Honda Generators

I bought a 2" to 1-1/4" pipe reducer, a 1-1/4" nipple that the fiberglass insulation sleeve slides over, and a thread-mount pipe hanger and made a crude stand that holds the 2" funnel opening of the free-standing muffler next to but not touching the exhaust outlet. It's almost as effective as pressing the insulation against the muffler and adds no bulk to the generator, plus it works on my other stationary small engines.

jsw

Does your butler dress you?

All firearms are loaded. All circuits are live. All politicians are liars.

They might not be the correct assumptions but they are the safest.

Do you live that close to the edge that you couldn't stay in a hotel for a week? I sure as hell don't. I suppose there are many who live EBT payment to EBT payment.

In an ice storm or hurricane power outage the nearby hotels that have power are packed with families who need them far more than I do, with the overflow in temporary shelters in schools. Necessities sell out quickly and service/repair people are booked solid for months. Many roads including mine stay blocked until the utility crews remove the wires so the fallen trees can be cut up safely.

The difference from Katrina is that we in New England expect to take care of ourselves and ask FEMA to write checks later. Twice I've spent the week clearing fallen trees with my chainsaw, then patching the holes in the roof before the next storm.

The last BIG ice storm that hit in NY kept power out for a long time up north. It also blocked all the roads with downed trees and heavy ice.

Staying in a hotel wouldn't have been an option because only a very few still had power and most didn't have water or power. Plus with the roads closed and blocked the way they were you couldn't have gotten out of the area anyway. Walking was very dangerous simply because everything was coated with

2-4" of ice.

You can still see remnants of the storm on Google maps if you look, large areas where the largest trees now are only a few years old.

Who said "nearby"?

"We in New England". *laugh*

Are you upset that some people can do what you never learned to?

Roads are blocked for a few days, at most. You can't last a few days without washing your shorts?

The issue isn't an emergency generator. I'm with you there. The issue is about stupid clothes lines for an emergency and the holier than thou crap from the moron who thinks he's better than all his neighbors because he knows how to use one.

2-4" of ice is a stretching things a bit, unless you're talking about ice fishing.

Sure. As I've said, BTDT. ...but a clothes line as an important part of emergency preparedness. Get real.

My hurricane plane is to get in the car and drive, *BEFORE* it hits. ...and I'm not anywhere near the coast.

Militant Ignorance on display.

How do you connect it to your Honda generator?

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I finally figured out a good way to shower without running water.

Replace the wand on a new garden sprayer (no poison) with a kitchen sink spray hose and fill it with water heated on the wood or Coleman stove. The only part that's mildly difficult is replacing the outlet tube with 3/8" plastic or copper tubing and getting the sealing nut and washer to hold air pressure. I used a 1/8" FPT to push-on 3/8" tubing coupler to connect the spray hose to the tubing, but check the fit in the store

Three gallons of water is enough if you are careful, five should be plenty. It's better to have enough 100F ~ 115F water premixed in buckets than a smaller pot of boiling water to mix with cold in the tank, in case you spill it in the tub while refilling the sprayer.

The hose may be a bit short to shower standing. Rubbermaid step stools make good shower seats that put you low enough to reach the spray head lying on the shower floor.

jsw

Did you charge them off your Honda generator?

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I haved a Casio whose Casio-branded ORIGINAL BATTERIES lasted 20 years and several math classes.

jsw

Folks in New England buy Honda generators.

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The difference from Katrina is that we in New England expect to take care of ourselves and ask FEMA to write checks later. Twice I've spent the week clearing fallen trees with my chainsaw, then patching the holes in the roof before the next storm.

Butlers do not dress. That is the job of the batman.

The below-stairs folk get mightily upset when another servant presumes to do their job.

Hang in there. Someday you'll say "Dang-nabbit, I'm gonna stay put this time..." and discover the joys of drinking beer during the storm and betting with your neighbors just how high a metal trashcan, moving at 70 mph, can fly.

From the combined experience of several who've tried it, experiencing a hurricane on a traffic-blocked Interstate is only minimal fun.

On 08/03/2012 05:33 PM, Stormin Mormon top-posted:

Backfeeding is illegal here and the local AHD and the POCO are cracking down on it. If they catch you backfeeding, they disconnect at the transformer and will not restore service until an electrical inspection is passed. Basic electrical inspections are $250 and the utility charges an additional $75 reconnect fee. I suspect the electrical inspector could flag any other violations he finds so repair costs could escalate.

Seems to me it would be cheaper (and safer) to put in a proper interlock kit...but that's just me. ;-)

What Honda generator? I wrote that I salvage old Colemans.

So what is does a "dogsbody" do?

jsw

Try closer to two weeks in many places. With power out for over 3 weeks in some spots.

We use clothes lines and indoor racks as a general rule. Cheaper and less damaging to the clothes. Back-up power for everything as well.

Nope. 2-4" was the normal amount for the storm. Places it was even worse.

I don't have that option.