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Heat pump vs. Propane (& back-up generator) BETA-32 12-19-2007
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Posted by ---MIKE--- on December 20, 2007, 8:22 am
We had a 3 1/2 day power outage last April. I used the generator to
operate the water pump (well) and the furnace for hot water when needed.
A propane space heater provided heat. I didn't use the generator to run
the refrigerator because the cost of gasoline would have been much
greater than the cost of replacing the frozen food that thawed. I have
a backup battery/alternator system for lights.


---MIKE---
>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')


Posted by Stormin Mormon on December 20, 2007, 9:27 am
With propane, you can also power wall heaters. Some in the $150 range at
Harbor Freight. And propane fueled stove.

--

Christopher A. Young
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I have a home in Eastern Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia, PA) and it has a
central HVAC that has an electric heat pump for heat. There is no natural
gas supply to the house or in the neighborhood.

What I am wondering is whether there would be advantages to switching to
propane gas heat (cost or other advantages). I was also thinking that in
the event of an extended electric power failure in the winter, if I had a
propane powered backup generator, I could use the propane to generate
electricity for lights etc. and to power the home's propane gas heater motor
to keep the house heated.

Just wondering what others think of this idea.




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