Posted on 10/19/2021 9:34:25 AM PDT by karpov
It is doable, but difficult.
I installed gas logs in March and will use that for heat next time ERCOT decided to cut our power off.
Recent mobile home (2002) I've been involved with has the same setup.
Unlike a gas furnace which has multiple safety checks to make sure the exhaust fan runs and even the pressure in the exhaust proves it before turning the gas on. I wouldn't be surprised if new gas stoves have fans linked to operation of burner, heck we're all dying of global warming and dishwashers and refrigerators have wireless internet.
We have TWO wood-burning stoves in our sunroom (the wife inherited them). One's a little potbelly stove...the other a full-size cook stove like below. Both are plant stands! Had to hire people to move the big one. I tell people "EVERYBODY needs two wood-burning stoves in a sunroom". Now...we may actually have to use it. Sheesh.
That is an awesome looking stove!
The different types of wood burn at different temps and speeds. I guess the same works when heating your house with wood, hardwood vs softwood.
After the last time we lost power in an ice storm, for three days, I got a gas stove. It can cook our meals without power and also keep the house adequately warm.
With a gas furnace, it would only take a moderate size generator to supply power to the furnace fans and such.
Next they will outlaw generators.
Makes me want to get a coal powered washing machine.
I already do. On appliances such as refrigerators, "Energy Star" means smaller motors that are over-torqued and break down faster. In other words, "Energy Star" means it's headed to a landfill sooner than the non-energy star appliances.
Lol...I crawled under the sunroom and installed an additional 6x6 post/concrete footing under the girder below that monster.
I don’t give a crap about their ratings. I just want my stuff cooled, washed and dried.
A 2000 watt gen set can run your gas furnace igniter and blower.
You need a substantially bigger one for central A/C.
Diesel water heater is okay, but diesel oven leaves a bit of a taste.
You now cannot trust Energy Star.
Who bought them off?
Unless you have a natural gas well on your property they can shot off your gas too…
“ Every house we looked at in late 2018 had an fan exhaust for their stove tops, whether gas or electric.”
Most of those fans aren’t actually plumbed to the outside, and simply recirculate filtered air.
Interesting. Ours is. Fan venting goes straight out the side of the house. You can feel the air on the outside of the house when the fan is on. House was built in 2019. Maybe it’s just the design of the houses here in Central Texas. The exhaust fan gets turned on whenever we use the gas stove top.
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