I no longer live in Houston but did for 28 years so I've been reading the thread and feel for everyone. I've been gone a year and a half now. Your mention of Florida got me to thinking. They don't have any areas with a population as large as Houston which just keeps growing and expanding and putting more demands on CP and their infrastructure. I completely understand the anger and frustration but they're sort of in a difficult position when these things happen.AgLiving06 said:
The CEO of centerpoint should be fired.
Texas or Houston needs to assert itself on them and say to fix the problem now or we will replace them.
CenterPoint essentially exists because of Houston. That leverage needs to be used.
Someone pointed out on reddit (whether true or not) that Florida never has this kind of damage and people rarely go a day or 2 without power from storms. Not certain if that's true, but we should never accept that this is how we have to live our lives.
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I am headed to league city tomorrow and can bring about 15 gallons of gas, a generator, a chainsaw and a polesaw if anyone needs any of these things.
Sea Speed said:
The AC at my rental is not working properly so I offered to recharge it for the time being and I was told that I'm not licensed so they don't want me messing with the refrigerant. Ok, well enjoy the summer heat. In case you had not noticed a hurricane blew through yesterday and the city is in chaos.
The tenants said no thanks because you aren't licensed? What difference does it make to them if they're renting?
Same for us. I want to say that we're on the circuit that comes off of Sandpiper, and there was a truck working over there. Hopefully they keep it going into the night and we get back on soon.
tamuags08 said:Sea Speed said:
The AC at my rental is not working properly so I offered to recharge it for the time being and I was told that I'm not licensed so they don't want me messing with the refrigerant. Ok, well enjoy the summer heat. In case you had not noticed a hurricane blew through yesterday and the city is in chaos.
The tenants said no thanks because you aren't licensed? What difference does it make to them if they're renting?
I have no idea. Honestly. Maybe they think the refrigerant will leak out and kill them, idk? I'm pretty frustrated because I did a lot of searching and YouTube watching then told them I was headed over and that was what they said. They have upstairs AC so I don't feel bad anymore after that response.
jh0400 said:
Same for us. I want to say that we're on the circuit that comes off of Sandpiper, and there was a truck working over there. Hopefully they keep it going into the night and we get back on soon.
Yeah, it sounded like there were problems with our transformer. Guess it just depends which block you're on and which circuit.
MIL just inside the loop just got hers back. I'm almost to Hillcroft and still dark.Teddy Perkins said:
Anyone in 77096 with power? Seeing some posts on Reddit that some have power.
Also in 77494 and we're still running off Generator. Cinco/Spring Green area has power but we do not. Hoping that changes soon…Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
Got home from the office to find … no power. 77494.
But at least I got some AC and was able to charge one of my power bricks.
Thank you!
No power in Crosby 77532. I assume we won't have it for a while.
No power or Comcast service in 77042 (home) or 77092 (office).
Took 6+ days to get power restored at the office following Derecho. Never lost power at home in May.
I have a feeling it will be 7 to 10 days.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
Took 6+ days to get power restored at the office following Derecho. Never lost power at home in May.
I have a feeling it will be 7 to 10 days.
I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
David_Puddy said:
Well I've gotten 0 emails from Centerpoint thus far, so y'all are both ahead of me.
Mine is their phone answering machine for Sam Houston Electric.
Light at willowbend and chimney rock is flashing now
Cromagnum said:
That's probably more to do with an inventive attempt to keep the generator dry than THD.
Wut? The pic was just a repost of my gen sitting out. Haven't gotten a proper cover yet.
I just want to point out that I've never seen someone more willing and enthusiastic to help others than you when an event calls for it (besides maybe Mattress Mac).Sea Speed said:
I am headed to league city tomorrow and can bring about 15 gallons of gas, a generator, a chainsaw and a polesaw if anyone needs any of these things.
Good bull my friend!
Surge protectors have zero to do with THD.
Also a UPS provides a clean sine wave only when on battery power.
Also a UPS provides a clean sine wave only when on battery power.
Yeah, just got the word that Westbury Baptist has power restored. Hopefully the surrounding areas will get it soon.AgLiving06 said:
Light at willowbend and chimney rock is flashing now
+1
I haven't always seen eye to eye with Sea Speed on everything (except maybe the Nichols collective) but he's good people
I haven't always seen eye to eye with Sea Speed on everything (except maybe the Nichols collective) but he's good people
Sea Speed said:jh0400 said:Sea Speed said:
I'm going in to Houston tomorrow to buy some r22 and try to recharge an AC at my rental. I can bring a generator if anyone wants to borrow one.
On that note, anyone have experience recharging AC systems?
