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To: metmom

There was another family, three generations lived in the house.....carbon monoxide poisoning killed 3 of them and sent others to hospital....I suspect that their generator is also in play in this incident...


4 posted on 09/13/2017 1:29:58 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

And there are warnings posted everywhere about that.

It’s a shame.

Looks like more people died from incompetence after Irma than from the storm itself.


5 posted on 09/13/2017 1:31:50 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: caww; All

I’ve had one or more generators since we had a huge blizzard here in E TN about 24 years ago. The first thing I did when I bought my first was to have the house wired so I could connect it to the main electrical power by an outside cable on the front porch. That cable runs to a transfer box connected to the main so I have to throw a switch to shift the house to generator power from the utility’s power. Fixing the system that way cost about $500 for the 5 kw generator and another $1,700 for the wiring. About three years ago I got lazy and had a fully automatic all house 36 kw unit installed. Big bucks but worth it over Memorial Day when we had a tornado that wiped out power for about 70 hours.

CO poisoning is a real threat if the user doesn’t keep the generator out of the house and have the house wired so it can be easily used outside. The central transfer switch is essential, too, because one’s generator can send power back up the line and electrocute a utility worker who thinks he’s working on a cold line and gets shocked. Big law suits can come from that kind of thing, too.


12 posted on 09/13/2017 1:56:03 PM PDT by libstripper
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