Status: Shelter in place, we have plenty of food and supplies
Plans: Church services and work on the house
- Get up around 07:00 and prepare for church services.
- 09:00 Take a shower and get dressed.
- 09:30 I just realized I didn’t have my coffee this morning.
- 11:30 Eating Lunch
- 12:00 call mom, run generators for a while.
- 13:00 Nap time
- 14:00 Look for gun safe combo
- 15:00 Running up gen #3 and changing the gas to non alcohol mix.
- 16:00 Eating dinner that the neighbors brought over yesterday.
- 17:00 Checking the news
- 18:00 E-Mail and Facebook.
Narrative: I have a Mom, a Generator, a well for water and a problem to solve. My mom lives on a farm with a well that is about 50′ from the house. She has more than 15 animals that are dependent on her. She also has a refrigerator that needs power within 8 hours of loosing shore power. I bought her a generator it has an electric start and plenty of power for the well and the fridge.
The Well: It is located far enough from the house that the generator should be connected near there to keep the Carbon Monoxide from entering the home. There is no hookup provided at the current time that they could use to connect the generator.
The Generator: It weighs 120 Lbs and the chassis is so low to the ground it cannot be rolled on it’s only two wheels on gravel or dirt. Really a poor design for such a heavy generator. The only flat cement is in the garage where it is currently stored. I have put it into a steel four wheeled cart that makes it much more transportable, however it does have a tipping hazard if the wheels are turned too sharply. It will run about 5 hours on about 6 gallons of gas depending on the load. (Good alternator.)
The fridge: Like most refrigerators it has a fairly high startup current, but a pretty low run current that could easily be supported by battery.
The Golf Cart: Mom happens to have a 48V Club Car with new batteries. I bought a charging cable and an Inverter. If we can manage to connect the cable to the Inverter without destroying it we’ll try their deep freezer first. If that is successful we’ll connect the golf cart UPS to their fridge next time the power fails. The only Hiccup is that the inverter is not weatherproof. The golf cart has to be close enough to the house to shelter the inverter. What might work is to close the side panels and leave the inverter in the golf cart. Then just run an extension cord into the house to run the refrigerator.
Feelings:
Tomorrow: First retired day, no Stimulus check and four days from my last paycheck.
Injuries: Arguments: Exercise: Feeling words: Travel: Noteworthy: Accmplishments: Purchases: Project: Theme: Engineering: Repairs: Pi News:
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To