TEN Days of POWER OUTAGES!

[@iranoutofusernames_1]

Bro, you perfectly timed the on and off. When you said it, you did magic. Lights flickered inside the house! Of you said it even more, it would be satisfying. Nobody is talking about that...

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😮😮

[@sheilalyons7413]

@@shaynewheeler9249 great way for carbon monoxide buildup

[@labman3023]

4:46 SER Saftey is the master of the lights! The force is strong with you, youngling!

[@Undercoverelevator212-s2n]

It's a good thing you like emergency lights!

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

That light flickering is almost like power going out during a earthquake

[@HydraBOOM120]

Or when there’s a poltergeist near by

[@sheilalyons7413]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@HydraBOOM120 why did he cut the video at 7:33

[@andrewc1199]

Whenever I think that Florida has the worst weather, I just watch videos like this.

[@That_2_guy2T]

Yes

[@idkanymore9590]

Tbh I would rather deal with snow than hurricanes/severe storms, heat, humidity, etc. I hate it here in Florida (in terms of weather).

[@andrewc1199]

@@idkanymore9590 Suit yourself

[@idkanymore9590]

@@andrewc1199 yeah, because us Floridians had hurricane Ian. And when I go up north for Christmas, I actually hope it snows because I can’t really experience that where I live.

[@andrewc1199]

@@idkanymore9590 I've only seen snow once in my life, and that happened when I was visiting my uncle in Atlanta in 2006. I've been to Boston during the winter, but I've never seen it snow there.

[@Rare_thunder]

This is one of one of my favorite videos because it’s deal with weather and electrical outages.

[@notyoung]

If your lights are doing the "dance of death", so are your appliances. First turn off the main breaker to protect everything from those surges. Then watch outside lights (streetlight, neighbor's houses) for the power to become stable. We've experienced enough brief and day-long power outages to now keep flashlights in every room and have UPS units on all the electronics. For our most recent 12 hour outage (caused by 7"+ of snow), I used the solar generator I've been assembling over the past year. Still need a gas generator for central heat but the 540AH battery bank can keep fridge, a few lights, internet, etc going for about 24 hours. If it's not too cold, the gas logs in the fireplace can keep about half the main level of the house comfortable.

[@AirbusA35K]

Smart idea 👍👍

[@fastcsx1412]

Wow the lights flickering on and off would have scared me a little and I’m glad you got the power back on and great video

[@tonyeichensehr3450]

What I can guarantee was happening was either at your main/sub power station snow piled on lines causing shorts, or a tree was on the line causing it to ark

[@loganjoy-koer5936]

all of that flickering could be a sign of big problems at the generation side not being able to supply stable electricity, which could be caused by shorts from fallen trees due to snow.

[@axium5631]

i remember my power outage i didnt know how important it was till its gone

[@OkenWS]

That arcing/brownout thing is awful. I once had it during a briefing in an apocalyptic lightning storm at an RAF station in Yorkshire. Lights went off, then every time the OIC tried to speak, the briefing room speaker system would start pouring out deafening 50Hz hum. Not good - it's quite intimidating when the systems we rely on and know for total stability go wrong. Respect for linemen and electricians.

[@r.a.6459]

Perfect music that relates to situation, begins when you show the stove.

[@stevendamavandi3482]

1:12 Honey, The House Is Having A Rave Again.

[@Thunderbolt1003]

This has to be my favorite video you’ve made. It was also one of the first ones I watched.

[@Starlight_Emergency_Light]

I at least watched this video 100 times! My power longest been out for me was the 2013 Ice Storm was out for 4 days! In December! Now I have Emergency lights that came handy in 2 power outages I got a video of!

[@Firepanel6]

Add 0:13 did you see the iMac sitting on the kitchen counter?

[@DiamondBFIC]

Firepanel6 yes

[@travishuynh9721]

M0-in=b1ind

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Firepanel6 yes i did but its of course not working because of power

[@friendlyneighborhoodcow8776]

Albert J. It’s a laptop lol

[@Nunya58294]

@@friendlyneighborhoodcow8776 no it's not. It's an all-in-one desktop PC, but has no power. That's why you buy a battery backup (UPS unit) to allow you to shut it fown without destroying the drive

[@bellum128]

I've been asking for more snow where I live because we barely get any, but after seeing this, I don't think so...

[@SERSafety]

Haha.

[@ooka7705]

S.E.R. Safety lol all it does here in California is it rains really hard, and in the Sierra Nevada it snows really hard

[@Songs2MyKing]

@@SERSafety S.E.R. are you safe? Like why did you fire alarms went off?

