We thought about that and even have some plastic buckets and basins but there was only one rainfall when all happened so it not fixed our problems.
Yup. And pocket filters also can do the trick.
But speaking about drinking water - we were prepared. We bought several 19l water bottles with drinking water before the first strikes just in case.
What I’m talking about is technical water to take a shower, wash dishes, wash your hands, flush the toilet, clean cat’s toilets etc. Antisanitary can develop very fast.
But the situation became acceptable very quickly.
At first, we have this in our town:
Also, churches and some housings have water wells which they politely shared with all who were in need.
And finally, we have plenty of companies that deliver drinking water (but they were overwhelmed by orders at the first time).
Speaking about antisanitary - sanitisers, disposable tableware and wet wipes)
For me, the hardest part was to bring enough water because I have no car and without a working elevator it’s not very easy to lift it to the 9-th floor where I live.
Lately, ppl just bought barrels and canisters to store technical water for such cases.
Wow! Never heard about them. Physics is cool!) I live on the 9-th floor so it will be weird if I place a water tank on the roof, but I will consider it for our dacha (just can’t call it summer house or smth like that).
You can use a regular car battery to run small stuff. That’s all true, you do have to make sure you don’t discharge it too far.
But they’re so big you have room to work with.
If the car battery is 60aH even if you only use 20% at a time, from 100%-80%, and recharge at 80%, theres 144Wh in that window. That’s 8 x 5000mah 21700s. The battery is fine with that if you recharge it soon after. That’s significant. But you do have to recharge it a lot.
@p1nky.ua Take a look at these inverters, specifically 1500/3000W one. Those are pure sine and for 12v power supply. I can get one in Poland. But not so sure about that bus package thing - there is a bus connection from Wrocław to Dnipro, but it isn’t direct one, there’s one transfer to another bus on the way, not sure if parcel might “take this transfer”. Let me know if such power inverter would be a help for You and I’ll look into this bus package thing.
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Honestly, I was not considering seriously building a system with an inverter to power the fridge because of prices. Last year’s cheapest acceptable inverter cost was like 300$. I know almost nothing about electricity but last year found information that for better energy conversion efficiency you need a power source with at least 48v. So 300$ plus four marine batteries plus charger for them it’s pretty costly. But I do not really know if is it true or not. Also how much time do you need to recharge the system? I’m afraid, that 4 hours isn’t enough. And how much Ah do I need to power the fridge with power consumption 110-140W?
Also, I found that there are several very similar propositions on the olx.ua, so don’t bother yourself with the shipment)
Are you from Wrocław? I was in there! But only for two hours or so. Very beautiful city)
If You had solar panels and was building a power storage for them, to power the whole house - then yes, 48v is the way to go. But for emergency use in my personal opinion 12v is the best option - beacuse it’s good enough and also cheapest, easiest to maintain and to buy. I have two 12v 200Ah LiFePO4 batteries - could use them in series, but decided to stay with 12v system. One battery gets damaged? There’s still that other one. One is used with inverter to power up something, the other is getting charged by solar panel outside or taken somewhere with power still present to be charged there.
LiFePO4 would be great for You (can be discharged up to 10,5v, can be charged fully in below 4h), but they are expensive. Right now there’s sale on Aliexpress and 12v 200Ah still costs like 320$ - and that’s a great bargain.
Rough estimate is that You need 50-55Ah for 4h with 140W demand. That is why I have 2x200Ah batteries and they give me 72h of my fridge working (quite efficient one, inverter type).
Ordinary lead acid should be charged 10h, You can use higher amperage and get them charged faster, but that will make them age much faster. Also, I don’t find it safe enough to “fast charge” lead acid at home. Did it a couple of times at garage and had no explosions, but well…
Yes, I’m from Wrocław.
A headlight will work for most of those tasks. It is not always convenient to have the light on your head. Wearing various types of hats can be problematic. Something in the 18650 range with a wide smooth beam pattern and 3000k - 4000k to somewhat match normal indoor lighting and multiple low levels to choose from will last most individuals many days of use. If it has a magnetic base and can tail stand or lay down to aim the light wherever you want it ,it works much better. A few different armytek models would work good. The C2 pro nichia might be best. The Wurkkos hd15 with 4000k would work pretty good. That one is only available from wurkkos website or ali.
Yes, 24$ is quite good price for HD15. Though I have seen it cheaper on AE. Personally I don’t find it ideal for Your purpose - because it’s quite heavy, even for a 18650 headlamp. Apart from that - it’s great. Thing is it will be hard to find something better - HD15 is the only one affordable 18650 headlamp, that has flood optics just out of the box. So maybe that’s is truly best You can get after all.
Nope, I live in a normal apartment, just prepared for short time power outages
Just checked and I found it on AE for 20,69 USD. This deal is in “Super deals” section.
Yea, it’s my maint concern. But for occasional uses and as a normal hand held flashlight it looks great. For something lightweight I can buy some cheap plastic shit.
Strange… Looks like we have different prices. It’s my link:
Yeah, if price is no object there are lighter, maybe “better” headlamps. But considering the situation the HD15, especially at the price, would be a good tool to have.
Second - there’s Sofirn HS10, it’s 16340 headlamp, so it has waaaay more energy stored than 18650 (800mah vs 3300mah). But - it’s light, You can wear it for hours. And optics are quite good for using at home. If You can order from AE - You can get it for 14$. Not instead of HD15, but to have something lighter / more comfortable also. You can charge it with USB-C, 16340 cell is included.
Maybe, Maybe not. They may be clearing out the light for replacement for a newer model. Or maybe just “overstock”.
Just sayin… I have waited on things like this, Namely the LT1S original model. The price went up and now they are hard to find at any decent discount. But I get it… a budget is a budget. $3 can make a difference.
In such case I wouldn’t hesitate and buy Wurkkos HD15 right away - it’s good to have a solid headlamp even without these war circumstances. I would also buy at least 4pcs 18650, or even 8. HD15 in medium mode, which is 120 lumens (rather too bright for let’s say preparing a meal than not enough) in medium mode - and with 3300mAh 18650 it will run for more than 10 hours. There’s also low mode with 10lm - and runtime like 100 hours. 10lm is enough for moving around apartment, but not enough to comfortably make a meal or read. It’s doable with 10lm light, but Your eyes won’t like it.
So, with HD15 1x18650 gives You 10+ hours of humble amount of light. If You buy 8x18650 - that might be close to 100h. In real live that might be 2 weeks of living. I would really consider it.
Give me some time to find nice deal on 18650 on AE, I’ll post link here. Also - You can check if order from wurkkos website may be shipped to Dnipro, the prices there are frequently better than on AE by the way.
OK, so I would go for these cells, as they have good “price versus capacity” ratio. Not good choice for high power flashlights, but I suppose You won’t be using turbo mode in HD15. There are batteries for high power application at similar prices, but lower capacity - 3000mah versus 3300mah.
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