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My bad - didnt pay attention to the lamping. If your okay with switching brands, Lithonia and Home Depot have a Tandem 8ft T5HO strip. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-4-Light-High-Output-White-Fluorescent-Strip-Light-Fixture-TZR-2-54T5HO-MVOLT-1-4-GEB10PS/202516724

I dont know if this is the "best" source but they have them on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002IZP0IW/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Lowes has the "narrow" version in my area for 8 bux cheaper. http://www.lowes.com/pd_163723-337-8TSNF-232-UNV-EB81-U_0__?productId=3181905

Dude - Your the first guy I have ran across that uses these things (first APC link) as well. I had lost so many computer power supplies from bad power in my apartment when in college. Bought one of those voltage regulators and have not loss a power supply since ( it's been almost 10 years now)...

Your paying for the transformer and its inefficiencies no matter what. Could be cheaper than reballasting over the life cycle though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

An occupancy sensor sounds like it "could" fit your bill. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001U3Z46Q/ref=pd_aw_sim_60_of_12?ie=UTF8&dpID=41cOVP-2zNL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR100%2C90_&refRID=1YAJRFKPP2E7FBSA1G74 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Definitely won't have that setup! But we hope we can make it through an outage with something rather than nothing.

We are on the outskirts of Louisville,KY. It can get cold during winter months. We shall see what happens. It is a small bedroom. Small house in general.

Haha. Well it's just the wife, my boxer dog and I so the game plan was to stay in the bedroom room with the space heater and the biggest load would be the refrig (if need be on) or a single 1500w space heater (bedroom lights are led as well) Your right - the rest of the house will be cold...

Agree this could cause an issue in certain situations but with the location And loads I'm planning to run I will not encounter this.

Yeah I'm agree - would love to have a larger propane tank. Right now I have 3 20lb tanks. Two are my own and one is trade in. We will see if with the gen as small as it is, if 20lb will get me more than 12 or 14 hours

Not sure how it's illegal. It's not a custom made cord. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050PQ0UO/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey all - just wanted to post my propane generator setup in hopes it may help a few people when trying to think through the best way to get backup power in their house. Couple of goals I had: Need a fuel source that storage stable and wont go "bad" from year to year. Want the ability to turn...

Many different factors here. Lets assume a few things. The pole barn is a separate structure detached from the main house. You are feeding your pole barn out of your main house panel that has a main disconnect on it and is fed from the utility company meter socket You need a sub-panel and...

Typically any time you have transformation there will be losses and inefficiencies - how much all depends on the converter you end up buying for your three phase transformation. The manufacturer should list this You'll save money not having to buy the converter and pay for the inefficiencies...