CK.MECHA
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I lacked a little foresight and failed to install a transfer switch at my house, but an ice storm rolled through last night and we lost power. Has been out since about 1am, about 9 hours as of posting.
I have a gas furnace so I decided to try to hook it up around 3am. Switched off main breaker, disconnected the wiring from the HVAC unit at a junction box, hooked a male plug I had to the HVAC wiring, and connected to to my 7.2kw propower with a heavy duty extension cord. I was worried about the extension cord, but actually power draw is only around 500w which is less than half of a space heater we tried running to start with.
Also hooked up a few lights and our internet router. We have an older ineffient home, and a 6 month old baby, so Propower is a lifesaver today!
Installing a transfer switch is officially on the honey do list now
I have a gas furnace so I decided to try to hook it up around 3am. Switched off main breaker, disconnected the wiring from the HVAC unit at a junction box, hooked a male plug I had to the HVAC wiring, and connected to to my 7.2kw propower with a heavy duty extension cord. I was worried about the extension cord, but actually power draw is only around 500w which is less than half of a space heater we tried running to start with.
Also hooked up a few lights and our internet router. We have an older ineffient home, and a 6 month old baby, so Propower is a lifesaver today!
Installing a transfer switch is officially on the honey do list now
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