Every time a storm is announced as coming I get really nervous about the possibility of losing power. It hasnt happened for a couple years, but it's always in the back of my mind.
The last time we lost power I was leaving town for a course I was taking. We woke up to no power in the house. I went out to start up the generator, but there was an issue with the carburetor - it was leaking gas. Not wanting to leave my wife and kids without power, I rigged it to pull gas straight from a gas can (not too smart, I know). My wife was rightfully scared and said "just go, we will make due". Luckily the power was only off a few hours, well before the scheduled back on time.
Fast forward a couple years and the generator still sits, not working, gas can attached above. We supposedly have a storm moving in tonight. Earlier I went out to the garage and pulled the info off the generator and ordered a new carburetor for it, and a new 5 gallon gas can. I'm hoping just knowing it's there and working will ease some of my anxiety.
Has anyone reading this ever lost a crop due to a power outage? Know of others who have?
I'm not only worried about lights, but also air, as I grow hydroponically (DWC). I could always move the plants out to the yard, but they wouldn't have any air for the roots...just a scary thought. So scary I'm seriously thinking about switching growing methods - no, not soil. Some kind of fill and drain system. This would also allow me to use a screen, which I'm unable to do with my current setup.
The last time we lost power I was leaving town for a course I was taking. We woke up to no power in the house. I went out to start up the generator, but there was an issue with the carburetor - it was leaking gas. Not wanting to leave my wife and kids without power, I rigged it to pull gas straight from a gas can (not too smart, I know). My wife was rightfully scared and said "just go, we will make due". Luckily the power was only off a few hours, well before the scheduled back on time.
Fast forward a couple years and the generator still sits, not working, gas can attached above. We supposedly have a storm moving in tonight. Earlier I went out to the garage and pulled the info off the generator and ordered a new carburetor for it, and a new 5 gallon gas can. I'm hoping just knowing it's there and working will ease some of my anxiety.
Has anyone reading this ever lost a crop due to a power outage? Know of others who have?
I'm not only worried about lights, but also air, as I grow hydroponically (DWC). I could always move the plants out to the yard, but they wouldn't have any air for the roots...just a scary thought. So scary I'm seriously thinking about switching growing methods - no, not soil. Some kind of fill and drain system. This would also allow me to use a screen, which I'm unable to do with my current setup.