[@gostkrl8414]

Lplolo

[@gostkrl8414]

S e

[@seanjuth]

I think your parents love the emergency lights

[@Krazeronroller]

yep

[@ihatekaleb]

Yep

[@kevinmeloche7683]

Yep

[@Nunya58294]

Mhm - Boomhower

[@aidan_rblx.]

Yup

[@timothyurquidi8479]

Same thing happened in Massachusetts! A big storm came through and transformers exploded and caused a 7 day power outage! Happened on October 30th 2011 right around say 2 pm eastern time I believe! And it was a mess everywhere!

[@johnsidlauskas3838]

#Massachusetts for Life

[@EASsirenVids01]

8:06 Nice exit sign glare!

[@chronically.advocating]

That flickering and flashing, if someone hasn't already mentioned it, is phase to phase arcing on the primaries. More often than not phase to ground will trip a cutout or open a recloser due to the load which is when the power completely goes out. I'm surprised with that much arcing on the primaries that at some point you didn't have a voltage sag where you lose a phase. Now those are very interesting, and admittedly a little creepy. Don't believe me? Just try running your microwave during a voltage sag (known in the US lay terms as a brownout due to the lowered voltage causing incandescent lights to glow glow more of a brown being starved for voltage). Okay one other thing. You never want to use pine, pine needles or pine sap in a wood burning fireplace. The residues those put off are an excellent way to start a chimney fire, and the last thing you want is to have no power AND have your house burn down.

[@mstanley97]

Thanks for the pine tree warning!! Didn't know that. This is why I watch these videos to get great tips! Thanks again!

[@american0153]

1:19 if this were to happen to me, I would’ve just cut main power to prevent possible power surges.

[@zacharybishop6595]

My grandparents had that happen during hurricane Irma, I was about to flip the breaker and just let the generator take over, considering they have thousands of dollars worth of electronics in their house.

[@themomm06]

No run ovious reasons

[@keithpierce8458]

i agree with you

[@kellyhutchinson2635]

Agreed but dangerous

[@JPMorganSuckBalls]

Turn off the main breaker...solved

[@tonybradford1719]

You might turn off the main power to prevent a surge of power coming into the house a breaking something but if the power is doing that it might be a good sign it shows that it could be a fault switch or fuse on the power lines

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Late reply but if the switch the light is wired to is a dimmer then you can set it to middle and the surges work be able to go through the switch to the lights!

[@willpower3544]

Omg I love these blog-style videos! Please do more of these in the future

[@SERSafety]

Thanks for the feedback! :)

[@apodexse]

Will Lav this is called a vlog. I think it stands for video blog. A blog is something like a Reddit or Quora, where you can ask a question and anyone can answer

[@Bendygamer99]

I spent a week and a half home alone without power from Hurricane Laura and my brothers were at their friends house and my stepdad was at Texas and my mom was at work, leaving me in the dark.

[@andrewc1199]

That must've been terrifying.

[@foxer6969]

Feels bad I'm in that situation rn my power went out and I dont have anything to keep light

[@pepsicolachao4537]

Grant, you should get a garage door opener with battery backup so you could still open it electrically without using the emergency release rope. Great idea for long term power outages

[@AA-777-]

or he could make his own

[@rithvikkonanur462]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮OMG¡

[@DanTDMJace]

@@AA-777-honestly garage door + UPS would be nice for short power outages

[@keithpierce8458]

wow the power outage would scare me but im glad you got the power back on and great video

[@NoahPlaysGames3231]

Did you hook up your generator to a sump pump to prevent floods?

[@firesafetyclass2903]

You know, I love snow, but like this is not good.

[@firesecalert]

You should put up more emergency lights

[@mattdude]

That’s a really cool song towards the end of the video, I’m gonna have to find a use for it at some point

[@unknownprofile2830]

Why don’t you use your generator to bring your house electricity back?

[@Hammyzvr]

the generator is not that type of generator to have electricity to power the house he needs like a diesel powered generator for to power his entire house

[@Tsukoblue]

Coming across this a few years later, I have to ask why you didn't just turn off the master switch in the breaker box so the power wouldn't keep coming back on and suddenly go back off

[@CUB1_C]

At 0:55 Is That A Floodlight Can?

[@DasSkelett]

1) Turn off all electrical systems during power outage. For one to reduce the load to help it come up again, and also to avoid damage by on-off bursts as you said in the beginning. 2) Don't burn green organic material. It doesn't produce any heat, but hell of a lot of smoke. 3) Do not put a plastic bag over lights. They'll get hot and damaged, the plastic melts.

