Alert “Heat dome” blistering the West!

[MapNerd]

Dang @TJ&LadyDi i didn’t realize you were down an AC as well. If things get rough enough, I’ve made a poor man’s AC before with a 5-gallon bucket full of ice, a box fan placed over the top of the bucket blowing inside of it, and four 1” holes drilled into the top of the bucket with about 1” of 1” PVC pipe coming out of it.
It ain’t pretty but it help cool a small small space.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Are you at Guaranty?

Yep; Guaranty RV Park! Power has come and gone several times today. We’ve been on the generator for several hours, so we’re fine. I think they have a bad breaker in the main panel as I’m seeing an odd difference in leg voltage at the pedestal; 114V and 120. Usually, legs are with a volt or two IME.

The SilverLeaf panel says the outside temperature right now is 114 degrees. Don’t know where the sensor is located for that, so maybe the heat from the generator is influencing it. Whatever it is, it is HOT. The cold Black Butte Porter in my hand is helping, however.

TJ

 

[Voyageurs]

Dang @TJ&LadyDi i didn’t realize you were down an AC as well. If things get rough enough, I’ve made a poor man’s AC before with a 5-gallon bucket full of ice, a box fan placed over the top of the bucket blowing inside of it, and four 1” holes drilled into the top of the bucket with about 1” of 1” PVC pipe coming out of it.
It ain’t pretty but it help cool a small small space.

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wow. That is pretty cool. Lol See what I did there? Pretty cool. Lol. .

Ahem. I’ll see myself out.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Power is out at the RV park again and we’re on the 12.5KW Onan. It was off-and-on 2-3 times yesterday when it was 104 degrees; today its 111 degrees. This is the first outage today, but I don’t expect it to be the last.

A number of people have left the park, so the load should be down some. I think they have a failing breaker, but the two ”park hosts” didn’t seem interested in hearing about it. When they tell me I have to turn off my generator because of park rules, we’ll have a more serious discussion about it.

TJ

 

[Neal]

They won’t tell you to turn off your GEN and probably can’t hear it as it’s a great one. I’m sure your GEN is happy to get a good exercise. Don’t sweat it (pun intended).

 

[Neal]

I just checked Yakima and Hood River weather as it’s supposed to be 115 Monday/Tuesday. What is going on???

 

[sheridany]

 

[Voyageurs]

I just checked Yakima and Hood River weather as it’s supposed to be 115 Monday/Tuesday. What is going on???

Don’t bother coming north. In the interior of B.C. pretty much every city is breaking records right now and the temperature is rising. 45 C for us on Tuesday and Wednesday. And summer is just starting.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

I just checked Yakima and Hood River weather as it’s supposed to be 115 Monday/Tuesday. What is going on???

There’s a massive “heat dome” hovering over the Pacific Northwest and we’re breaking all-time heat records daily. I’ve lived on the West Coast almost all of my life (except for stints overseas in the military) and I’ve never seen it this hot out here. The SilverLeaf panel says the outside temperature is 116 degrees! We’re staying cool enough inside thanks to the generator, though I wish my third AC was working. Maybe tomorrow they’ll be able to fix it at the Premier RV Services shop.

I was just outside a few minutes ago to check on the power situation and it was like standing behind an A10 on takeoff. It will peel the hide right off of you.

TJ

Don’t bother coming north. In the interior of B.C. pretty much every city is breaking records right now and the temperature is rising. 45 C for us on Tuesday and Wednesday. And summer is just starting.

We couldn’t get there anyway with the border being closed. Hang in there; we’ll all get through this!

TJ

 

[Voyageurs]

There’s a massive “heat dome” hovering over the Pacific Northwest and we’re breaking all-time heat records daily. I’ve lived on the West Coast almost all of my life (except for stints overseas in the military) and I’ve never seen it this hot out here. The SilverLeaf panel says the outside temperature is 116 degrees! We’re staying cool enough inside thanks to the generator, though I wish my third AC was working. Maybe tomorrow they’ll be able to fix it at the Premier RV Services shop.

I was just outside a few minutes ago to check on the power situation and it was like standing behind an A10 on takeoff. It will peel the hide right off of you.

TJ

We couldn’t get there anyway with the border being closed. Hang in there; we’ll all get through this!

TJ

Yep. Give it a week or two. BC hydro is reporting record consumption. Local governments are opening up cool down centres. All planned outages for maintenance are delayed. Interesting times. We rarely get outages here but our home critical loads UPS (fridge and entertainment centre) will carry us for a day or two if need be. After that It’s the propane generator For a couple hours a day. Hopefully it won’t come to that.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Yep. Give it a week or two. BC hydro is reporting record consumption. Local governments are opening up cool down centres. All planned outages for maintenance are delayed. Interesting times. We rarely get outages here but our home critical loads UPS (fridge and entertainment centre) will carry us for a day or two if need be. After that It’s the propane generator For a couple hours a day. Hopefully it won’t come to that.

