Operation Winning is a Habit

Originally Posted by daven

HU is probably ok for starting out, thing is that most people will want to switch to cash at some point = they'll have to start out a second time...

fireplace sounds a good idea, and hook up a wetback to it. etc. Is the power thing really that awful? generators are one idea, battery packs another. Hell, build some shit that works (obviously don't employ me for that ) and go off-grid!

The power thing is annoying - every time it goes out/on it surges like hell and kills electronics. Lost a wireless router last time. Last my macbook pro power cord/adapter this time. So I spend maybe $250 a year on various appliances and electronics. They die anyway, I know, but even they were wonky before they tend to die right after these outages occur.

We have this part of the living room that juts out a bit from the main rectangle of the house, where a fireplace might fit nicely and look great. So it was a thought. Also, I have thought of a generator along with a whole house surge protector on the line. My understanding is that they're about 2k installed, a bit less if you iso some of the key electrical components and just back them up: HVAC, fridge, key lighting circuits. You can get them in more efficient varieties if you go to natural or LP gas rather than diesel or (worse) gasoline.

To answer the question, though, the fireplace is more cosmetic - I just like them. The generator is more of a solution. Off grid is interesting. If our house faced the opposite direction and all solar panels could go in BACK, I might even be able to sell it to the wife =) .

Oh, and to address a question I will surely get - yes, I do have the computer hooked up through a battery backup / surge protector. And we still have vicious enough surging to fry components on a fairly regular basis.

12-12-2010 06:17 PM #1
daven View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries trolling freetrollers Join Date Aug 2007 Posts 8,697 Location soaking up ethanol, moving on up	HU is probably ok for starting out, thing is that most people will want to switch to cash at some point = they'll have to start out a second time... fireplace sounds a good idea, and hook up a wetback to it. etc. Is the power thing really that awful? generators are one idea, battery packs another. Hell, build some shit that works (obviously don't employ me for that ) and go off-grid!
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12-12-2010 06:55 PM #2
Robb View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Aug 2007 Posts 3,276	Originally Posted by daven HU is probably ok for starting out, thing is that most people will want to switch to cash at some point = they'll have to start out a second time... fireplace sounds a good idea, and hook up a wetback to it. etc. Is the power thing really that awful? generators are one idea, battery packs another. Hell, build some shit that works (obviously don't employ me for that ) and go off-grid! The power thing is annoying - every time it goes out/on it surges like hell and kills electronics. Lost a wireless router last time. Last my macbook pro power cord/adapter this time. So I spend maybe $250 a year on various appliances and electronics. They die anyway, I know, but even they were wonky before they tend to die right after these outages occur. We have this part of the living room that juts out a bit from the main rectangle of the house, where a fireplace might fit nicely and look great. So it was a thought. Also, I have thought of a generator along with a whole house surge protector on the line. My understanding is that they're about 2k installed, a bit less if you iso some of the key electrical components and just back them up: HVAC, fridge, key lighting circuits. You can get them in more efficient varieties if you go to natural or LP gas rather than diesel or (worse) gasoline. To answer the question, though, the fireplace is more cosmetic - I just like them. The generator is more of a solution. Off grid is interesting. If our house faced the opposite direction and all solar panels could go in BACK, I might even be able to sell it to the wife =) . Oh, and to address a question I will surely get - yes, I do have the computer hooked up through a battery backup / surge protector. And we still have vicious enough surging to fry components on a fairly regular basis.
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