Category: The House
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Well and septic vs city water changes almost every outage decision you make, from stored gallons to generator size. Here is the fork, side by side.
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A blackout does not break everything at once. Here is the real order your house fails in, with hours attached, so you fix the right thing first.
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What to do first, in order of return: carbon monoxide detectors, stored water, a load audit, backup heat and a bucket toilet. Under $200 and one weekend.
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A home energy audit for backup power: how to measure watts and watt-hours appliance by appliance, with a table of typical loads for a house on a well.