Not a lot to do these days other days than grow more paranoid and ride, so here’s today’s thinking out loud edition of lockdown boredom
We have a chest freezer that’s full of food. It’s a day to day source of food storage but, to some extent, it’s also a stockpile. I think that, so far, we have all been lucky that our grocery stores remained open and staffed by persons committed to keeping all the wheels turning. Who knows what the future holds.
Now I’m concerned that a sustained power outage will take out my freezer!! We have had 30ish hour outages before. Not sure that that is long enough for things to thaw if the freezer is kept shut.
A source of backup power would be a good idea for a lot of reasons. Probably not necessary but it’s a weak link today.
What would you do?
Just buy an inexpensive’ish generator capable of powering a few things direct? I cannot imagine hardwiring anything into my panel so I’d probably just consider something basic.
Solar with battery bank? Not sure I’d have the sun exposure I’d need but the freezer appears pretty energy efficient and perhaps a bunch of batteries could store sufficient power to keep it cold for a few days? I’d have to do the math I guess
Anyone have a very basic backup power set up at home? Mostly thinking freezer backup as our stove is gas, gas furnace, fireplaces and garage door has its own battery backup.