It's not hard if you have power and a set of gauges. Suction line pressure (the big one) should be approximately equal to the current indoor temp.
I don't have gauges and can't find anywhere that sells them off the shelf so looking at marketplace.
Did you check harbor freight?
I've lost so much power at my house that I have multiple smoke detector low battery chirps going on now
Our power kicked on 5 minutes ago!ttha_aggie_09 said:Also in 77494 and we're still running off Generator. Cinco/Spring Green area has power but we do not. Hoping that changes soon…Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
Got home from the office to find … no power. 77494.
But at least I got some AC and was able to charge one of my power bricks.
I scrolled backwards through about 40 pages looking for this post you made a few days ago for a friend. Some good info there and thanks for sharing.
Sweet. I'm willowbend / post oak
Maybe they don't want you in the house because they've wrecked the place.Sea Speed said:tamuags08 said:Sea Speed said:
The AC at my rental is not working properly so I offered to recharge it for the time being and I was told that I'm not licensed so they don't want me messing with the refrigerant. Ok, well enjoy the summer heat. In case you had not noticed a hurricane blew through yesterday and the city is in chaos.
The tenants said no thanks because you aren't licensed? What difference does it make to them if they're renting?
I have no idea. Honestly. Maybe they think the refrigerant will leak out and kill them, idk? I'm pretty frustrated because I did a lot of searching and YouTube watching then told them I was headed over and that was what they said. They have upstairs AC so I don't feel bad anymore after that response.
Old discussion, but more relevant every passing year: At some point the City / Centerpoint just has to figure out how to bury distribution lines. This doesn't happen in other metros.
Saying this as one who has built subdivisions with buried electrical which weathered the derecho and Beryl fine, but am spending another balmy evening without power in the heights.
Saying this as one who has built subdivisions with buried electrical which weathered the derecho and Beryl fine, but am spending another balmy evening without power in the heights.
If any of y'all are in Sienna and have power, share your good news. There doesn't seem to be a soul around this part of the 459 with electricity.
Power back on here in Pecan Grove. Came on for about 10 seconds, then stopped. Checked the breaker box, nothing appears tripped, but turned the main to OFF then back to ON which did the trick.
Diggity said:Yeah, just got the word that Westbury Baptist has power restored. Hopefully the surrounding areas will get it soon.AgLiving06 said:
Light at willowbend and chimney rock is flashing now
Nice. I'm in the section of Maplewood east of Hillcroft just across from the bagel shop. Been out of town for over a week and last I heard ours isn't back on yet. Hoping it's back by the time we get home on Thursday night.
Correct, sorry if I gave this impression. I was presuming that an off-the-shelf surge suppressor would also have some filtering in it to help with THD ("harmonic distortion" which means a non-sinusoidal power supply).V8Aggie said:
Surge protectors have zero to do with THD.
But really, jenn96, the worries about a "dirty" power signal are overblown IMO. Your surge suppressor will probably protect against major malfunctions of the generator, lightning strikes, etc. If you have analog speakers, you will hear a pronounced 60-Hz hum when powering them from the generator. For everything else, does it work? If so, it's fine. If not, just unplug it until you're back on mains power.
Didn't know this. Is that true of all UPSes? It doesn't seem to be an inherent requirement of the design. Aren't there units with inverters that keep the input and output isolated?Quote:
Also a UPS provides a clean sine wave only when on battery power.
SchizoAg said:Correct, sorry if I gave this impression. I was presuming that an off-the-shelf surge suppressor would also have some filtering in it to help with THD ("harmonic distortion" which means a non-sinusoidal power supply).V8Aggie said:
Surge protectors have zero to do with THD.
Also a UPS provides a clean sine wave only when on battery power.
But really, jenn96, the worries about a "dirty" power signal are overblown IMO. Your surge suppressor will probably protect against major malfunctions of the generator, lightning strikes, etc. If you have analog speakers, you will hear a pronounced 60-Hz hum when powering them from the generator. For everything else, does it work? If so, it's fine. If not, just unplug it until you're back on mains power.
Oh I agree with you THD is not as big of an issue these days.
Fitch said:
Old discussion, but more relevant every passing year: At some point the City / Centerpoint just has to figure out how to bury distribution lines. This doesn't happen in other metros.
Saying this as one who has built subdivisions with buried electrical which weathered the derecho and Beryl fine, but am spending another balmy evening without power in the heights.
It's not that they don't know how, it's they know people don't want the rate raise that would be needed to do it.
Just came on. 77008
It flickered for a second, so I'm sure it'll come and go a couple times, but we'll take it
It flickered for a second, so I'm sure it'll come and go a couple times, but we'll take it
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