I once collapsed a 5 gallon bucket by adding a few too many O2 absorbers. Fortunately, it was still well sealed.
I could see that happening. Several of my buckets have the lids drawn in like a canning jar lid.
I once collapsed a 5 gallon bucket by adding a few too many O2 absorbers. Fortunately, it was still well sealed.
Now, lets get the house wired for it.....
The only thing I like better than seeing a generator that runs on propane is a bigger generator that runs on propane and a couple of huge LP tanks filled and ready.
"The Plan" is to hang a wet line off a 1,000 tank & hook this puppy up to that when the power goes out. That's why it has two regulators instead of just the one. A 40' 230V/30A cord will run from the genny to an outside receptacle that feeds a transfer switch to key circuits in the house.
I finally completed the LP conversion on my genny and ran it for 20 minutes today. VERY happy with the outcome, it was easier than I anticipated. 7800/13500 watts at the ready without the worry of stale fuel.
What is the rate of fuel used per hour on a setup like this? And how much did it cost for the conversion?
I received my "hi gain WIFI antenna" today. Hooked it up to the kitchen laptop and it worked as advertised!
I'm rural and my neighbors have one of those auto-on generators. For a couple years, I've noticed during power outages that my laptop shows available WIFI and it's those neighbors, 200 yards out. I could never get a strong enough signal to actually connect until today. The WIFI signal is about 1/3 to 1/2 my normal speed, but the test revealed that's still enough to stream video.
So , all 8 chick's finally hatched. Getting bigger fast, and eating more daily. The whole experience has taught us a lot about being self sufficient. It's not rocket science, and if you get into it incrementally, you avoid big mistakes and losses.
Next year we will be setting up a chick run to raise meat chickens, and allowing them to run in the rabbit kennel. ( I put the rabbits in the old dog run to keep coyotes away) this fall I'll put a hot wire on top next year a frame and chicken wire to keep hawks out. One step at a time. Also repurposing the old Maytag washer into a motorized plucker.
Plucking is the worst part of chickens.
Pics of the plucker when done please......I have got to see this.....
And maybe a video!