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Originally Posted by SandyJet
Unless your house was flooded you had really no need for electricity in Sandy.
And if you house had a gas fireplace, gas stove or a pellet stove in Sandy like my in-laws house in a non-flood zone it really was a non-event.
You need an electric panel for solar to work and a good non damaged electric system. As a DR tool Solar kinda sucks
At one point I borrowed a generator for about three hours. I used it to pump the water out and when I was done it was fairly useless. I had plenty of gas in my flooded cars to sipon so guy was ok giving it to me as I returned it free with a full can of gas to boot.
Next storm night before checking into a hotel in RVC with back up power and ordering room service. Cheaper than doing all this planning stuff
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Did you actually siphon your tanks? Every newer car that I've ever heard of has an anti-siphon feature.
"You had really no need for electricity in Sandy"
Unless like me you lost power for 9 days and also worked from home. And didn't live in an area with a natural gas line. And had young kids at home climbing the walls.
A generator + internet + heat makes life a lot more comfortable.
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