Years ago, my family put some frozen food in the tub of our old Maytag wringer washer on the back porch when the power went out. The heavy steel lid kept everything out and it stayed frozen overnight just fine. Don't remember if we put anything on top of the lid.
ETA -- And the poster above has great advice on recommending heavy duty extension cords. That's a good idea anytime, it seems like you always need to plug in something that draws some current.
I have this.
saved the day many times.. and son used it for a week to keep fridge and tv /video games after the Moore tornado.
And it ran his central gas furnace blower during this time.
This and an extra battery and jumper cables.
http://www.harborfreight.com/automo...nuous4000-watt-peak-power-inverter-69662.html
saved the day many times.. and son used it for a week to keep fridge and tv /video games after the Moore tornado.
And it ran his central gas furnace blower during this time.
This and an extra battery and jumper cables.
http://www.harborfreight.com/automo...nuous4000-watt-peak-power-inverter-69662.html
Yesterday I bought a Honda EU2000i and really believe I made the right choice. A bit pricy but starts easily, VERY quiet, ran my furnace blower, refrig/freez, tv and lights easily. Ran 9.5 hours overnight on a gallon of gas. Sweet unit.
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I gave my gf one of these, and I have the Yamaha version for myself. They're indeed very nice units for applications that don't demand more than ~1600 watts continuous.
Yep. The Honda's with the "clean" power are awesome. They are sensitive electronics friendly. I've got the big brother 6500 watt version. It is super quiet, especially when using the eco power - it only runs at an rpm needed for the power demand. I can pretty much run the whole house with this generator and it's also portable (2 person lift) to run the RV or run power tools, etc. where there is no electricity.
You Old Guys...thats your answer....build a fire, get some booze and cuddle up......heck sounds good to me...
Don't get the old guys wrong - it wasnt an offer to cuddle up with you personally.
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Be sure to use stabilizer in the fuel. When you're ready to shut it down, turn off the fuel valve and let the generator run until it dies. Do this and it will startup without any trouble anytime you need it.
