[ale] Spam: Snow(OT) [heat without electricity]

[Jim Kinney]

We used a small wood burning stove venting through the fireplace. Only wood
we had was sweetgum. Lousy fuel! I stayed warm trying to split it :-)

That's why I installed a nat gas generator with auto cutover switch.
Party's at my house when the power's out!

On Feb 2, 2017 9:44 AM, "Pete Hardie" <pete.hardie at gmail.com> wrote:

> Way back during the 1993 March blizzard,  we lost power,  but kept the
> main rooms warm by boiling pots of water and using them as heaters
>
>
> On Feb 2, 2017 9:03 AM, "Phil Turmel" <philip at turmel.org> wrote:
>
>> On 02/02/2017 12:31 AM, Bob Toxen wrote:
>> > Most gas water heaters do not require electricity.
>>
>> This used to be true, but codes in many areas now require pilotless
>> water heaters with electronic spark ignition.  You can still buy the
>> piloted ones but you'll have to install them yourself -- a plumber who
>> cares about his license won't touch it.
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