At 05:43 PM 2/26/2009, Tony B wrote:
>Let's not confuse the issue. Gas heaters use pilot lights, and the
>thermocouple in the flame generates enough micro voltage to run the
>thermostat. Again, an outside source of electricity would only be
>required to run any fans. But the units will heat a house
Years ago a friend put one of the ventless heaters in a small trailer
she was renting. When she got home on a cold winter day, everything
was soaked inside from the water vapor. Obviously, it wasn't a good
fit for that type of installation.
Richard P.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:00 PM, b_s-wilk wr
>We have two propane heaters--no electricity, no natural gas lines.
>Glow-Warm 18,000 BTU, Comfort Glow 15,000 BTU. Can be vented or
>unvented. Ours are unvented since they're so small and low-power.
Doesn't unvented fill the house with noxious fumes? I have read that even
cooking with gas has
>We have two propane heaters--no electricity, no natural gas lines.
>Glow-Warm 18,000 BTU, Comfort Glow 15,000 BTU. Can be vented or
>unvented. Ours are unvented since they're so small and low-power.
Doesn't unvented fill the house with noxious fumes? I have read that even
cooking with gas has
>passive gas heaters
Tell us more. I Googled the term and got just 1 hit (in French).
We have two propane heaters--no electricity, no natural gas lines.
Glow-Warm 18,000 BTU, Comfort Glow 15,000 BTU. Can be vented or
unvented. Ours are unvented since they're so small and low-power. Both
hav
The point I was trying to make is while the models you speak of require
no electricity, people should be aware there are some which do. and for
more than the fan.
db.
Richard P. wrote:
The term is one I heard to indicate an ability to have a gas heater be
able to run without an outside sourc
Not anymore. Many of them have gone to a pilotless ignition system.
(Including gas stoves)
You need electricity to run the fan, and also the thermostat.
Unless you are talking about gas space heaters.
Stewart
At 04:43 PM 2/26/2009, you wrote:
Let's not confuse the issue. Gas heaters use pil
>Depends on what they use to ignite the gas and to control it.
Could it use a catalytic process that does not require an igniter?
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Let's not confuse the issue. Gas heaters use pilot lights, and the
thermocouple in the flame generates enough micro voltage to run the
thermostat. Again, an outside source of electricity would only be
required to run any fans. But the units will heat a house with no
electricity at all.
Or, if you
The term is one I heard to indicate an ability to have a gas heater be
able to run without an outside source of electricity. Don't know if
the terminology is accurate.
Lopi gas stoves makes a great one:
http://www.lopistoves.com/product_guide/gas_stoves.aspx
The pilot light is lit by an onboard
Depends on what they use to ignite the gas and to control it.
In the old days it was lit with a match... more recently, like your
electrically ignited gas stoves, it is often electricity... but unlike
gas stove, heaters have thermocouples which may require electricity ...
and sometimes a ther
Heh. That *is* an odd phraseology - sounds like a medical device. :)
http://www.fireplacesandwoodstoves.com/indoor-fireplaces/propane-fireplaces.aspx
Gas heaters generally take either propane or natural gas, and require
no electricity to heat. Some units have a fan, but it's not really
necessary.
>passive gas heaters
Tell us more. I Googled the term and got just 1 hit (in French).
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