|
07-18-2015, 04:37 AM
|
#1
|
Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
|
Power outage warnings
If you have a S&B or, like us, an RV home base, somewhere where you pay an electric bill directly to the power company you may be able to get a text message telling you the power is out and when it may return. Since our RV home base is out in a rural area (60 miles to a Walmart) and we only spend the hottest months of the year here we were concerned about our three cats. On Weststar's (our power company) website you can sign up to have them notify you by email or text when there is a power outage with an estimate of when it will be restored(always an hour or more longer than it's taken them) and another text or email when it has been restored. It lets us shop and dine comfortable when away and know if we have to rush home long before the cats would be in real trouble.
__________________
Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
|
|
|
07-18-2015, 06:18 AM
|
#2
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
|
That sounds like a good plan. I don't think it will work over here in the swamps. Folks in power company don't even know when their lights are off
|
|
|
07-18-2015, 08:05 AM
|
#3
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
Posts: 3,944
M.O.C. #1034
|
Just a great feature to offer their customers and gives you as pet owners real piece of mind.
__________________
Darwin & Maureen DeBackere
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
2011/3500/Silverado/4x4/DRW/Duramax
2017/3721RL/Legacy Pkg./Pressure-Pro
|
|
|
07-18-2015, 10:21 AM
|
#4
|
Site Team
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Omaha
Posts: 6,750
M.O.C. #7560
|
LC are you trying to tell us the power company there in the swamps are kind of in the dark all the time???
|
|
|
07-18-2015, 10:41 AM
|
#5
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
|
Rondo, it's an old co-op, board members are elected by popular vote, so we don't have best qualified
|
|
|
07-18-2015, 12:40 PM
|
#6
|
Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Walla Walla
Posts: 141
M.O.C. #12821
|
Funny I was thinking about this same scenario myself a couple days ago while we are away from home, we have a surveillance system and it has been off line for a couple days and was wondering if the power is out, also thinking of our freezers and refrigerators, I am going to check with our power company to see if they have this feature, thanks for the tip...
|
|
|
07-19-2015, 02:06 AM
|
#7
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Frostproof, FL USA
Posts: 2,362
M.O.C. #13272
|
Our provider, LCEC (Lee County Electric Co-Op I think) in SW Florida has a great user friendly site. I can go on everyday and check my exact KW usage.
I will have to check their site again to see if they have some type of text message alert options available.
__________________
Previous: 2008 Montana 3400RL & 2014 3725RL
Current: Full Time 2022 SOB TT Toy Hauler
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|