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We've been on generator for about an hour, who else is thankful for their MEP (and this forum) right now?
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Hurricane Helene
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Scoobyshep
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Central FL and inland. Had a branch hit utility. Got about 45 min of runtime. Very glad to have the meps available
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I’m in central NC and expect we will loose power as the winds pick up. The ground is saturated and the trees will struggle to stand against even modest winds.
MEPs are fueled and tested.
MEPs are fueled and tested.
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Good luck and stay safe all... I saw reports might have the power down for 'weeks to months' after impact. 
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Last one I had was 9 days in Florida summer. It was unpleasantGood luck and stay safe all... I saw reports might have the power down for 'weeks to months' after impact.
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Our power is back after 15 hours on the genset without a hiccup. Exercised the aux fuel input, love that feature.
The situation in central Florida is nothing compared to folks on the west coast. My brother is down in the Tampa area, he says the storm surge deposited a foot of sand across the entirety of Anna Maria Island. Pray for those folks and help where you can, it's going to be a long road to recovery.
The situation in central Florida is nothing compared to folks on the west coast. My brother is down in the Tampa area, he says the storm surge deposited a foot of sand across the entirety of Anna Maria Island. Pray for those folks and help where you can, it's going to be a long road to recovery.
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We did loose power for around 3hrs this morning. The skies have cleared somewhat and the sunshine is peaking through here and there. We got a lot of rain but thankfully here the damage is minor. There were tornadoes reported within a few miles of here. I've not gotten any reports of the damage yet.
I hope everyone else in the path of the storm is going OK.
I hope everyone else in the path of the storm is going OK.
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I got about 6 hours of runtime during the overnight hours. It sure was nice to have the central air conditioning running and made the EasyStart soft start kit worth the cost. I think I used ~1/8th of a tank of diesel.
Although I was half sleeping, I could have sworn I heard a squeal (or something) coming from the MEP when the AC compressor would kick on. I need to find a way to test a motor cycling on/off instead of just using heaters for load testing.
Although I was half sleeping, I could have sworn I heard a squeal (or something) coming from the MEP when the AC compressor would kick on. I need to find a way to test a motor cycling on/off instead of just using heaters for load testing.
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How are you making out in NC? I'm not familiar enough with the geography to understand where things are really bad. Hope all is well.Good luck and stay safe all... I saw reports might have the power down for 'weeks to months' after impact.
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I am up in MA. I think you may have me confused with another here.
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Here in central NC we were VERY LUCKY and got minimal damage. To the west of us its a war zone.
I've been reaching out to my contacts organizing volunteers and we are being told that we have about 1 more week before they let civilian volunteers in. Right now its only Professional first responders in the area and property owners.
I'll be headed up to help as soon as they allow us in.
I've been reaching out to my contacts organizing volunteers and we are being told that we have about 1 more week before they let civilian volunteers in. Right now its only Professional first responders in the area and property owners.
I'll be headed up to help as soon as they allow us in.
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This is the best before and after picture in Chimney Rock, NC. We went there last year on our way to the rally in Oct.
This is the best before and after picture in Chimney Rock, NC. We went there last year on our way to the rally in Oct.
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Wow...
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OMG! that's unbelievable! barely a piece of sidewalk left!
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Dang....... I guess that explains the week+ restoration time..... Next time ours is out for a couple days I'll think twice before squawking about it.
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Would be nice to have that same comparison to Hurricane Hugo. That dumped a lot of water in the mountains and it was still a Cat1 storm when it made it to the city of Charlotte. It wreaked havoc around here with the utility grid. Power lines were down everywhere...
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Hugo was big but just looking at the pic not nearly as big as Helene. We go to Myrtle Beach a lot and because they are north of where it hit they got the brunt of the high wind speeds before it went inland.
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Hard to believe, used to be these storms had to trundle all the way from Africa, this one popped up next to Cancun and 2 days later WHACK!