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loli phabay

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10. i got a propane fueled one that automatically comes on

Reply to graham4anything (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 05:34 AM

Oct 2012

cant remember if its 17kw or 7 but it runs the whole house excepting the oven but we have a grill, crockpot, microwave etc for that stuff anyway. it makes a hell of a difference when your snowed in to still be able to sleep warm and watch tv etc.

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Hurricane Sandy-electric co. says possible outages 4-7 or 10 days for some [View all] graham4anything Oct 2012 OP

I'm sorry, Graham. Lefta Dissenter Oct 2012 #1

Take it all seriously and hang in there. Good luck. nolabear Oct 2012 #2

Sometimes cable modems or cordless phones have batteries for backup power. gkhouston Oct 2012 #3

When I had phone service through the cable company, I had one. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #4

you are lucky dhol82 Oct 2012 #5

trees are a problem here too and a week's blackout will put it into election day graham4anything Oct 2012 #6

advantage of living in a rural area, we often get cut off for days a t a time and lose power loli phabay Oct 2012 #7

re:generators graham4anything Oct 2012 #8

i got a propane fueled one that automatically comes on loli phabay Oct 2012 #10

what electric company is this? TorchTheWitch Oct 2012 #9

NJ graham4anything Oct 2012 #11