Hurricane season is here

[FrommerStop]

It is being called:

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine​

 

[MarkS]

I prefer a manual transfer switch with a portable genny. Yeah, the whole-house automatics are nice, when they work, but I've heard/read too many stories of control boards failing just when you need them most. Good luck getting a tech out in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane. The portable option is a little more work and a lot less convenient, but if it dies you can roll it out of the way and roll a new one into place pretty easily.

After Ivan our power was out for 13 days. My buddy brought me a generator on the 2nd evening so we could run our freezer overnight night. The next day at 3:00 AM my wife was at Lowe’s in Crestview when the truck came with a load of generators. When my buddy came to get his generator we had our own. Even if you have a whole house generator with all the problems we’ve heard about having a portable generator is a great idea for just in case. Then if you don’t need it you could let a friend borrow it for a few hours to run there freezer.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Might see an extended season thru November->January......