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re: kerosene heater
5 jan 2003
wrote:
> > > most often, the generator is located outside near where the power lines
> > > enter the house.
inside seems better, for heat. a concrete block box in the basement,
near the load center, depressurized by the exhaust, with poly film
on the outside and a co alarm and some sort of crude boiler attached
to the head and an exhaust hookah for heat recovery.
>...the smaller ones come with a three-prong outlet or two right on
>the machine itself. very convenient. but you can still run a heavy-duty
>extension cord from outside where the machine is, to the furnace and
>plug it in...
why use a furnace? a $900 1800 watt 92 pound honda generator burning
0.23 gph of gasoline makes about 8.8 kw (30k btu/h) of heat, counting
the electrical output.
>i don't know what a furnace for a house that size would draw, 110v or 220v?
...120, vs 240 for a well pump with a high starting current. you might
better use a $400 1500 gallon poly ag tank and a $60 12v rv-pump.
>...i just can't see that a furnace would need much steady power...
maybe 400 watts for a forced-air furnace blower.
nick
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