Big Bertha, which if wired in optimally would run everything but the electric furnace, no muss no fuss, is a thirsty girl. (And it could even handle the furnace too if it were strapped for 3-phase, which BB has, but that's a MAJOR rewiring, with quite a large throw-the-switch-Igor knife switch since utility power here is not 3-phase. Alas, only a fantasy at this time.)
At roughly 3 gallons an hour, no load, a typical 500 gallon tank, assuming it were half-full on average, could only get me maybe three days of running. We've been out of power for up to a week here so far in my tenure. If the only thing on propane were BB I could get maybe 5-6 days on a full tank. That week-long power outage would cost me $1000+, which is a bit steep for mere convenience. BB is just not practical to have on an automatic basis. Currently we use gas-powered rope-pull in the evenings, batteries only during daylight, and save up washing and bathing for a limited Big Bertha daylight sessions every few days. That seems to be a nice compromise. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