[@hamzahassan7730]

His emergency lights was all LED and do not get hot. Even if they were incandescent it wont be hot enough to melt bags

[@DanTDMJace]

@@hamzahassan7730yes they are they can melt thick tubes

[@user-tq1bs2fj9h]

Also, tips for having gas generators running during po’er outages, make sure that you have plenty of fuel to keep it going for at least a few days, and if it’s a dual fuel system, then make sure that you have as many 20 pound propane tanks full.

[@dragonrider4253]

Looks like there is an arcing fault occurring across some power lines, shorting the system and dropping the voltage. in this position, I'd unplug/turn off all electronic devices, and just leave a light on or something.

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

It is, as usually flickering happens when something is arcing somewhere

[@firesecalert]

You almost have 10,000 subs!

[@gedeonclavet2946]

Christmas ornaments falling there😂😂 0:12

[@gamercoolihopeyouenjoymyvi5055]

once a power out came then the electricity started sending a lot more power and that caused are whole house power to flip and we had to turn the main power breaker off then back on to fix it

[@MisterTwisterWX]

If I may ask, where was this?

[@gamingwithmr.fregles8802]

even though this is 6 years old, that power company must have been trying their absolute hardest to restore electricity to you. If you still live there, have you ever considered having a whole house generator hookup so you don't have to run extention cords everywhere?

[@SouthwestFireAlarms]

If that were to happen to me my family would crowed in my room, the only one with emergency lights.

[@spyjake1]

Can you do a no-power system test next time? Get some backup batteries for your panel! :)

[@gio.hhdez1]

Y

[@gio.hhdez1]

Ya

[@robertgazlay1575]

L yuh

[@sana2marachly]

Jacob Grahn u

[@ooka7705]

isn’t the panel supposed to be connected to an outlet?

[@cruisetheautisticboy994]

What did you do on christmas eve and christmas day?

[@nickm5911]

Nice video! Sorry about the power outage! U has chickens! Awesome!

[@PepermaxGoldbergAmerica]

Where did you get the Emergency Lights from? I'm interested in getting some

[@Enderbyte09]

Where do you live so that you have so much snow!?

[@RossiZockt]

THIS IS WINTER! Greetings from germany. :D

[@contentdeleted286]

Was having the gas stoves on even safe cause theh run on gas right

[@Leibniz_playz_zero2]

2:01 did the fire alarms go off for a sec?

[@ethan.salazar4092]

No they are just low on battery

[@jonathangallegos4175]

And the power flicker means that it's windy and it's making the power lines shake like a cord with a short in it. The power will come on within a few days until the streets are safe for electricians can fix the lines and so the snow on the lines can melt a little.

[@J19_vlogger74]

0:53 what makes that sort of thing happen?

[@bobHall67]

Did your fire alarm system still work?

[@Lightning500]

I remember back in 2017, the power outages didn’t hit me too hard as I only got 12 hours without power 1 day. Over the days after the power would flicker a bit but it was mostly fine

[@gamercoolihopeyouenjoymyvi5055]

What caused that

[@immortalgamingyt6182]

3:44 beautiful morning scenery

[@pvh_facp4001yt]

I just had a power outage here in PA. I would cut the power because my old panel almost got fried from a surge. Luckily it’s fine to this day.

[@Dr-Random]

4:32 my heart jumped into my stomach. That would have made me poop all over the floor. It also sounds like it came right out of a horror movie. It also looks as if it is those broken lights in the untreated gas station bathrooms.

[@evank.3249]

Well fortunately, we never get snow here in southern Arizona. Maybe once every six years (and its usually nothing above 1”).

[@Creeperboy099]

Is it against electrical codes to wire a standard outdoor generator to your house or wire a generator without being a trained electrician?

[@jasonmurawski126]

Creeperbo no

[@djifirealarms]

i love power outage videos!!!

[@OliversElevators]

7:43 “crap!” “Oh my goshhhhhh” Lol

[@anahimorles284]

that happened to me on Tuesday night when the tornado affected me and my family but 15 seconds ago it went out

[@danielelise7348]

The flashing of your lights initially,is a number of pre determined attempts by a recloser,to re energise the line,if a fault is persistent,on the third attempt,it will lock the feeder out,resulting in a prolonged blackout.

[@nathanielaranda8407]

wow I remember having a major ice storm in Kentucky in January of 2008! sadly the only thing we had was a gas water heater but at least we could take a hot shower :) our house had a high ceiling in the living room so we lost a lot of heat, got as low as 40°F inside! I stayed upstairs all day to stay warm LOL :)

[@duzaliteraf7373]

40°F is a lot

[@LunaReviews]

I had a power outage two days ago. It went off in the morning and came back on when I had dinner.

