pfrederi 17,729 #1 Posted December 24, 2022 Several power companies and the PJM interchange are using rolling blackouts tonite and tomorrow. Automatic whole house generators are great....but for most of us firing up a gas generator for an hour or 2 black out is a pain. We live at the end of the extension cord and have a fair number of outages. Most fixed in 2 to 4 hours. I now rely on a couple big batteries and inverters. They run the refrigerator some lights and the fan on the coal stove for several hours. Easy to set up and no going outside...When they poop out then drag out the 5kw and crank it up... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,535 #2 Posted December 24, 2022 How about a a pic or two if your battery inverter set up...? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,729 #3 Posted December 24, 2022 Run an extension cord to Family room for LED lights. Down stairs similar setup runs Coal stove fan and some lights.. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,998 #4 Posted December 24, 2022 Deep cycle batteries? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,729 #5 Posted December 24, 2022 This one is the other not. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,837 #6 Posted December 25, 2022 We have a bank of deep cycle batteries in the camper all charged up and disconnected. An inverter in there too, gives me piece of mind that we could be ok without the big genny or even the small one, if needed. Stay safe and warm, y’all! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