We have a natural gas generator (22KW) at our sticks n’ bricks that will keep things up in a power outage. Hopefully, there won‘t be one and we won’t need it.

”This, too, shall pass!”

TJ

 

[Voyageurs]

We have a natural gas generator (22KW) at our sticks n’ bricks that will keep things up in a power outage. Hopefully, there won‘t be one and we won’t need it.

”This, too, shall pass!”

TJ

That 22 KW genny is a nice addition. We thought about it and the reality is for us in our townhouse it could probably be half the size. One of the owners in our community has some medical issues and has one. Super quiet. I hear him exercise it once in awhile. But the power rarely goes out here, Maybe once or twice a year during a storm or somebody takes out a power pole. The UPS has been handy for those times. Other than exercising the propane genny it has never had to be used for its intended purpose. We use our Tesla as a variable load for exercising it. Works well. .

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Well, the official temperature high for today in Junction City, Oregon, occurred at 4:54 pm PDT; 111F as measured at the Eugene Airport a few miles to the south. Our SilverLeaf outside temperature reading was 116F, but I don’t think it is entirely accurate.

Interestingly enough, yesterday’s official high (103F) also occurred at 4:54 pm. Tomorrow’s forecast shows a chilly 97F.

The park power has gone out at least 5 times today but the Onan generator in the MADP ably picked up the slack. Sure glad we have it as it would have been miserable without the two ACs. Hopefully, the middle (kitchen) AC can be resurrected tomorrow by the Premier RV Services techs. We’ll see.

The two working ACs performed well enough, but having a third online would have made the job easier. As long as we needed to run the generator, it would have been nice to have all three ACs online.

TJ

 

[bpaikman]

speaking of hot ? do you guys travel with your generator on and running the air conditioners ? Going north manana and will be going through 105 + for a few hours and the dash AC just doesn't cut it. Although I can handle "HOT" my wife can't. Just asking...I have never needed to nor tried, so I'm asking. Does the generator run OK while bouncing around on the road ? Thanks for any ideas. Blessings

I don’t know about the newer coaches but While traveling through Texas we often drove with our generator running - I’d watch the outside temps - when it reach 95, we’d have to kick on the generator and house AC. I closed off the cab area from the rest of the “house” by hanging black shower curtains between, on an extralong rod. The cab AC was never adequate in really hot weather.

 

[bpaikman]

Well, the official temperature high for today in Junction City, Oregon, occurred at 4:54 pm PDT; 111F as measured at the Eugene Airport a few miles to the south. Our SilverLeaf outside temperature reading was 116F, but I don’t think it is entirely accurate.

Interestingly enough, yesterday’s official high (103F) also occurred at 4:54 pm. Tomorrow’s forecast shows a chilly 97F.

The park power has gone out at least 5 times today but the Onan generator in the MADP ably picked up the slack. Sure glad we have it as it would have been miserable without the two ACs. Hopefully, the middle (kitchen) AC can be resurrected tomorrow by the Premier RV Services techs. We’ll see.

The two working ACs performed well enough, but having a third online would have made the job easier. As long as we needed to run the generator, it would have been nice to have all three ACs online.

TJ

Will be flying into Eugene Monday and spending the next day rendevousing with our toad - I keep checking the weather reports and it shows the highs is the 70s?

 

[sheridany]

I was in Eugene last week. Great town and the weather was very pleasant. Be aware that Oregon has a high infection rate so they are masking up pretty seriously. Hotels have limited services and “free breakfast” is very limited if you choose a hotel that offers it. As long as there are no fires burning nearby, all should be good for you.

 

[murphysranch]

We are getting rain in Oregon and Washington. Sorely needed and it has washed away all the smoke and ash.

 

[bpaikman]

I was in Eugene last week. Great town and the weather was very pleasant. Be aware that Oregon has a high infection rate so they are masking up pretty seriously. Hotels have limited services and “free breakfast” is very limited if you choose a hotel that offers it. As long as there are no fires burning nearby, all should be good for you.

yes , my bro and sil have been keeping me informed, they live in Oregon

 

[J&JD]

I was in Eugene last week. Great town and the weather was very pleasant. Be aware that Oregon has a high infection rate so they are masking up pretty seriously. Hotels have limited services and “free breakfast” is very limited if you choose a hotel that offers it. As long as there are no fires burning nearby, all should be good for you.

And you didn’t pick up your new baby??

 

[sheridany]

Only visitations now as they are making sure everything is 100% before delivery. It will be soon.