@janeababe wrote:
@chameleon54 wrote:
@janeababe wrote:
36hrs? Whatโฆ.. with all that money youโre making (or HAVE made) and your remote farm doesnโt have a generator?
Hmmmmm ๐
Three of them ranging in size from 2.5 KVA to a large trailer mounted 12 KVA unit, but I cant leave them out there ( 250 km from my home ) as they will get stolen. I do appreciate the fact that you took the time at 4.50 am to share your concerns though.......๐
The thieves are pretty bad in remote rural areas. Power back on at around 9.30 this morning according to Text from power company so it was off for a good two days.
I believe you *cough cough*
Thousands wouldnโt, but I do!
Those damn remote rural thieves, they are everywhereโฆโฆ.errrrโฆโฆremote rural! ๐
I can only surmise that you carry those generators back and forth as neededโฆโฆ seriously though, to run a microwave, a smaller one would work as efficient. I know mine does ๐
Also, surprising that youโre not set up off the grid, with solar! โฆ.food for thought. Even a small travel set up, similar to off road campers. Too easy yet highly effective.
Regardless, 36hrs is a very long time without power. Since you never mentioned a refrigerator or freezer, Iโm also surmising one does not exist on your little hobby farm, but I do feel for those folk who may have lost a lot during that electricity down time.
***I posted from workโฆ. Night duty. Some of us still work, you know! ๐
The most important thing with farm power is to keep the submersible pump working and keep the water up to the stock. There are several safety features built into the system including auto switches on the submersible pump which activate when the water level in the tank falls to a certain level. This feeds a large 15,000 litre tank on a high stand, which gravity feeds to the troughs. As an extra fail safe I have one large main trough in the center of the farm with a 4500 litre tank mounted inside the trough itself. When temperatures are extreme in summer this one is always available to the sheep, in case something goes wrong further back in the system.
Fridges are only used when at the property, the rest of the time, house power is turned off for safety reasons. Basically everything is set up to be able to stand up to extended power outages. It needs to be as the more remote a property is, the longer it takes to get power back on.
How remote is it ? If I climb the old mill tower, I can see from the farm, the scrubby desert on the agricultural fringes that have never been cleared for agriculture. ( ie, 5 minutes drive from the boundaries of the settled country ) These scrubby rangelands are havens for Kangaroo, Emu, Wedge tailed eagles and wild, dingo cross dogs. All of these creatures are seen from time to time on the farm. It is certainly harsh country, but it is also a very peaceful, quiet place with few neighbors, clear starry skies and no-one to else to worry about.
I live close to the city for family reasons, its certainly not by choice.
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