Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Home Generators in TV?
Please share good or bad comments if you have one hooked up to your home in TV. Were there any times it was needed? Thanks
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We have a natural gas whole house system that was installed by previous owner. Ours ran for about 1 hr. and 3 hrs. during the last 2 hurricanes, and once for 4 hours a few years ago when a pole on a feeder line to our area of The Villages was knocked down in a truck accident. Other than that, it dutifully tests itself for 15 minutes each week. In short, I would not buy one myself. SECO which serves our area is top notch at maintaining and following up on problems in their system.
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Wasn't the power in Pine Hills/Pine Ridge out for numerous days after Irma? I wonder how many people in that area now has generators?
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It was really fun after Irma in the Historical Section. About a week give or take without power. I bought one that is the correct size for a Fridge, Window A/C, Television and the Internet and a couple of lamps. uses about 2 1/2 gallons in 12 hours so we'll manage. Many around us have Generacs and love them. It's a personal choice.
The brand new window A/C would go in at the beginning of the power outage and out the minute it's over. I know the rules. Nobody is gonna bust you for trying to survive the heat. |
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SECO manages our power grid. One outage in 6 years lasting 3 hours.
Piney Hills on the other hand is served by Leesburg Electric which on its better days has been compared to Thomas Edison's first DC power plant in downtown Manhattan. |
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What it boils down too is this, Does it make you feel more safe/secure/at ease? If it will then get one and who cares what others opinions are.
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I've been here for eight years and we lost our power for about five days after Irma. I was fortunate to be able to have borrowed a generator from a friend and ran my refrigerator a couple of lights and a fan off of it.
We've talked about buying one but it seems that it's not worth the money for a few days every eight years. Are there any generators that are not made in China?
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Best Portable Generators Made in USA: 2020 - All American Reviews
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I've been here 12 years and hadn't needed a generator yet. I don't think the power going out is an issue so much with underground untilities. I think I'll just wait until it goes out once at least before I shell out $$$ for a generator.
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for me it's basically about 'pay back' on the investment we try to run down our freezer when hurricane season approaches we stock up on non=perishable foods (and if we don't use them, in November we donate all of it to a local food bank) I bought a huge snow blower after the blizzard of '78 in Massachusetts...I'd still be looking to break even on that sucker the older areas of TV were without power for much longer than we were...and maybe it was just plain luck that said, if you want to have electricity no matter what...go for it if it will make you happy and feel safe....it's short money I've been in FL full time now since 2015...been through a few hurricanes...I'm still trying to get my head around buying or not buying a generator |
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New to area and something new to consider
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We just bought here after moving from the panhandle. A little town called Port St Joe. Hurricane Michael (Cat 5) leveled the neighboring town and crippled us, leaving us without power for 3 weeks. I was the only house on the block with a generator. I ate well and cook lots of food for the neighbors. Came here and have one in the garage. $500 and a little piece of mind.
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Moved here in feb. 2017 from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where we experience many hurricanes and the VI got clobbered by 2 Cat 5 Hurricanes, back to back, Irma and Maria.
I hadn't lived without a generator in decades until I moved here. When Irma came by up here, I lost power for over a week. I decided NOT going without a generator ever again. Bought a whole house propane generator with auto transfer switch and now have peace of mind. I've been without power in the islands for 3 months on more than one occasion but you can get a breeze there if you open windows, have cistern to get water from and everyone has a propane stove. Everything up here is electric/electronic and one really does need AC plus gas stations close and no place to get ice if there's no power for refrigeration. Many stores, gas stations, grocery stores in VI have generators. Up here, not so much. I'd rather have a generator and never have to use it than not have one and need it. |
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