To: Hardens Hollow
City water, well water - and a large propane tank and generator, creek and pond water, and storing rain water are what Ive got so far.
For your consideration, I have a battery backed up inverter system for my home. I also converted a 10 circuit generator transfer switch to pick out the most critical circuits to have on back up.
I use the generator to just charge the batteries (8-L16 Trojans Lead Acid). For about a gallon of fuel a day (125000btus equivalent) I can charge the batteries (about 5000 watts for water, refrigeration, some LED lights and Coms).
My well is 175 feet deep and down an elevation of 50 feet (about 100 feet from the house) and has a 3/4HP motor. There is a substantial inrush on a motor that size, so expect an inverter system that can handle an instantaneous surge of around 8500 watts.
For a longterm situation I have 6 solar panels to charge the batteries. This would be for water only.
Just an idea and another option. The setup is not cheap, however it has come in handy during many outages. The daily generator run time is about 1 to 1.5 hours. The shorter runtime is important for OpSec.
47 posted on
04/18/2015 11:03:04 AM PDT by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: PA Engineer
Wow, you have done some planning!
We were considering solar as well, and if they can work in PA they should do ok in Tennessee. We’ll look into a wind turbine as well, since we have an open hill that might work.
Thanks for the ideas. Who says you can’t get water from a well when the power is out? (Actually my neighbor does say that...)
55 posted on
04/18/2015 3:39:24 PM PDT by
Hardens Hollow
(Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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