I just experienced my first power outage as a reefer! Yikes, was I nervous. I’ve probably slept through them hundreds of times, but when that relaxing swoosh in the background gurgled, I jolted to attention. I’d always wondered how my plumbing would hold up to an outage, and I always meant to run some tests beforehand. Luckily, all the equipment seems capable of handling a short outage. Three gallons drained into a reservoir that can hold five… feel like I watched every drop trickle. This scared the crud out of me! I had flashlights, towels, and buckets at the ready in moments. Reminded me of blizzards in Alaska when I was a kid.
I’ve thought of installing a ball valve (?) to cut flow and save some drainage, but in reality, would this help, if I wasn’t at home during the outage? Short of buying a generator, is there anything else I can do to prepare for the worst? I have some battery operated (virtually useless) air pumps, tons of buckets and towels, and friends and loved ones to mop up the mess. But none of that seems proactive.