Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,895 Member For: 9y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 23/03/18 03:12 AM Share Posted 23/03/18 03:12 AM 17 minutes ago, Puffwagon said: about 5 minutes of run time I should have clarified this...5 minutes when you are gaming lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 23/03/18 08:21 AM Share Posted 23/03/18 08:21 AM 5 hours ago, Rab said: Most outages here are less than an hour. maybe becoming more frequent as they close down another power station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 23/03/18 08:29 AM Share Posted 23/03/18 08:29 AM We're in the same zone as the hospital so used to be pretty much a priority area re uptime. I think the hospital has now got it's own feed, so that's no longer the case :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,895 Member For: 9y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 23/03/18 08:58 AM Share Posted 23/03/18 08:58 AM 33 minutes ago, bloodycrashboy said: they close down another power station There is an on demand gas plant opening near (11km away iirc) my house "shortly". Hopefully that will lower the elec price in S.A as well as prevent blackouts from happening as frequently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 23/03/18 09:24 AM Share Posted 23/03/18 09:24 AM I have a 2 KVA Honda generator that plugs straight into the house with a switch mains/generator I had put in when we did our house reno we lose power up here on a semi regular basis more so in the wet season with cyclones and such I can run everything in the house except any air con units 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,895 Member For: 9y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 23/03/18 09:35 AM Share Posted 23/03/18 09:35 AM I'd like to have that kind of setup here. Most of our power losses are short but we had a 3 day one once. We ended up staying in a motel but would have stayed at home if we had a generator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 23/03/18 09:41 AM Share Posted 23/03/18 09:41 AM we would normally loose power for 2 to 3 days after a cyclone having a generator is just so much peace of mind don't have to worry about food spoiling, pool going green or not getting my internet/gaming fix also get brownie points with neighbor when I run a lead over to her house for her fridge/freezer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,423 Member For: 14y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 24/03/18 03:00 AM Share Posted 24/03/18 03:00 AM the last time I lost power I rang the power company and abused them, they said no idea why. I went to my power board in the garage (after I spent 2 hours trying to break in) only to find it full of smoke and a burnt out switchboard. a 24/7 sparky call out fee and 2 visits from the power company late, yer I could have had a build gearbox by now. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 24/03/18 04:30 AM Share Posted 24/03/18 04:30 AM 1 hour ago, Ford Freak said: I went to my power board in the garage (after I spent 2 hours trying to break in) 2 hours to break into your own garage? you need to speak to a friendly locksmith who can give you a few pointers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/03/18 05:25 AM Share Posted 24/03/18 05:25 AM I also have backup generator. Power outages dont affect me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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