My Tank's X-MAS Present

[efisher]

Thats your best bet and funny that you say that. The week before closing on my house the town house complex i lived in blew one transformer after another. Thank god it was in the summer and I have a battery operated air pump and only a 65 gallon tank at the time. I was kicking myself the dam electric couldnt of held out another week. It was the second thing I did to my house after moving. Of course the tank came first, then upgraded the electric to 200 amp with the manual transfer switch and now 4 months later put in the generac auto. It is the best piece of mind knowning i dont have to worry about that. If i lost my tank i would be a dead man walking according to the misses anyway. LOL...

 

[loismustdie]

Jon, again, I would only want to get rid of that as well when I get the real deal Guardian. For now, my inverter will do (someone must be home) for now. I can run my main pump, skimmer plus some odds and ends off of it. Hopefully a full tank of gas if the need comes up.
Kedd, great purchase though. Peace of mind goes a long way in the hobby. Threads like this may help lead others in the right direction. BACK-UP!!!

 

[Kedd]

Back up is all it is.

Kedd

 

[Dace]

I used to have the same setup, but the problem with that is you have to be home to wheel the generator out and then flip the circuits. I ripped that system out and went fully automatic with a generac generator that I got a sweet deal on. If anyone is interested please let me know. now I dont have to worry about losing power again or being home if the power goes out. It kicks on once a week and runs for 7 minutes to test all functions and to ensure it will start when the power does go out.

interested. pm me info and price

 

[efisher]

You got it.

 

[House of Laughter]

Now there's a man with a master plan. I have to figure out how to run one of those bad boys off my house since I have a generator as well. Hmm, jingle bells jingle bells!

LOL

House

 

[loismustdie]

Jim, all you need is the junction box Kedd showed in the picture. I forgot the actual name of it. You plug them into around 8 circuts of your choice in your electric box and plug the generator into it. Really great idea.