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Post by Freeborn on Feb 19, 2021 13:32:40 GMT -6
Did the natural gas lines fail in Texas? Many folks have a stand alone natural gas heater that does not require a fan to heat for emergencies. My folks have a large one in the basement that cranks out allot of heat without a fan. It probably would not heat the whole house but it would keep your house from freezing and you would be comfortable in whatever room or area you were in.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 19, 2021 13:57:36 GMT -6
Did the natural gas lines fail in Texas? Many folks have a stand alone natural gas heater that does not require a fan to heat for emergencies. My folks have a large one in the basement that cranks out allot of heat without a fan. It probably would not heat the whole house but it would keep your house from freezing and you would be comfortable in whatever room or area you were in. What is the ignition source? |
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 19, 2021 14:51:59 GMT -6
Glow plug igniter. That's what I'm trying to think of. No clue what that takes.
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 19, 2021 15:03:58 GMT -6
Did the natural gas lines fail in Texas? Many folks have a stand alone natural gas heater that does not require a fan to heat for emergencies. My folks have a large one in the basement that cranks out allot of heat without a fan. It probably would not heat the whole house but it would keep your house from freezing and you would be comfortable in whatever room or area you were in. What is the ignition source? My dad has to light it. The unit is probably 5' across and 2 ' deep and stands 4' off the ground. |
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Post by terrifictom on Feb 19, 2021 16:44:04 GMT -6
It's interesting to ponder, because wood and propane could be equally as hard to come by in some of those parts. If the trend of no yard/no setback continues, there won't be room for a tank. Even if you have room, is there any business going around filling doomsday-only propane tanks? I wonder how much juice an electric ignition furnace takes to light. I got to see one in action, and it looks like an intense surge of power to generate that much heat that quickly. Those little 1500 watt heaters that are the size of a 12-pack of white claw pull enough to probably knock out a fish house generator. The igniter is located in the flow of gas entering the burners. When the thermostat calls for heat, 24 volts are sent to the electronic ignition control module, which energizes the furnace blower and other systems and sends 120 volts to the HSI. |
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 21, 2021 22:07:06 GMT -6
When is the President going to go to Texas. Seems like it would be important, has been in the past. Is he too frail and demented to go or what? Let’s be honest. Joe doesn’t even know what day of the week it is. He doesn’t do anything unless Dr Jill or China tell him to do it. |
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 21, 2021 22:12:47 GMT -6
At home I have a Jotul LP heater stove with a mercury thermostat. It runs fine without power. At my camp we have Rinnai lp heaters in the camp and bunkhouse. They require electricity to run. We heat the camp mainly with wood and have the lp as backups. That’s worked fine for 12 years.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 21, 2021 22:28:50 GMT -6
In MN we have natural gas and a back-up generator.....which starts up when the grid goes down (also runs on natural gas). Never loses a beat.....tho I have a small Honda generator to back up the back up....or loan to my kids if they have a need. The Natural gas takes away all the fuel storage issues.
Down here in OZ....depending on the time of the year.....things could get bad fast if we were to lose the grid power. Water would quickly be the biggest concern here.
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