How long has your power been off?

[crmguns]

How long has you power been out, Or how long was it out? Where you prepared?

Mine went out at 7p.m. tues. evening and finally came back on this morning around 10:30a.m. (thurs.). I have a ventless gas heater in the living room that keep the water lines from freezing. It was still a little cold but I was able to stay there. I brought my battery from my boat in and hooked it up to my daughters portable dvd player to keep her from freaking out, but her and mama ended up going to grandmas.

 

[42769vette]

im @ 48 hours now. duke enegry says it should be on by saturday @ noon.

i hooked up a generator but already know i have some plumbing to do.

 

[Brandon]

we were lucky it didnt go out or flicker. was prepared for it.

 

[ElsiePeaRN]

My power went out around 8PM Tues night and just came back on a few hours ago. We were NOT prepared for this. We just bought the house a few months ago and are still getting to know it. We didn't plan well for this kind of thing! For instance, I had no idea that when the power went out, we'd lose water due to no power to the well pump. (Never had a well before) Live and learn!

 

[42769vette]

update im up to 52 hrs no power

 

[spainy79]

Mine went out at 7p.m. tues. evening and finally came back on this morning around 10:30a.m. (thurs.).

Serious? Mine was out for a couple hours Tuesday evening (neighbor told me, I was at work) but it was on when I got home. Never did lose power after that either. That's messed up.

 

[crmguns]

Serious? Mine was out for a couple hours Tuesday evening (neighbor told me, I was at work) but it was on when I got home. Never did lose power after that either. That's messed up.

yea and the power line was down it the front yard. I guess sense it only affected 3 houses it wasn't a priority

 

[42769vette]

power came back today. all toll i was out about 63 hours. the first 16hrs was with no generator so today i spent most of the day fixxing busted pipes and i think my water heater is fried.

 

[redneckmedic]

power came back today. all toll i was out about 63 hours. the first 16hrs was with no generator so today i spent most of the day fixxing busted pipes and i think my water heater is fried.

There goes the 308AR

 

[42769vette]

There goes the 308AR

so far it hasn't been expensive just time consuming. some of my house was built on a crawl space that you have to enter from the outside. i dont know who they thought could crawl in there but my fat xxx cant. and this is not great weather to try and dig a little tunnel in

so all the plumbing is fixxed and i think i may have burnt up my water heater. i dont know how because it never had power to it. im hoping i just got something wired wrong but i got pissed and gave up for today.
guess what im doing in the am

 

[redneckmedic]

guess what im doing in the am

Posting a WTB add for a water heater and doing some shooting on tall cylindrical target?

Water Heater GAS

Richmond 40 Gal. Water Heater

 

[42769vette]

40 galon water heater in a house with 2 adults, 2 teenage girls, and a girls on the way is not going to work.

im hoping i burnt up the elements by running it with no water (hoping not thinking) if i have to buy one ill go to lowes and get a 52 gallon energy effecent expensive one. it will pay for iteself in time.

i appriciate the effort though

 

[Benny]

40 galon water heater in a house with 2 adults, 2 teenage girls, and a girls on the way is not going to work.

im hoping i burnt up the elements by running it with no water (hoping not thinking) if i have to buy one ill go to lowes and get a 52 gallon energy effecent expensive one. it will pay for iteself in time.

i appriciate the effort though

You are going to be outnumbered 4 to 1.





Good to hear you aren't out too much $$$ from busted pipes...Although, with 4 females living with you, I'd probably go bigger on the water heater.

 

[Jay]

If you have natural gas to the house, a gas hot water heater has a much faster recovery time than electric. Over the years, I've had both.... gas is the way to go.... if you have that option.

We never lost power, but I test-fired the generator on Tuesday. We've got 15 gal of fuel on site, and another 150 gal within 15 minutes, plus what's in the vehicles. Power around here is usually fragile during storms, but we had no issues this time.... knock on wood.....