[Boatanchors] Wall Warts and Switcher Power Supplies

[rbethman]

My situation is a bit different.

For whatever unknown reason, this particular subdivision is ALL total 
electric.

So from the outset, they never ran natural gas through here.  Since the 
whole subdivision would have to vote for it, AND pay for the lines to be 
run to each house, we don't get such.

So I have gone the LP route.

I do remember the winter of 2003 in Georgia.  The outdoor temp got down 
to 6 deg F.

The demand was so high, they had to bring in LNG tankers to augment the 
system.

Then again, Georgia doesn't usually get that cold.  Here in Virginia, it 
isn't that rare to get so cold.  We insulate the heck out of our 
houses.  My attic has about 24" of blown in insulation. I had them add 
some additional insulation along with Tyvek wrap when the siding got 
replaced due to hail damage.

Bob - N0DGN
> More to the point for us, as long as the natural gas comes in from ONG, we've
> got heat. If we have heat, we can survive in the house, so it makes sense to
> run a generator, and we might as well use the feed from ONG. No tanks, just
> another pipe coming out of the ground or the house to the generator, on the
> we-pay-for-it side of the gas meter.
>
> We're 2 blocks away from the local ONG compressor station, which has its
> own natural-gas-driven generators and pumps, so as long as there's gas
> coming in to there, we'll have gas, too -- unless the pipes get cold enough
> to liquefy the methane. That's very roughly -250F.
>
> If we don't have gas, we won't have heat, either, except maybe for electric
> space heaters, so it'll be time to open the taps to keep the pipes from
> bursting and head for someplace that does have heat.
>