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BTW, my PowerBack alarm has been 100% reliable. Also, note that it has a low battery LED to let you know if you need to change battery when its activated. Also, I edited my post above to include the direct SS thread link and reference to post #22 for installation method that I used. Just be...

The Reliance Controls PowerBack alarm that Light in the Dark linked, is independent of your breaker interlock. It goes on a line of the Service Feed within your breaker box. As I recall, there are some good tips & photos in the Amazon user reviews section. When I installed mine, I timed it to...

On my compound I am strictly manual switchover using a generator inlet box type hookup with breaker panel interlock. Having older Mil Surplus generators that are ~30 yrs old I prefer to do a complete pre-flight check on all systems before starting genset and switching on each breaker on...

Like some romances, they often turn into a love/hate relationship. I love to get the intended usage benefits these MEP's were designed for out of my 3 generators. That part is very satisfying to know you were prepared and the often forgotten until needed, electricity producing machine comes to...

Finally, power was restored to our street around 10:00 am this morning:D. My Powerback alarm was screeching in the garage when I had to go back up to house to pick a snow shovel I had left there. Otherwise, hard to tell during the daytime with our whole compound powered up by 2 generators...

Very true! Here they handle heavy rain and a few inches of snow quite well but when over a foot of snow dumps in a single day it presents added challenges...trees & big branches come down plus unprepared drivers end up in the ditch, etc. Our area has now declared an "emergency status" which...

Well I’m still running on MEP power. Local news said we set a record for most snow in 24 hrs, broke our 1917 record. News also said there was an Amtrack train with passengers stuck at a standstill for over 30 hours until downed trees were removed from tracks. City of Oakridge, OR has been cut...

Yeah that map tracks with what our Electric provider's recorded message indicates. We have over 8000 without pwr in our County. Utility company said to be prepared for outages to last up to 1 week in some outlying areas. They said lots of trees down on lines all around the County. Just saw a...

Weather forecast was for 1-6" of snow last night in the Southern Willamette Valley (Eugene, OR area). Woke up this morning to over a foot of snow and power was off. Went out and started the MEP-002 and had the house powered up and coffee made before the wife was up. She didn't even know the...