in your
living room. At particular risk was a lot
of corals that grow in his tank . . .
So we were pleased to see the numbers coming
back into good order as the little hummer on
the patio shouldered the loads.
We had generators on hand to support the son's
shaved ice trailer that he takes to various
happenings over the summer . . . and another one
to support our own minimal needs out in the boonies.
Funny tho, this is the second time in less than
a year that we had to power up the Wichita homestead
although last year was for only 24 hours.
I've got a natural gas conversion kit for my
generator, not yet installed and plumbed. As
I was hooking Zach up yesterday I was eyeing
a gas line coming out of the house three
feet away that powers a gas grill . . . maybe
I ought to get an NG kit for Zach's machine too.
Whether it's cockpits, airframes and passengers
-OR- refrigerators, grand kids and coral micro-
reefs, it's all about FMEA . . . anticipating
probabilities of the greatest risks while striving
to have an adequate and convenient plan-B in
place.
Fly comfortably and confidently my friends . . .
Bob . . .
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ronaldcox
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:54 am Post subject: Major disruptions in the flow of electrons . . . |
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It certainly makes the same point, in a non-aviation way. The same analysis led us to the installation (self-installation) of an auto-starting 15KW standby generator a few years back. The cost is very low compared to the risk, in an electrically-dependent home (several essential sump pumps which become critical when there's lots of rain, in addition to 2 refrigerators.). And plumbed-in NG sure beats filling gasoline tanks every couple of hours in the middle of the night, too!
When one isn't able to be physically there all the time to deal with it if it happens, the automatic part (though nothing is 100% reliable, of course) sure helps one sleep better when flying around the world, whether on vacation, or working. Unlike the cockpit, where a well-informed pilot can flip the necessary switches!
Sure doesn't hurt to have your Dad be an electrical whiz, either!
Hope all is back to normal for them soon. Our setup has saved us on a couple of occasions, though nearly always, as it would happen, when I was around.
Good investment, IMHO.
Ron Cox
Glasair Super II F/T just about ready to go!
[quote] Time: 08:33:56 AM PST US
From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" <[url=javascript:;]nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com[/url]>
Subject: Major disruptions in the flow of electrons . . .
Two nights ago, Wichita and surrounds were hit
by a storm that was apparently limited to straight
line winds . . . no tornadic activity . . . but
wind is wind . . . whether it spins or just blows.
http://tinyurl.com/ooy9by8
Our home in Wichita occupied by our son, daughter-
in-law and 5 kids was one of 30,000 homes in area
deprived of power . . . including the home of my
father-in-law right behind our house. The damage
is such that power is not expected to be restored
until Monday.
We drove two generators up to Wichita and spent
some time yesterday afternoon getting the two
houses lit up and refrigerators refrigerating.
My son also has a 100gal salt-water tank
that is easily stressed when deprived of power
to maintain temperature and circulation. It's
no small task to create a bit of ocean in your
living room. At particular risk was a lot
of corals that grow in his tank . . .
So we were pleased to see the numbers coming
back into good order as the little hummer on
the patio shouldered the loads.
We had generators on hand to support the son's
shaved ice trailer that he takes to various
happenings over the summer . . . and another one
to support our own minimal needs out in the boonies.
Funny tho, this is the second time in less than
a year that we had to power up the Wichita homestead
although last year was for only 24 hours.
I've got a natural gas conversion kit for my
generator, not yet installed and plumbed. As
I was hooking Zach up yesterday I was eyeing
a gas line coming out of the house three
feet away that powers a gas grill . . . maybe
I ought to get an NG kit for Zach's machine too.
Whether it's cockpits, airframes and passengers
-OR- refrigerators, grand kids and coral micro-
reefs, it's all about FMEA . . . anticipating
probabilities of the greatest risks while striving
to have an adequate and convenient plan-B in
place.
Fly comfortably and confidently my friends . . .
Bob . . .
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