This channel focuses on off grid living. It includes over views of different survival necessities like water, heat, cooling, cooking, power, etc. We all do it a little different, but maybe some of my ideas will work for you.
Everyone one should read the book One Second After by William Forstchen. I'll cheat and use the Wikipedia description: "The novel deals with an unexpected electromagnetic pulse [EMP] attack on the United States as it affects the people living in and around the small American town of Black Mountain, North Carolina." This book is kind of scary to think that something like this could happen. For those who may not know about EMPs this is what you were talking about.
Sounds interesting. I've heard that an emp attack would lead to up to 70% mortality within 9 months, mostly from starvation. Big cities would be an absolute hell hole.
@@offgridwithalexanderthegre5157 You hit on a couple of the things from the book. Luckily they were in a town up in the mountains close to Ashville. There are three sequels: "One Year After", "The Final Day", and "Five Years After" so there is some follow up to show what could happen after an attack.
What is the wattage of your well pump? How deep is it? What kind of inverter are you using? I have 300ft deep well and 1HP pump and want to design a solar/battery powered backup system. My research tells me that my well pump's steady state current is 9A at 240V and the in-rush could be as high as 50Amp, so it may require 12Kw at start up.
The depth of the well is irrelevant. The head of water is what matters. A.c. well pump will require large inverter, more batteries and more solar panels. I have a solar well which is not ideal for heavy after dark or cloudy day water use, but is adequate.
The well is solar with 24 volt battery back up, and is self contained. It's not on my main solar system and runs on d.c. power. Check out my water vid.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4lTG579r2aQ.htmlsi=XD7V-L354GUXke9j
The on demand water heater will freeze quickly. I usually drain it if it's going to be well below freezing otherwise I put a light bulb on it. They now have ones that sense the freezing and automatically turn the burner on. The well storage tank is in an insulated box and I also wrap the pipes with insulation so it's not a problem. I could also put a light bulb in there if it was calling for extended extreme cold.
