sweet, hopeful you have enough 'volume' w/that natural gas hookup.. I installed a small 4 circuit GenTransfer switch & it's nice to be able to power the most critical circuits w/o the need for extension cords.. (but cord will suffice in a pinch) Just watch the exhaust fumes. (same rules apply right?)
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sweet, hopeful you have enough 'volume' w/that natural gas hookup.. I installed a small 4 circuit GenTransfer switch & it's nice to be able to power the most critical circuits w/o the need for extension cords.. (but cord will suffice in a pinch) Just watch the exhaust fumes. (same rules apply right?)
They shut off my natural gas service for a week and a half after Sandy. Of course if I had a generator setup outside it would have been underwater anyway!
Tide is creeping up but slowly, halfway to high tide and not bad so far. I wouldn't worry about the plug Dave.
Tide is creeping up but slowly, halfway to high tide and not bad so far. I wouldn't worry about the plug Dave.
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"hopeful you have enough 'volume' w/that natural gas hookup"
This is my only concern I have run the genny but not with any real load to test it. I have a 1/2' line feeding a 3/8 input I'm hoping this will do the trick most people I have spoken to believe I should be good worst case I fill the gas tank or go buy a really large propane tank.
This is my only concern I have run the genny but not with any real load to test it. I have a 1/2' line feeding a 3/8 input I'm hoping this will do the trick most people I have spoken to believe I should be good worst case I fill the gas tank or go buy a really large propane tank.
Hi John,
All of us down by the lower elevations have to get things like a generator as high as we can in the garage or where ever. I've been installing a/c units up on walls of houses down in Venitian Shores and Wantagh. No more heating units on the first floor. No more electric through the crawl space or basement. We have to rethink the things we do down here.
Good luck,
Billy K.
All of us down by the lower elevations have to get things like a generator as high as we can in the garage or where ever. I've been installing a/c units up on walls of houses down in Venitian Shores and Wantagh. No more heating units on the first floor. No more electric through the crawl space or basement. We have to rethink the things we do down here.
Good luck,
Billy K.
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They turn off the gas bc of flood. I would never flood. I am very high here. Lived in this town for 26 years and gas went off once to repair a leak.
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I got a B&S 5000 watt gas genny with a transfer switch after Irene. Ran it 11 days during Sandy. I had a good amount of gas stored up and I had the Four Winns in the driveway with 44 gallons in the tank. I was able to pump out about 25 gallons and used some of it in the cars back then. Saved the rest for just this kind of storm. So far the winds have not kicked up much (35 mph on the Sound is typical) but we still have to go through the night. Still have about 25 gallons left over stabilized from Sandy. If you go with a nat gas conversion, you have to get a pressure test run to make sure you have enough volume to feed your heat, gas stove if you have it and the gen set. If you don't and the heat is on it can starve the gen set of gas and it won't run right. I hear it can run into a fair amount of cash to do the gas conversion because in some cases you have to change the meter. I didn't do it for Sandy but when the weather warms up I want to check into it further.
BTW, the roads up were bad with the hills we have. My pet peeve, is front wheel drive and all season tires=FAIL on the hills of the North Shore. I have studded snows on my 2 Jeeps and my wife's Subaru and we can go everywhere no wheelspin in safety. I have to laugh too, when I see the latest Mercedes uber-machine stuck in the same damn spot on 25a in Huntington, by the Fort Hill Shopping Center......
BTW, the roads up were bad with the hills we have. My pet peeve, is front wheel drive and all season tires=FAIL on the hills of the North Shore. I have studded snows on my 2 Jeeps and my wife's Subaru and we can go everywhere no wheelspin in safety. I have to laugh too, when I see the latest Mercedes uber-machine stuck in the same damn spot on 25a in Huntington, by the Fort Hill Shopping Center......
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Couldn't you install a gennie in the attack. That is where myfurnace and A/C were installed in my California house. Of course that would only work with the natural gas route.
I had my floating generator after Sandy 
Boat was behind the house with over 400 gallons of diesel in the tanks, no worries about running out of fuel. Wouldn't help me during the winter though!
Getting close to high tide, still plenty of distance between the water and the top of the docks here. Some of the real low houses closer to the bay may have an issue but looks like it should be fine here.
John
Boat was behind the house with over 400 gallons of diesel in the tanks, no worries about running out of fuel. Wouldn't help me during the winter though!Getting close to high tide, still plenty of distance between the water and the top of the docks here. Some of the real low houses closer to the bay may have an issue but looks like it should be fine here.
John
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Down by AYC lots of houses are being raised higher. Seen a few.
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How's the snow in Lindenhurst? Worried about boat. My shrink wrap has no peak as it was pulled flat and tight.
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Seriously. A inch. I must have a foot or more
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Snow began this morning; turned to rain, then sleet, and finally heavy snow. We have over 18" already. I had to sneak out the back door, using a left-handed swing of a shovel to clear snow from the screen door. I then had to shovel by the fence gate so I could run the snow blower into the back and side yards. i needed to clear an area so our little Shih Tzu/Maltez dog could go outside and do her business. She's a rescued dog, originally from Miami, so this is her first taste of a NY winter. She wasn't very happy and had to be urged out with some gentle persuation. She did her thing and we went inside to a drying towel and a treat. Now sh'e resting in her bed. We'll have over 2' of snow at this rate before it's all over. We have had this kind of blizzard in years. Think spring, everyone, and stay warm. Hy
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Local News12 says we have 26” in Huntington and maybe a few more to come.
Not sure about that amount but we have 3-4 ft drifts around the house
Time to go out and make a path for the pups so they can get a running start to the back yard
Not sure about that amount but we have 3-4 ft drifts around the house
Time to go out and make a path for the pups so they can get a running start to the back yard
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We got a full 30 inches. It's unreal.
6 to 8 is good. Shrink wrap can handle that but I still will go clean it off.
6 to 8 is good. Shrink wrap can handle that but I still will go clean it off.
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My snowblower paid off here in bellmore