The definition of standby service uses the phrase "for the duration of the outage."
No time frame is specified. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Oct 12, 2011, at 2:54 PM, "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > On Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:29 AM, "Greg Fiorentino" > <gf...@dslnorthwest.net> wrote: > >> I was thinking the same when I saw the post about conversion to NG. I >> recalled the failure of the generators in New Orleans during Katrina. >> I agree that you are better off being self-sufficient in anticipation >> of an emergency. > > Very few standby generators are set up to handle a long-term outage with > no fuel replenishment. Their purpose is to keep critical systems > running for the duration of "reasonable" power outages. If you want > coverage beyond that, things start getting expensive (large fuel tanks > and the investment of thousands of dollars to fill them). Not > reasonable or even permissible in most residential cases. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > 1979 300SD > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
