Silence is Deafening

[edatlanta]

We had a big thunderstorm blow through a couple of hours ago. That didn't wake me up at all, but the silence when the power went off did. I got up and turned off both a/c's and laid back down. Approx an hour and a half later I heard my transfer switch "thunk" and then got up and turned the a/c's back on.

And now with a cup in hand and the internet up, Life is back to Normal.

[spoon059]

I have some hearing damage to my ears, so if there is no sound, I can hear a ringing in my ears. I need the white noise or I can't sleep through the ringing. At home I have a little fan that I turn on at night. When camping, we just leave the AC fan on all night for the background noise.

[edatlanta]

smkettner wrote:
I think I would just leave the air set to run.
Progressive EMS would decide when power was good for at least a full minute before connecting power to the RV.

Actually the delay is approx 2 1/2 minutes after power is restored before the EMS turns you back on. I just don't like having high load items on when this occurs even though the thermostats on each a/c take a few seconds to actually turn the units on. Sometimes you don't have the option to turn them off such as if this had occurred when I was gone.

[time2roll]

I think I would just leave the air set to run.
Progressive EMS would decide when power was good for at least a full minute before connecting power to the RV.

[Sandia_Man]

I love the peace and quiet we get when boondocking, but at public or private sites we turn on a vent fan or AC (when it's hot enough) for the white noise they provide, which for us, effectively mutes the sounds encountered in these overnight scenarios.

[DrewE]

I sometimes have had the opposite problem. I was convinced for quite some time that the appliances in my house were in cahoots with each other. The furnace would come on when I was trying to get to sleep. After awhile, it would finally shut off (ahhh...peace and quiet...) and then, as if on cue, the fridge compressor would launch into action.

[dwayneb236]

No problems in the daytime I'm out doing stuff, but I like my AC at night.

[nineoaks2004]

dwayneb236 wrote:
Isn't it amazing just how quiet it gets with no power?

Problem is it does not usually last long enough. Silence is golden

[dwayneb236]

Isn't it amazing just how quiet it gets with no power?

[3oaks]

gbopp wrote:

edatlanta wrote:
Life is back to Normal.

Sometimes, a power outage is a gift. 🙂

X2

"Silence is Golden" still rules in my world. 😉

[Chuck_thehammer]

can not relate. most anything will wake me up at night.

as for power, I would need to get generator started, or the basement will flood. (sump pump) but since I purchased the bigger generator, no power outages .. ( 4 years now ) 🙂

Edison must have replaced the extension cord to our little town.

[gbopp]

edatlanta wrote:
Life is back to Normal.

Sometimes, a power outage is a gift. 🙂