Potential UK power failure

[ForgeCorvus]

Question for those planning on using their cars as additional gennie fuel stores.... How are you going to get the petrol (or WHY) out?
I ask because most modern cars have anti-syphon or anti-rollover valves

[Yorkshire Andy]

Simple enough job jack car remove filler neck jubilee clip slip in anti static jiggle Syphon and jerry can to collect fuel.. been there done it in the past (leaky tank)

Smaller amounts unclip fuel outlet from fuel filter put container over spigot get friend to cycle ignition.. (run out of fuel in my Coleman lantern)

[Bosworth]

Honda eu10i (1kw)
Or the eu20i (2kw)

Can be had for reasonable money scour the selling pages on Facebook especially those relating to motor homes and caravans

Thank you

[Butterfly]

Thank you for sharing helpful info that is very helpful to someone new to prepping like me. I thought it may be helpful to say that solar panel systems are thought to create 'dirty electricity' and this is well worth considering.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Thank you for sharing helpful info that is very helpful to someone new to prepping like me. I thought it may be helpful to say that solar panel systems are thought to create 'dirty electricity' and this is well worth considering.

Welcome to the forum can you please post an intro in the new members start here area please..

Solar electricity or generator based have the potential to cause issues

Generator based a 60w filament bulb of surge suppressor can help smooth any spikes..

Solar in a 12v charging variant is fine by a charge controller if your stepping up to 240v via an Inverter your wanting pure sine wave

[grenfell]

Seems a knock on effect of this pandemic is a reduced demand for electricity . One would think that in itself would be a good thing but the matter is a little more complicated.
https://www.newpower.info/2020/04/natio ... stability/
Also seems that recently some tarrifs have become negative at least for a short time. Early in april ( the 5th i think) Octopus energy , for example , had a negative rate between 10am and 4 pm -4p per kwh and have had periodical night time negative rates.