SuncrestReef Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 The power to my house is out, but my generator kicked on and automatically switched over! This is the first actual power failure I've had since buying the generator last year. I've conducted periodic tests, but it's just such a great feeling to experience it for real!Now I'm waiting to see how long before the power comes back on. The generator is fueled by natural gas, so I don't need to worry about refilling anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 PGE's website says the outage is impacting about 1,000 customers, and estimates repair by 4:30pm. In the meantime, I still have Internet, TV, and of course my reef tank running perfectly! 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Thug life up on the hill!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 The power came back on around 4:15pm, so nearly 3 hours on generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Nice to know it all works as hoped! Glad you didn't have any hiccups with the setup. Probably good that it happened while you were there the first time so now you can feel more confident when you are away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 minute ago, albertareef said: Nice to know it all works as hoped! Glad you didn't have any hiccups with the setup. Probably good that it happened while you were there the first time so now you can feel more confident when you are away. It's funny, I got the generator to be prepared for power outages during winter ice or wind storms. I didn't really expect the power to go out in the middle of a clear, sunny, calm autumn day. I'll be curious to hear what caused it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Just now, SuncrestReef said: It's funny, I got the generator to be prepared for power outages during winter ice or wind storms. I didn't really expect the power to go out in the middle of a clear, sunny, calm autumn day. I'll be curious to hear what caused it. Yeah, I did find that odd. You are probably all run underground too so not likely a random pole hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, albertareef said: Yeah, I did find that odd. You are probably all run underground too so not likely a random pole hit. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, SuncrestReef said: It's funny, I got the generator to be prepared for power outages during winter ice or wind storms. I didn't really expect the power to go out in the middle of a clear, sunny, calm autumn day. I'll be curious to hear what caused it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAngel Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I just posted a few mins ago asking for advice on generators! Do you have a link to where you got yours? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, DarkAngel said: I just posted a few mins ago asking for advice on generators! Do you have a link to where you got yours? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I hired Bryant Power Services. They were great to work with. Tell them I sent you. https://bryantpowerservices.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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