Lot of Rain

We got around 7 inches of rain yesterday - the sump pump came on but then the power went out - had to hurry and get one of my generators from the out building and hook it up to the sump pump - the one I used is a Honda eu 2000ie - the day before I tested this generator out to see if I'm ready for any emergency - it wouldn't start - shot some starter fluid into the carb and it turned over so I knew that it had spark - took the carb apart and cleaned it - then it started like a champ - I also have a Craftman 4000kw generator but didn't need to use it this time - after about 4 hours the power came on again - boy without power you realize how dependent you are on the stuff -

I need to redirect some of my down spouts from the rain gutters - seems like the water from the roof ends up too close to the house - today I started getting wood for the winter - was too busy during the year and couldn't get any - lucky I have a lot of dead ash trees that I can saw up and these are pretty dry already - I am really thankful that my cataract surgery went well - can really see now and things no longer look cloudy - hang in there guys - enjoy what God has given you - Joe

Sounds like you avoided a disaster, Glad you got it all worked out.

JoePa do you have a inlet to plug you generator into the house so you can run power to the circuits you want

In my whole life I've never seen 7" of rain all at once. If we get a 20 minute gully washer about once a month,that's a big deal. Glad everything worked as planned for you,Joe.

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

In my whole life I've never seen 7" of rain all at once. If we get a 20 minute gully washer about once a month,that's a big deal. Glad everything worked as planned for you,Joe.

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It's almost happened here in Ontario this summer in July with just thunderstorms. Between Delhi and Teeterville, 5 inches in one rain and Stromness also 5 inches in one rain event.

Quite the pics and videos.

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Originally Posted by cramadog2

It's almost happened here in Ontario this summer in July with just thunderstorms. Between Delhi and Teeterville, 5 inches in one rain and Stromness also 5 inches in one rain event.

Quite the pics and videos.

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Yeah we had 6” here out of that storm then 2” couple days later. Never seen ravine that runs through my property run so hard

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

JoePa do you have a inlet to plug you generator into the house so you can run power to the circuits you want

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No - keep meaning to do something to make it easier to use generator but never get around to it - right now I run extension cords from generator outside on the patio into the house through the cellar door