Power outage - backups

Ever through of buying a mp 10 and a battery supply for it says 36 to 72!hours just to have some movement in the water ? I my self been wanting to do that

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Brs has the power supply for about 146 if I saw it right

 

I would think about a portable (or whole house) generator vs. power inverter for as many tanks as you have. A generator is also more versatile IMO - we have used ours several times and have never regretted it.

 

I have one of these type, they work really well for small things. Obviously only use this outside. Now since you will have to run cords, make sure you get the really thick heavy duty ones. The thinner ones cannot handle the load and may actually burn up what you are running. (Ask me how I know)


http://www.homedepot.com/p/Sportsma..._-100678248&ci_src=328768002&ci_sku=100678248

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And sometimes harbor freight has them on sale for $90

 

I think a portable generator with one of these would be a good solution. Then you can still use the generator if need be, but you can pick which circuits you want to be able to run when you plug the generator in.

https://www.menards.com/main/mainte...ansfer-switch-kit-nema-1/p-2248699-c-6436.htm

 

+1 on the generator. Its so versatile that it will quickly pay for itself in a few uses. Or even just one use if its a lengthy outage. A medium sized generator could even be used to fire up your furnace in the winter time and still leave you a couple outlets to run pumps in your tank. Definitely purchase larger gauge extension cords based on the length of them, i.e. the longer the cord the thicker it needs to be.

 

I have a dedicated solar panel array and deep cell batterys with inverter for this purpose. I can run a few days off this setup.

 

You are my hero!

Would love to check that out someday.

 

I will snap a few pictures one of these days and post them up.