A freak man-made 90 MPH wind blew across my county a few weeks ago.
We lost power for 3 days and had to rely on a generator to maintain our three filled freezers.
We are 2 days away from a 6 month hurricane season here in Florida, which will be more major storms than normal.
Geopolitical wise,
we have another six months of man made storms to hit us prior to the election.
We have a
another 6 months of major solar flairs to hit the earth, that may create power grid problems.
Accordingly, this week I built
(2) A/B Switch systems to control the generator
from inside the home as to output locations for power.
This is in the event that I am not here and my wife can maintain things more easily.
Generator: Coleman 10 HP with 2 separate 20 Amp outputs simultaneously.
A/B Switch #1: Will power the bedroom A/C
OR Freezer #1 (10 feet away.)
A/B Switch #2: Will power up Office (starlink internet dish & computer)
OR 1 freezer and 1 freezer/frig combo (alternating 10’ cords).
Problem solved:
Before we had five long extension cords leading to the generator. Some were cheap(#16 wire?).
My concern was that cheap wire over long runs may constrict the
amperage needed by the freezer motors and burning one out.
Now I am assured that all circuits are on #12 wire. Only two long power cords and (2) 10’ cords are required.
I need only purchase 1 short 12’ cord and my rig is ready.
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I am not an electrician and hope this was not overkill.
If so, we at least can move output around without going out into the rain.
The switches will be inside the windows. The short extension cords will run back out the window to the next window to feed those freezers.
Amazon Switch
$13
