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10. One thing to keep in mind

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 03:17 PM

Nov 2013

Your internet service may not work if the power is out. The equipment that provides the signal to you may be down, too.

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Help...I am a Babe in the Woods of emergency generators! [View all] Walk away Nov 2013 OP

The best way. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #1

I like the battery idea for a short outage.... Walk away Nov 2013 #2

batteries stored on concrete... lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #4

What do you think of this???? Walk away Nov 2013 #5

55 amp-hours is not very much capacity. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #6

I was thinking of using the battery just for the computer and TV/cable Walk away Nov 2013 #7

One thing to keep in mind Nac Mac Feegle Nov 2013 #10

Size the generator to the house Crazypolitics25 Mar 2014 #11

Thanks! Just in time. Walk away Mar 2014 #12