What went wrong with the Texas power grid?

Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by austincheney on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @09:39PM (#26161992)

I was out for 17 hours from yesterday to mid afternoon today. Slept through the 0deg weather without power and yet still kept the house at 43deg internally without a heat source.

Here is our simi-successful attempt to survive.

* boarded up all the windows and doors with sheets, curtains, and heavy drop clothes

* limit going outside to fewest essential trips

* close all bedrooms and abandon them. All pets and occupants sleep in close proximity in a common area

* we have lots of sleeping bags and mink blankets. It’s more about layers

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by pomian on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @11:41PM (#26162771)

As a Canadian, a few more tips: keep kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors open. To keep water pipes from freezing. They are trouble if they freeze, expand, crack, and then when thaw - start leaking. (Empty toilets if risk of freezing.)(add glycol if you have it, in bowl.) Also can trickle water from the taps - moving water sure but freeze so fast as still water. Blankets, in doorways, hallways, Windows - keep warmth in room where you need it.

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by btbuildem on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:58AM (#26167835)

"Keep your taps running" is the one practical bit of advice here.

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