[@zaidenmaynard8444]

I had 5 weeks with no power and we had a back up genroitor witch Was relly usfel

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

5 WEEKS?!?! That’s a long time

[@pepsicolachao4537]

Wow!

[@Bus-8076]

Well why DID the power go out?

[@davidlemay4761]

If you have a generator you may as well put in a transfer switch.

[@rkryukov996]

Where can i get these emergency lights

[@Neometal_Overlord]

This happened to me but for like 1 day and I kept hearing toredors march but as a music box someone please tell me why is this happening

[@laurasanchez5884]

What county is snowing like this

[@peteraviation6867]

Grant was that your smoke alarm chirping when you were lighting your fire place

[@martyw5419]

Just curious what state was this storm New Jersey got hammered last year with a storm like that

[@jackssirensrobloxandmore111]

i like it when you turn off all the lights and have a fire in your fire pit

[@granadahighlands1849]

I'm really sad that I don't have more firelock I need to follow firelight SPO2 key😢

[@car_tar3882]

I’m glad we have a gas fireplace we’ve never lost power for more than a few hours and that was once but if we ever do it’s an one fireplace with a thermopile so it runs without power

[@oppok5657]

0:53. Look at that!! The lights are on march time

[@Horse_videos276]

I love your house did your power turn on?

[@RadioSpectrumDXer1217]

Glad I live here in florida, but still I was without power for nearly 3 days when hurricane irma came through. We just took a car battery out of one of the cars plugged it into a power inverter and used it for charging phones. I also had some of those atomic beam lanterns and flashlights. Kept lantern on all night in case anyone had to get up to go to the bathroom in the night. Individual flashlights to see anywhere else. Those atomic beams are pretty bright. Of course canned food to eat. Only entertainment is what you can get on the radio or if you have enough cell phone/tablet/ portable wifi hotspot battery which is what I was getting my internet through at the time and watching netflix/hulu on either phone or tablet.

[@drdog101schannel4]

LOL during irma all the power did was flicker a little but it was on the whole storm

[@matiaselogrealog4life875]

3 days 😂😂😂 try living 2 and half months without power in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria it was horrible.

[@JesusLover3033]

Which country and province/state are you in? I asked because that's a lot of snow! That probably wasn't a good Christmas for you...

[@A.Matt7]

Why are the lights flickering

[@Afib95]

I love the Colorado mountains and snow.

[@OH_Elevators]

This is Exactly why I had a automatic standby generator installed 12 years ago every time during a blizzard or just because in the winter time my electric goes out

[@bladewilde8934]

Where is this?

[@MileHighEAS]

So how often does this happen during the winter? I very rarely have power outages, maybe once a year.

[@MarcusCollins69]

Last time during a winter storm in Toronto Was 2013 the power went out

[@SoraFan23]

Wish I had a backup generator. We get too many storms in our area.

[@tygrizzly147]

you should do what fire security alert but buy like 200 of the emergency lights on the right board and dissemble them all and put them next to your existing every day lights so if something happens like this again you have more lighting in spaces you don't have a emergency light.

[@wadestudios231]

What was this made in

[@dexterthewulf3637]

The thing with gas burners is that you don’t need power to turn them on, you can light a match, turn the burner to on, then put the lighter on the burner

[@raysingleton4345]

How much feet of snow did you get

[@newagederpderp]

Lots

[@jacobcox3724]

That's about 5 or 4 inches

[@Computergk91Gaming]

After hurricane Helene came through our area we without power for a week after and my parents left me and my sister 3 days without power after they went on vacation went a Friday morning but not restored until Thursday of next week would that Monday night but a tree fell and damaged a underground line blew a transformer so half of my neighbors had there power while we did not have power until Thursday night they left that Monday morning for there vacation

[@originallynamed4041]

The on and off thing reminds me of the twilight zone.

[@theronfordham8077]

When a powe out happens wind our a power cable popping of can do that cuz when the wind is blowing on the cable that the power out happend it makes a wire wiggle and gets in right place to make the lights turn on and when wind is doing that same spot it dose the blinking called power blink and when a cable brakes the snow is water so when I melts and water goes down the line to the broken one it gose crazy like teal a coils

[@punk3398]

How long did u lose power for 10 days?

[@alison5339]

The ADT Unimode 10UD has a problem with power

[@noah_will]

Did you ever find out why he power failure happened

[@thamdinhthihong2254]

I learned from this video is.. you need is the backup generator, backup light bunch of more backup thing because you lived in the cold eeather and the power might just come off randomly