Cookaholics Bulletin Board

Cookaholics Bulletin Board

Shop, cook, eat, drink, post, repeat.
 
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:08 am

All times are UTC - 7 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 65 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 7  Next
Author Message
 Post subject: Power Outage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:50 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:43 am
Posts: 1426
We had a storm on Friday that lasted about 20 minutes. It knocked over trees and telephone poles and I was without power for 30 hours. The good news is the picture that I have posted. The bad news is the motherboard in my wall oven is fried and none of the controls work. I wonder how much that is going to cost. I pulled the panel my self which consisted of two screws and two plugs, so I can take it into the appliance store and not have to worry about a service call.


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:39 am 
Offline

Joined: Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:51 am
Posts: 663
Location: W. Montana
I had a couple instances this summer where my GFI tripped on the outlet where my free-standing freezer was plugged in. The other time was when the circuit tripped in my garage where my extra fridge is plugged in. Last week I had an electrician move the GFI to another location and add a new outlet for the fridge in the garage that isn't GFI protected. Also, I had him add a whole-house surge suppressor to my electrical panel.
The outages ALWAYS seem to happen when I'm out of town. Now I don't have to worry. At last, peace of mind.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:22 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:18 pm
Posts: 1244
Sorry to hear about the outage and damage. Our oven control panel was $250; hope yours is less.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:14 am 
Offline

Joined: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:18 am
Posts: 332
Location: Seattle
We had a similar problem in our vacation home. Over 2 years, we lost our refrigerator, a TV, a wine cooler and an air conditioning unit. I did some research and discovered that a whole-house surge protector might have prevented all our losses. We had an electrician install one...and have never had a problem since. The unit itself was $100 and another $100 to have it installed. Cheap insurance! We have since installed one in our permanent home.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:42 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:55 am
Posts: 516
Location: Cordillera, Luzon, Philippines
Wow, ouch! We have power outages here regularly. Some are scheduled, others apparently depend upon if someone sneezes or a dog farts. The scheduled ones go for 8 to 10 hours, sometimes 12. The unscheduled ones are normally shorter, from 1 hour to 4 or 5. The experience has been ... invaluable ... to be kind.

When we build a house, we will incorporate a "whole house" surge protection system. Along with LED emergency lights that work off a small bank of deep cycle batteries, I plan on a generator for essential items, primarily refrigerator and freezers if the outage is long enough to threaten the food safety. But to be honest, kerosene lanterns give a rather romantic glow and are fine for playing a couple rounds of "Go Fish".

Talanhart, I feel for you! We've lost one computer and two televisions to the repair shop due to power problems. Luckily our refrigerator and freezer have managed to deal with it. I've got most of my electrical gadgets on either automatic power supplies or at least surge protectors.

_________________
Tatoosh aka Steve

Ancient Amerikano Adventuring Abroad: another fat guy up a mountain in the Philippines


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:25 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:43 am
Posts: 1426
$998.00 for the new board,


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:57 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:06 pm
Posts: 935
talanhart wrote:
$998.00 for the new board,


Wow! That seems high. :( I'm sorry to hear it.

--Lisa


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:05 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:41 pm
Posts: 1884
Location: Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
did you try that cheap online appliance source Crystal posted on TOBB? I will try to find

edit to add - does anyone know if this is the right one? http://www.repairclinic.com/


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:36 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:55 am
Posts: 516
Location: Cordillera, Luzon, Philippines
Double ... Oh-Wow ... kinda Otchity-Ouch!

_________________
Tatoosh aka Steve

Ancient Amerikano Adventuring Abroad: another fat guy up a mountain in the Philippines


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Power Outage
PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:07 am 
Offline

Joined: Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:51 am
Posts: 663
Location: W. Montana
talanhart wrote:
$998.00 for the new board,


Damn! That's really expensive.
I'm thinking that the $150 for the whole-house surge suppressor was money well spent if it would protect my electronics in a similar situation.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 65 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 7  Next

All times are UTC - 7 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 16 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Template made by DEVPPL/ThatBigForum