Our big problem would be water. We need power to run the well pump. I need to get a generator that will put out 240v to run it. It doesn't use much amperage but none of the smaller gens will do 240v.
If they could fry our grid, a hit in the winter would be far worse as we wouldn't have power or gas for heating.
Rock Chuck, For the well, we have solar panels, a small battery bank and an inverter. Unless your well is quite deep, a 110/120 volt pump can supply water to your storage tanks/drums. If you’re on a deep well and/or try to use a pressure tank for your home....the 110/120 volt pump, may need fill the need. I mention 110, as an inverter for 220/240 volt is pretty spendy! Buy a little 110/120 volt pump and store it for hard times!
We heat our entire (2 levels), 2800 sq. feet home, with a 30,000 BTU “free-standing” propane heater. It accomplishes the same thing as our 100,000 BTU forced air heater.....while using no electricity! If we move to the basement ( the third level) it will require even less heating.....our 1000 gallon propane tank can last for several winters, if we are very conservative! memtb
