So...Check the current your furnace (blower) demands. Buy a small inverter. I got a 1,500W one online for about $69.00 a few years ago for sump pump (just in case). Get a deep cell battery. You're set. I keep the battery on a trickle charge. Before investing in the generator I'd use the inverter in power outtages and recharge the battery with one of the crs if necessary.
> From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:35:09 -0600 > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] EMERGENCY HOUSE HEAT > > Yes, you are no doubt correct that my furnace is not very efficient and a new > one would reduce my heating gas cost. > However, I have been advised that I should keep my old furnace as long as it > works. The new fancy ones cause much > more trouble and can eat up the fuel savings in repair and maintenance costs. > That does not mean we are not > thinking seriously of an upgrade. The house was built in 1981 so the furnace > is 26 years old. I would really like > to do groundsource heat pump but that is expensive to install and we lack the > ground space to do it traditionally. > The holes would need to be deeper and we would use fewer of them. The other > alternative is a new furnace and ac > unit but I keep hoping that they get better all the time and the bugs get > worked out so hope that waiting is an > advantage rather than a mistake. Also think of going total electric as we have > lots of hydro electric power and the > rates are reasonable. Would require an upgrade on the main panel. Also think > about superinsulating the house but > then wonder if I were going to do that if it would make more sense to sell and > build a new one. Too many options so > for the moment, I am doing nothing as the natural gas prices seem to have > flattened out and are not yet breakng us. > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Robbins > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:07 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] EMERGENCY HOUSE HEAT > > > R A Bennell wrote: >> My furnace is old enough that I might manage it. It still has a pilot >> light and no exhaust fan. > > FWIW, you could probably get a 20-35% increase in efficiency if you > upgraded. The new condensing furnaces (two heat exchangers, PVC > exhaust) are up to 95% efficient, ones with just an exhaust fan are > around 80%, and I think the draft furnaces are around 60%. > > John > -HVAC nerd > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
