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Probably not in reality. Couple hundred for the boiler gun and a few more depending on how many circulators you have in the system. The newer ones use even less power. My newer Taco's use about 44w while the older and most common 007's use about 80w. Either way it's a tiny fraction compared to an electric water heater. But it's a plus to have oil hot water when trying to size a generator for sure. Other things to avoid and really you should not have a need to power them off a genny are things like toasters, microwaves, electric dryers and the worst of all electric stoves/ovens.

Swantanamo Bay!

Jesus, calm down.

Corrupt testing:

https://beardbrospharms.com/2022/12/13/delays-shortfalls-plague-california-state-cannabis-testing-lab/

https://beardbrospharms.com/2022/10/06/thc-potency-florida/

https://beardbrospharms.com/2022/08/11/testing-sued-arkansas-consumers-over-false-thc-results/

Unsafe work environments:

https://beardbrospharms.com/2022/11/14/osha-cannabis-trulieve-worker-death/

That's just a quick search because you can't be assed to google for yourself.

I mean, is it actually some sort of shock to you that there's corruption and shady shit going on on the legal side? Lol.

Same lol.

How does it work for you? Works flawlessly for us knock on wood.

Thanks. And sigh, we already have starlink for internet. No need to purchase additional Elon products haha

I'm so happy the best blotter in the state comes right to my mailbox every Friday. I also thoroughly enjoy the rundown of what's going down in Waterville each week from Steve and Sue. Did Steve make it to Burlington last week for his appointments during the big storm? I'll have to wait til Friday to find out!

We heat our water with a large Buderus boiler. This also heats our house since we have radiant floors. I am sure it takes a lot of power, so I'm grateful for the wood stove! Thank you for the feedback.

Sadly I fear you're right, moreso every year. We've known about this for so long, and NOTHING has been done. Just hand-wringing and signing accords that no are too conservative and no one plans to adhere to anyways. We're likely already past the point of no return to avoid the worst of it, and still nothing gets done. We're out of time and we haven't even started making a rudimentary plan yet. No one is willing to have the tough conversations, no one is willing to talk about what we're going to have to give up to get this situation under control. If we don't do it voluntarily, it will be done to us involuntarily.

Had a Tesla powerwall for years with never an issue nor have I ever heard of other issues with them. Keeps the house going for about 24hr before I have to fire up the genny. Most often the only way I know we have had an outage is because the Tesla app tells me about it.

It doesn't have to be that expensive if you are prudent with your usage during outages. We have a Bluetti AC-300 at the moment that is not tied in but will be this year with a transfer switch and additional Power Modules. It easily runs our oil furnace and blower motor. The system is expandable up to 12.5kw. We have 3 ecoflo solar panels that can be run in tandem and they are great as an add-on. One big plus for this system is that it can be recharged via your car/truck. Pull the car out of the garage, fire it up, plug it in for a recharge session. A lot easier than adding propane tanks for the few outages you'll have to deal with on average.

Good luck with your setup.

Just get a gas generator with 7500 running watts and hook it up to the breaker panel (hire an electrician if you don't know how). It'll run the whole house and one with an 8gal tank can run for about 10 hours. (My house has 2 furnaces, the fridge, and all lights and outlets running the whole time). If you want the microwave or electric range you'll want something a little larger, probably 10k+ running watts.

GMP has a program for battery backups. That's probably the most turnkey solution. You basically let the grid use you as a battery. If there is an outage, it isolates current to your home.

Yes we are on a well and we have a mound septic system. We need electricity to run the pump chamber so it won't back-up. But this is all fairly new to me so I might be wrong. Lived in Montpelier before this and always had municipal plumbing.

You didn't mention how you heat your hot water? If electric that can be very taxing on a genny 4500 watts or so when on. Other than that I would skip the whole house idea and get a smaller genny 6500 watts ish and have your electrician wire a genny transfer panel that only runs a few circuits like your well, heat, fridge etc. A cheap harbor freight genny is all you really need up here for the occasional outage. Propane will cost you and yes while there is some maintenance advantage you can always find some gasoline 24/7 propane not so much. Gas genny's are pretty reliable just run em for ten mins a months if you can and possibly keep them hooked to a battery tender.

Swanton is an underrated town! Awesome pic!

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Most if not all solar companies will give free consultations and often free estimates or even quotes. I would definitely explore that! From what I have heard, I would avoid the Tesla system.

a grey was spotted and took off fast!

Here ya go, brutha.

Kyle Kazan: former cop now CEO of a massive race to the bottom and drive small farmers out of business cannabis company.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co-m-jIC3oA

I don't buy from stores or the black market, but it's still important to know that there's so much fucked up shit like this that happens on the legal side. So yeah, spend your dollars wisely if you can. Have a good one.

Whoops sorry for the mistake. Clearly I'm new at this and still learning a lot. Appreciate the feedback. I agree that installing propane tanks just for a generator will be a pain. Would be great if the back-up battery solution worked for this reason.

I believe we are about to see full disclosure from phil scott soon.

Still didn’t answer how a dispensary is trashy lol

Water is only an issue if you're on a well (which it sounds like you probably are) and septic is only an issue if you have some sort of ejector pump or macerator or something along those lines. Many many septic systems are gravity fed (you just need water to flush the toilet)

> Propane isn't as energy dense as oil/diesel, but the shelf life is perfect, and no clogged carbs/injectors if it's been sitting for...a while.

This is definitely the selling point for propane. Just kinda sucky if you don't already have propane on site.