Profpointy
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Good enough to find your proper torch though surely?
Power failure torch
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Good enough to find your proper torch though surely?
Ming the Merciless
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I’d think no better than without. Better to just have a torch in a location you can find easily in the dark.
OP
OP
Regular.Cyclist
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Looked at things like this. Night light appears to be able to be switched off but torch (on top) flashes on power failure.
Profpointy
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I think there's a Confucian proverb "it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness"
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classic33
Leg End Member
Mine states 120 lumens is the output.
That, or use the night vision.
classic33
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You'd know if there were a power failure when you tried to the light on.
OP
OP
Regular.Cyclist
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- South West Scotland 🏴
I’d know there was a power failure but not necessarily where a torch / light was.
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- Glasgow
Are you planning to move into Dracula's castle lol?
Put a couple of torches in strategic positions and leave them there
Anyway, if the power cut is after dark, the only thing you could do is to go to bed and read or watch something on a device.
You need a few good power banks for this.
If power cuts are to be frequent, lasting for hours, I would be more worried about the contents of my freezer.
classic33
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Open the door as little as possible, and have it open for as short as possible when you do open it.Are you planning to move into Dracula's castle lol?
Put a couple of torches in strategic positions and leave them there
Anyway, if the power cut is after dark, the only thing you could do is to go to bed and read or watch something on a device.
You need a few good power banks for this.
If power cuts are to be frequent, lasting for hours, I would be more worried about the contents of my freezer.
- Location
- Glasgow
Why would one open a freezer if there's a power cut?
It's not like you could cook something from frozen!
Well, I couldn't, my only gas appliance is the hob
classic33
Leg End Member
Defrost before cooking.Why would one open a freezer if there's a power cut?
It's not like you could cook something from frozen!
Well, I couldn't, my only gas appliance is the hob
But then I'm cooking on gas.
OP
OP
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The property started out life as a goat barn and the windows are relatively small for the size of the rooms as a result. My wife and I visited the outside of the property after dark las weekend, on a cloudy evening. Turned off the lights on the car and it’s rather dark as the nearest street lights are a mile away.Are you planning to move into Dracula's castle lol? If only 😂
Put a couple of torches in strategic positions and leave them there
Anyway, if the power cut is after dark, the only thing you could do is to go to bed and read or watch something on a device.
You need a few good power banks for this.
If power cuts are to be frequent, lasting for hours, I would be more worried about the contents of my freezer.
Many years ago, while away for work, I stayed at a hotel in Oban that backed out into the countryside. When I turned off the lights I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face but thought, my eyes will adjust in a couple of minutes and I will see shadows. But no, it was pitch black.
I imagine this house will be similar and I would rather not try and shuffle around trying to find anything “strategically placed”. What I am looking to do is the same as when I lived just outside Shotts, and that is have a light that lights or flashes in event of the power going of, making is easy and safe to find. That then provides the light to find and activate other battery lighting.
As others have pointed out, leave a freezer closed and it should be ok for 24 to 48 hours depending on how full it is. The home also has a wood burner with a cooking plate on top that will give warmth. The area lost power for 12 hours during a storm earlier in the year so it does happen but not necessarily frequently. I’d therefore like to have some preparations but not over the top.
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classic33
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What about counting the number of steps taken, and remembering which direction you need to turn to reach where you need to get to.
Gave my nephew instructions on those lines.
Close the door behind you, keep hold of the handle and turn left. Five steps take you to the hot press, which might be open so one hand out in front at the fourth step. Seven steps gets you a door on either side, you don't need them. Another two steps gets you to the door you need. Open that, turn right 45° then four steps gets you to the bed.
