Expected power outage-what to do?

[drowe005]

I got a phone call from the power company today telling me that the power will be off on Thursday from 9am-1pm for service work. I've got 1 week old chicks in the brooder, and eggs in the incubator. What should I do? I've got hand Warmers?

 

[red golden]

Either a generator or power inverter. If you have neither see if you can borrow one

 

[GrandmaBird]

is someone close that you can move them too for the day? depending on the weather there they could be okay with just a cover to keep the heat in but will you lose the house heat as well? Sorry ...

 

[ocap]

generator(s) for rent ? try an equipment rental company or a company that rents lights for all night highway construction projects will rent generators

 

[drowe005]

Well Harbor Freight has a 900W generator for sale for 129.99 and I was considering picking that up. Hopefully I could get some use out of it in the future.

 

[ocap]

how many watts do you need? you might not have enough with a 900 watt generator.

 

[drowe005]

how many watts do you need? you might not have enough with a 900 watt generator.

I've got 2 250W heat lamps on a dimmer swtich currently cut down at about half way, and the 40W incubator, so Ill be good this time. Hopefully if its ever needed in the future again, itll be big enough for the lights that Im using at that time.

 

[ocap]

sounds good, I put two microwave ovens on a 20 amp circuit, should have been good for 2000 watts (if I remember my electrical engineering class) the ovens added watts were 1700 but still popped the breaker.