Great test. I would consider putting a backup light in that downstairs living room so you can see the electrical panels in case you need to access them in an outage. Also as you pointed out the stairwell could use one. Thanks for the video
I think the idea is to add another running man exit light at the main door with 2 spots lighting up the bottom of the stairs. What would you think Nic?
I can't put a running man sign as they are quite an aesthetically pleasing in a home as they stand out a lot. I will possibly do an emergency fixture however.
Watching this video makes me want to wire a few emergency lights in my house, mostly in the basement near the generator transfer switch. My town looses power often, like every other week. The emergency lights will come in handy.
can you do a video of your washing machine running and then stopping when the power goes out, and then youre in the hallway and come into the washroom and dsay "damn power outage! my laundry is more important!" 🤣
I do really think you could deal with an emergency light to the fuse box in the living room basement as it will provide you with some light to see what you are doing in the fuse box. It is up to you anyway.
I Do Really Think You Could Deal With An Emergency Light To The Fuse Box In The Living Room Basement As It Will Provide You With Some Light To See What You Are Doing In The Fuse Box. It Is Up To You Anyway. Possibly. I Don't Usually Ever Go Into That Living Room So That's Why There Isn't Currently One As It's Not A Used Space.
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I have done it before in a video a long time ago. Typically I just make sure it's they last the required 30 minutes as fully depleting them degrades the batteries faster.
IDEA: what if you turned the recessed light in the stairwell above the fire door in the house to an emergency light? (same fixture, just with a battery connected somewhere). there is a way to do this, i see AC fixtures all the time with a plate on the ceiling next to it with a battery charge indicator and test button. the light switch still controls the light but when power is lost, the light is always on, the switch position doesn't matter.
It's a really good setup. It I don't see why you don't put the houses fire alarm system on the generator too just as it kind of life safety but other than that love all of ur videos
On Thursday, there is literally a heat wave at my school and it happened at dismissal, but it was 108°F I think and it caused the power to go out because of the heat wave and that’s crazy but on Friday I had no school
I would argue that the living room is indeed important to light up, seeing as the electrical panel is in the far corner of the room. If there's a power outage, that's usually where you'd look to fix the problem, right?
Usually power outages are a fault of the utility provider I've never in a residential building had a main breaker trip it shouldn't but theoretically can happen and I have seen it happen in commercial.
@@nics-systems-electric Fair enough, and if something did trip, it wouldn't disconnect the whole house and/or take out all the lighting I suppose. Good point, you are right
when power is lost, the emergency lights immediately turn on and are powered by a battery that is usually contained inside of the unit though sometimes a light may be powered by a separate battery pack. when there is power, the battery is kept charged so it is full when power is lost.
@@ilikeelectronics100 not always an option you gotta do what you gotta do. Many times the situation you're showing is in rain snow etc. and won't happen again or your opportunity to do a test when it won't disrupt others is limited.
NIC PLEASE SEE THIS: I think you should switch from a gas generator to many eco flow generators which are extremely eco friendly and many generators san be wired together and they will work with your current system in your gen building and they last way longer and don't need gas so you don't have to pay those hefty prices (and they are compatible with a solar panel or the ones they provide. Also is your name actually Nic?
I am aware of the option. But I don't see how that would perform how I need it to. Though battery technology is getting better I don't think it's mature enough yet. Still can't quite perform how ICE's do when it comes to back up systems. I want something that can run for many hours and be topped off during an outage. Yes my name is Nic.
