Anyone still not have power?

[andrec10]

You should all look into a Generlink. Mounts behind the power meter and has a AUTO safety shutoff. Mine works great! In fact, it works so well, I have only used it for 5 hours since it was installed 2.5 years ago! Before that, I lost power all the time..works for me!

 

[o3jeff]

How did you do the hookup? Isn't the boiler hard wired?

Yes, just buy a good plug end, a piece of romex and a couple wire nuts. Hook the plug end to one side of the romex then shut the fuse off, go into the junction box unhook the wires and hard wire it to the tail you just made. Plug it into a 12 or 14 gage extension cord and then plug it into to generator. Your basically only running the circulator pump which isn't that big of a draw.

Was going to do the same thing with my well pump but that is 220 and need I twist lock style plug which are nearly impossible to find the right one right now.

And what ever you do, please DO NOT back feed your house for everyone's safety.

 

[mondeo]

Still 94% out here. I'm hoping that I have power back when I get home from kton on Sunday, not really expecting it before I leave Friday.

 

[Glenn]

You should all look into a Generlink. Mounts behind the power meter and has a AUTO safety shutoff. Mine works great! In fact, it works so well, I have only used it for 5 hours since it was installed 2.5 years ago! Before that, I lost power all the time..works for me!

That's a great idea. However, they're pricey! I bet you could get a manual transfer switch and installation for about the same price.

 

[2knees]

Yes, just buy a good plug end, a piece of romex and a couple wire nuts. Hook the plug end to one side of the romex then shut the fuse off, go into the junction box unhook the wires and hard wire it to the tail you just made. Plug it into a 12 or 14 gage extension cord and then plug it into to generator. Your basically only running the circulator pump which isn't that big of a draw.

Was going to do the same thing with my well pump but that is 220 and need I twist lock style plug which are nearly impossible to find the right one right now.

And what ever you do, please DO NOT back feed your house for everyone's safety.

people do some crazy stuff to stay warm. I'm sure the cl and p guys would share your sentiment on the back feeding.

I'm not gonna hook up my furnace, dont feel comfortable doing it but at least we had 2 space heaters last night. this effin blows.

 

[4aprice]

I'll be without power for a few days in Waterbury, CT. Tree came down in the front yard and ripped the service line off the house. :smash:

Oh man Woodcore. I hope you fair better then we did with Irene. We had a tree uproot and take out the line to the house. 8 days without power because we were "low priority". Lost it for <48 hours this time.

One little rant (and I want to tread lightly here). NJ was prepared for Irene and had summoned help from out of state utilities. During our ordeal with Irene, we had these contractors come to out to our house but THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED to work on the lines (and they told us they could have fixed it) due to NJ union rules. Not to sound anti -union but for god sakes can you suspend those rules for an emergency like Irene or this past storm? End rant.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[gmcunni]

schools closed until Monday now.

 

[o3jeff]

people do some crazy stuff to stay warm. I'm sure the cl and p guys would share your sentiment on the back feeding.

I'm not gonna hook up my furnace, dont feel comfortable doing it but at least we had 2 space heaters last night. this effin blows.

Just make sure your using good extension cords, ever feel how hot those heater cords get.

Actually it really didn't look that hard, but then again I watched my friend who worked for Kinsley generator hook up my furnace!

 

[2knees]

Just make sure your using good extension cords, ever feel how hot those heater cords get.

Actually it really didn't look that hard, but then again I watched my friend who worked for Kinsley generator hook up my furnace!

yeah, i was paranoid about the cords but all is well for me now. Wife just called and the power is back on.

finally.

 

[Puck it]

My son at UCONN (off campus) is still without power. Apartment complex is on well water too!

 

[hammer]

My son at UCONN (off campus) is still without power. Apartment complex is on well water too!

My son at UMASS Amherst wasn't without power for too long but his Internet access was spotty for a few days...which would not be a big deal except that there are a lot of assignments/quizzes that are done online now. They ended up opening up the student center as a shelter for off-campus students.

Still no power at home, and according to National Grid all of the outages are supposed to be fixed by tomorrow night. Right...

 

[bvibert]

I'm hopeful that I have power when I return home from work in a few minutes. At the very least my in-law's got theirs back today, and that's where we've been staying. I desperately need a shower!

Didn't have power again yesterday, so it was back to the in-laws for the night. At least I was able to get a shower. I hope it's back up when I go home tonight! Most of the streets around me had power last night...

 

[o3jeff]

Mine came back on today.

 

[bvibert]

Power is back on here. So so STOKED to sleep in a bed tonight, even better that it's my own bed! I wish we didn't have to throw out the contents of my fridge and freezer though.

 

[billski]

My office is loaded with folks, primarily from So. NH. who usually work from home, but are still without power. They don't have a clear date when power will return. One woman said she had to ditch the contents of her fridge and freezer.

 

[drjeff]

I had an "enjoyable" afternoon/early evening filled with 3 meetings over 8 consecutive hours in Southington, CT not too far down the road from ESPN - as I was leaving about 8:30, it looked like the massive power company restoration assault was about too happen! There were 4 convoys with 4-5 line trucks each heading North on 227 towards Bristol!

 

[MR. evil]

Still no power in my neighborhood. They had an army of workers cleaning up the fallen trees yesterday so the line workers can come do their thing. Hoping to have power back on when I get home from work tonight.

 

[hammer]

Still no power in my neighborhood. We have buried cable but unfortunately we are tied into other towns that have been hit hard.

 

[o3jeff]

Had to go to my office in Manchester, CT to grab some things, still no power and the neighborhood looked like it did Tuesday when I was there with trees, branches and wires down. A crisp 43 inside the building!

 

[Nick]

Had to go to my office in Manchester, CT to grab some things, still no power and the neighborhood looked like it did Tuesday when I was there with trees, branches and wires down. A crisp 43 inside the building!

Where is your office? I grew up in manchester