[GeoStL] Re: Ice and inverters
- From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:55:02 -0600
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Nancy,
I never thought about that, but the electronics in the newer furnaces may
make a difference. Mine is older too (maybe 20 years). I only ran the
furnace, no lights or anything, and no problem. I also tried it in my
garage, which has a 150,000 BTU gas unit heater, and it runs that fine too.
But I've had it about 40 years and bought it used. My intent was to run the
furnace, or refrigerator, or fans, as needed, but 1 at a time.
> And for people plugging their generators into their house, don't forget
> that
> you have to disconnect from the main power line or you could send power
> into
> that line and injure someone.
Good point here, but I'd be more concerned about supplying power to all my
neighbors, and then not having enough for myself!
----- Original Message -----
From: "tnands" <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:07 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Ice and inverters
> -
> Rich,
> Do you also have an "older" furnace? Ours is right at 20 years old and
> worked with the biggest inverter from Home Depot. However it wasn't enough
> to start newer furnaces (within the last 5-10 years) which need more amps
> to
> start. We also found that while we could jump the furnace, there wasn't
> enough power to run a small ceramic heater. Not sure if this will work
> during the summer for the air -- last summer the typical take-along
> inverter
> ran a couple of fans; portable DVD player; a couple of lights and of
> course
> all the computer needs.
>
> We're going to find out today if this it works on an electric well pump
> as
> my parents are still out south of Owensville/north of Cuba and have about
> depleted their hot water and reserve tank. My mom has discovered that she
> can fry bologna and boil water on their whole-house wood-burning stove.
> Sure
> would be nice to have Jim's solar power alternative at a time like this
> for
> them.
>
> And for people plugging their generators into their house, don't forget
> that
> you have to disconnect from the main power line or you could send power
> into
> that line and injure someone.
>
> Also, some of my best advice is to PLEASE people without doors from your
> house into your garage, know how to get into your garages when the power
> goes out. And then, REMEMBER how that is done from outage to outage. Tom
> (that would be the husband) could have had a substantial second income
> charging people for either getting into theirs and we not only don't have
> a
> garage door opener, but don't have room in the garage to park a car
> anyway.
>
> Nancy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:08 AM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Ice
>
>
>> -
>> Gale,
>>
>> I've got a gas furnace, so the solenoid to open the gas valve and the 1/6
>> HP
>> blower motor doesn't take much current. The std car battery worked fine.
>> Back in my old hot rod days I was building a '49 Anglia gasser with a
>> blown
>> & injected 327 Chevy. For ballast, I had a new 12 volt bus battery, which
>> was about 15" by 24". If I still had that I could run the inverter all
>> winter if I needed too :-). As it is my new unused generator I bought
>> after
>> the Dec. storm sits in the garage unused as good insurance from having
>> another outage.
>>
>> Rich
>
>
>
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