discretekarma February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 When I look at Pepco's power outage map it looks like there are a lot of areas losing power already. During the major snow we had in December, the same map showed almost no outages. Mines still good in Colesville/Silver Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 When I look at Pepco's power outage map it looks like there are a lot of areas losing power already. During the major snow we had in December, the same map showed almost no outages. Mines still good in Colesville/Silver Spring. My son called a little bit ok to tell me ours was out, so I've got to get myself home. Right now in Kensington electricity is still on, but over by Plyers Mill & Georgia Ave a couple hours ago, it was flickering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefhunter February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 power flickered here, turned off the TV for a min.... only 6" and problems all ready.... glad I have a generator to keep the fish warm!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 I had two brief dips earlier. Slight breeze picked up, knocking some of the snow off the trees - hopefully it will STAY off. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discretekarma February 6, 2010 Author Share February 6, 2010 I had two brief dips earlier. Slight breeze picked up, knocking some of the snow off the trees - hopefully it will STAY off. bob The power or the snow on the trees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobalicious February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 power went out in our neighborhood twice now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Our electricity came back on already. I'm always thinking that the fast response we always have, has to do with living next to a mall, but I just realized that it probably has more to do with the fact that the fire station is a block away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabrego February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 so far so good in springfield... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtro February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power out in Stafford.I dont think we will get it back until monday. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power is flickering for me in springfield... hope it stays on I got a sick hairless guinepig im sitting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 No issues here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeria February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power out in ballston!!!!! Airpumps are all on. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power flickered a bit here in Falls Church/Lake Barcroft. Heaters and power heads plugged into battery backups and new gas powered generator full and ready to go if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pco1988 February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power flickered down at the shop an hour ago downtown Annapolis. So far so good at home in Riva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amay121 February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 WV is still good for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldReefer February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Just back after being down for 6 hours in Alexandria. Tank house got down to 60 and the tank got down to 74. Should be no problem but my setup really took a beating with all of the power cycling. Glad I had the Vortech back-up. I am getting a generator next week for sure. Something that will run a return, a heater, and maybe power my gas furnace. Long sleepless night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Never lost power in fairfax, not even a flicker.. But I live right acrooss the street from the FFX Cty, Govt center, so they are constantly plowing and keeping things clear here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power still good in my part of Ashburn. 23-1/2 inches of snow on the ground thus far. My line of Leyland Cypress are bent way over. Some have their tops (normally about 25' up) bent to the ground. As many of 3 of them look to have been uprooted from the weight of the snow turning them over. I've been for an hour this morning trying to clear snow off of the trees. But, the good news is that the power's still on and all systems are still running. And... believe it or not, someone is plowing our streets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilary February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power in Arlington (Fairlington) was off and on all night, and now has been off since a little after 6am. Airstones on in all of the tanks and the boat battery/inverter is running the return and heater for the big tank, but I may need to carry it around and run all of the heaters for a little bit if the power doesn't return soon. Note to self - more automatic airstones and a second battery/inverter combo for next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 I still have power this morning. Not sure why - the trees are HEAVY with snow. ANd it's still coming down hard. Quite the snowstorm - haven't gone out to measure yet. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discretekarma February 6, 2010 Author Share February 6, 2010 I woke up a little while ago to no power. The house temp dropped to 57 but the tank temp hadn't dropped much at all. I got the generator running now with the transfer switch. First time using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogurnda February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Power was off for about 5 hours last night. After digging it out, the old generator didn't start, so it was blankets and hot water in tuppperware for 4 tanks. Back on now with no losses, and I can eat breakfast and watch the wife shovel while we wait for the plows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 Starting @11 pm last night, we lost power for about 4.5 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind February 6, 2010 Share February 6, 2010 No issues here in Alexandria, Seminary Road area. I have blankets ready to wrap the tanks if I do lose power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discretekarma February 6, 2010 Author Share February 6, 2010 To reduce the load on my generator (and increase the ammount of time my gas will last) I unplugged everything for my tank accept my Eheim 1262 return pump and heater. No skimmer, no CaRx, no lights, no closed loop. Is this ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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