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| Steve & Susan wrote:
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> On Mon, 30 May 2005 10:30:31 -0600, Notan <notan@ddress.com> wrote:
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> No, I don't. There are several throughout the county which are used in
> public safety applications.
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> Oh, there are not only gasoline generators, but also diesel, natural
> gas and propane, as well. Basically a vehicle engine with a propane
> carburetor and a generator hanging off it. There are also dual supply
> ones that take piped natural gas and switch to propane if the natural
> gas supply pressure drops off.
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> Not beyond any risks for already having propane. If that's what you
> have in your area for heating... .
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> I have a large propane tank for heating, hot water and to run the
> dryer. For me, it would mean "T"ing off the supply line and sending
> some to the generator (and making sure that I have enough pressure for
> everything past the regulator).
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> Before we moved out here, we had natural gas in our old house. In
> fact, the whole house had natural gas lighting from the 1800's. Others
> in the neighborhood had fuel oil heating. This locale has no piped gas
> and it seems like fuel oil is not popular out here for some reason.
While I'd *love* to have an automatic transfer switch, the automatic
systems are prohibitively expensive, at least for us.
Since your "big freeze," have you purchased a backup system?
Notan
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