I think one can find fault with anything. One thing about Empire is that is does not require AC and frankly most people want heat offgrid from many sources. Just a way to get legal for a certificate of occupancy and it was what the OP was looking for.
The blend of a wood stove, mini-split heat pump, and a propane heater are probably as offgrid as it gets these days. We love quiet also and have for 26 years here. Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [1] e-mail offgridso...@sti.net [2] text 209 813 0060 On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 07:02:38 -0400, Tump wrote: One thing that has yet to be mentioned is that the Empire heaters in any home are noisy. The pilot stays on all the time and most of my off grid homes quiet is what folks enjoy the most. Inverters/ gen in the power shed, Blomburg fridges @1.9RA (chill plate) and the we have installed the Rinnai heaters both K1 border-left:#1010ff 2px solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"> On Aug 29, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Drake wrote: That sounds like the ticket! At 11:32 AM 8/28/2018, you wrote: Drake, look at home depot for the Empire brand of small wall furnaces. They use zero power (old style thermo like a water heater) and can be legal as primary source of heat for building code. They vent out a wall and are very easy. Many of my clients use them to get legal and then use wood heating. Good luck! Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net [4] text 209 813 0060 On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:36:45 -0400, Drake wrote: Hello Wrenches, What is the best choice for a propane, forced air furnace for an off grid house? We would prefer one that doesn't have a phantom load, although the transformer for the thermostat may not be avoidable. Low blower current would be preferable. The furnace AC will be powered by a Magnum 4448 PAE. Thank you, Drake Drake ChamberlinAthens Electric LLCOH License 44810CO License 3773NABCEP Certified Solar PV 740-448-7328http://athens-electric.com/ [6] -- _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org [7] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org [8] List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html [9] List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm [10] Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org [11] _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org [12] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org [13] List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules border-left:#1010ff 2px solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"> WWW.SWNL.NET [14] Solarwinds Northernlights _ _ _ SERVING MID COAST MAINE "> _ 207-832-7574 CL. 610-517-8401 _ _ __BLAIR "TUMP" MAY_ ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** _ __ NABCEP "CERTIFIED PV INSTALLER"_ ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** _ TRACE XANTREX "CERTIFIED" DEALER / INSTALLER"_ -- Links: ------ [1] http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [2] mailto:offgridso...@sti.net [3] mailto:drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org [4] mailto:offgridso...@sti.net [5] mailto:drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org [6] http://athens-electric.com/ [7] mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org [8] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org [9] http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html [10] http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm [11] http://www.members.re-wrenches.org/ [12] mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org [13] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org [14] http://webmail.sti.net/blocked::http://www.swnl.net/%22%20%5Co%20%22blocked::http://www.swnl.net/
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