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| Our temps have been very cold for this time of year. Went down to 15F last night so I came home from work at 8 just to put the stock tank heater in the pond--thinking to warm the pond a little.I had forgot that I am running 2 external pumps at about 300 watts between the two of them. I plugged in the 1500Watt stock tank heater to their electrical box and went off to work. The breaker the pond stuff is on is on the same breaker as my furnace. Got home from work at 11:30 and straight to bed. This am at 8:30 looked out the kitchen window to discover the waterfalls not running.
Ooopss... Yah think 1500 Watts, 300 Watts and the furnace cutting in--just a little too much power for one breaker! Fish are fine. Unplugged the heater, reset the GFC breaker and started the waterfall up again. |
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- Posted by sleeplessinftwayne z4-5 IND (My Page) on Sun, Sep 19, 10 at 16:52
| Ouch! Glad there was no lasting harm and I'm very grateful we don't have those kinds of temps here for another couple of months. We all have those kinds of bobbles, so don't feel too bad. Bet you won't make that one again, though. : ) |
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- Posted by goodkarma_ 5b (My Page) on Thu, Sep 23, 10 at 10:22
| Ack!!! As my DH would say with a smart alec grin "What did you learn?" lol Glad everything worked out. When you got home was the house terribly cold? We have a furnace that is not too old but the flame sensor gets coated with carbon every year. Every year we have had the house go cold for this reason. I absolutely know the feeling of waking up in the middle of the night with my nose cold, and then groggily make out that the house if freezing! The first year I learned how to take a scotch pad to it and remove the carbon. Last year I had it replaced so wonder how long it goes without me hankering down to the basement with a blankie around me and my handy screwdriver, and scotch pad in hand. Arghh.....Winter! |
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| No carbon on my furnace. I have a programable thermostat so it doesn't kick in until 7:30 am if it's below 68F in the house. It probably was that morning but gotta love sweaters! |
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