Power Outages Saturday

Dr. Green · 12-02-2009, 03:26 PM

IF you are looking for just a small amount of power - for an outage lasting a short time, or enough time to finish a movie or finish working on a document on your computer, you can get a Battery Back-Up at Sustain Ability. See http://www.sustainabilitynh.com/prod...-back-up-power
The largest model has a run time of 70 minutes, with 450 watts of power, and phone and cable modem surge protection built in. $110. A smaller battery back-up unit provides 15 minutes of power and costs just $54.

I know this isn't in the range of running your clothes dryer... but if you just want to assure you don't lose data, or can finish a few tasks before shutting down and losing power, these can be very helpful.

wifi · 12-02-2009, 03:43 PM

Not including the dryer outlet mounted on the outside of my house, in case I wanted to move the dryer outside

I have two strings of 1000AH batteries wired into a couple of UPS's that supply my computer (is there anything else in life?), some lights, TV and a few other 'essential' things. The coffee comes from the gas stove heating the H2O.

A little Yankee ingenuity with multiple energy sources is essential, IMHO.

12-02-2009, 03:43 PM	#2
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	Very true Not including the dryer outlet mounted on the outside of my house, in case I wanted to move the dryer outside I have two strings of 1000AH batteries wired into a couple of UPS's that supply my computer (is there anything else in life?), some lights, TV and a few other 'essential' things. The coffee comes from the gas stove heating the H2O. A little Yankee ingenuity with multiple energy sources is essential, IMHO.

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12-02-2009, 03:26 PM	#1
Dr. Green Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	IF you are looking for just a small amount of power - for an outage lasting a short time, or enough time to finish a movie or finish working on a document on your computer, you can get a Battery Back-Up at Sustain Ability. See http://www.sustainabilitynh.com/prod...-back-up-power The largest model has a run time of 70 minutes, with 450 watts of power, and phone and cable modem surge protection built in. $110. A smaller battery back-up unit provides 15 minutes of power and costs just $54. I know this isn't in the range of running your clothes dryer... but if you just want to assure you don't lose data, or can finish a few tasks before shutting down and losing power, these can be very helpful.