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Posted by Solar Flare on December 16, 2007, 6:35 pm
Please log in for more thread options Use the UPS power bar and disconnect the fan. Let it run as convection
for at least some heat.
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:45:12 -0600, David Williams wrote:
>
>
>> What kind of system is it, forced air or hot water? If it's forced
>> air,
>> then the fan takes most of the electrical power, maybe a couple of
>> hundred watts.
>
> It's forced air. As someone suggested, a small generator sounds like
> the
> way to go. In winter, we'd only need it for the furnace. It's not
> likely
> the power will go out, but I don't like to think of what it would
> get like
> if it went out for very long.
>
> The idea of running a generator off the gas line itself was
> interesting.
> If I were selling gas furnaces, I'd push that one to the customer as
> a
> sort of built-in furnace accessory. Peace of mind when the snow is
> flying
> and the power lines are falling. Have it already wired in with the
> new
> furnace, flip a couple of switches to switch over to the gas
> generator.
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