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last updated Apr 2025

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There are several things in addition to lights that won't work in a power outage.
Upstairs electric heating, living room kitchen gas heater. wired cordless phones, TV, internet modem-router.
The hot water heater and stove are gas and will work.

We have some backups:

An old thermostat which will work with the gas heater. See below:
An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the modem which will last for a little over 1 hour. If it starts beeping there is a button the side to shut the beeping off.
It is in the cabinet above the old radio at the end of the kitchen.
A rotary dial Phone
A battery backup charging station for mobile devices like phones, tablets and CPAP breathing machines.

We haven't had any power outages over 24 hrs. in the last 10 years, but we will typically have short outages in the winter.
In the 2024 blizzard power was out from early in the morning until some time in the night.
Heating is electric except for the gas heater between the living room and kitchen, The thermostat requires power for the heater to operate. The heater can also stop if the pilot light blows out. There is a backup thermostat system described in There is a battery backup with USB ports for charging mobile devices on the shelf at the end of the kitchen.
It should last 2 days when used sparingly.

Backup kitchen thermostat:
There are instructions in the gray binder marked "Instruction Manuals" on the shelves at the end of the kitchen with instructions for installing the backup thermostat.
see also: Backup Thermostat Instructions

Mobile device USB charger.
222Wh Marbero Portable Power Station, 60,000mAh Lithium Backup Battery Pack
3-USB ports: 5V 2.8A, QC (Quick Charge) 3.0 24 W, Type-C PD (Power Delivery) 24W
Will last 2 days when used sparingly.
The Type-C PD port will charge a macbook slowly.
The ports at the top are 12V DC out for CPAP or or 12V lights.
See Backup Power Station in Manuals.

Modem and Router UPS
The modem and router are on a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) battery backup).
It will keep you connected to the Internet for about 3 hours with video streaming and phone and laptop usage.

There are candles in the 2nd drawer of the table by the wall and on the shelf over the radio in the kitchen and other places around the house.
Flashlights should be on the top shelf over the cabinets by the deck door in the kitchen and on the hearth of the fireplace.
There are butane fire lighter sticks around that work better than matches. (The auto lighter on the stove won't work).
There is a wired dial phone by the couch by the TV. Cordless phones won't work.
Move some of the blue ice packs from the freezer to the refrigerator and avoid opening the refrigerator too often.