Idling doesn't hurt the Scion engine? Gerry ------------------------------------- From: "Dan Weeks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I agree that a car engine won't produce enough heat to make a real > difference, especially sitting in the middle of a garage. > > Wood furnaces and exterior wood furnaces are problematic, too. The > exterior ones are pretty inefficient: 50%, from what I've read. > > Interior wood furnaces are more efficient, but not much, as they shut > down the fire when no heat is needed, resulting in a lot of > smoldering and smoke. > > Woodstoves, especially the new ones, are vastly more efficient, as > you set them for a consistent burn, and they're surrounded by living > space and capture all the heat they don't put up the flue. And new > ones don't put much up the flue, either. But for backup use, pretty > much any safe stove will do. > > My folks live on the end of a peninsula in downeast maine. They have > frequent power outages, many lasting several days, some more than a > week. Their neighbors all have propane or diesel generators. Aside > from the racket, they're fine--for a couple days until their fuel > runs out. Then, they freeze. My folks have a woodstove and a small > propane camp stove. They're toasty warm and can cook hot meals > indefinitely. They stockpile a bit of water in 10-gallon containers > for toilet flushing, cooking, drinking, and washing. If they need > something that uses 110, they plug a power inverter into their Scion, > which will probably idle for a month on a tankful of gas. For > charging the computer and cordless tool and flashlight batteries, > it's all they need. > > I have a similar setup, but haven't had to use it yet, tho I heat my > basement with wood, and am looking to put another stove in the garage. > Dan
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