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[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 week ago

I'll never live somewhere without a woodstove again. Two weeks without power, and 20F/-6.5C inside the house will change a person lol

Woodstoves are nice as an option but I'll just take backup power any day. Gas pressure is normally still fine for a long time durring most outages and it takes very little power to just run the blower fan on a gas furnace. I've run mine off my vans inverter using an extension cord and some farmer grade wiring practices at one point with no issue. Plus I can also power other things with backup power. If it's an extended outage then most gas furnaces can easily be converted to run on propane and swapping out tanks is much easier than dealing with fueling a woodstove.

[-] Grabthar@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

As you reach city limits in a lot of cities, it is increasingly likely that you will no longer find gas lines, city water, or sewers. Having a backup heat source is pretty comforting. Much like you, I used to rely on just gas with a generator for backup, but I've experienced frozen gas mains, so I like having a woodstove and a couple cords of wood to burn as a backup source of heat. Plus it's very cozy on damp, cold days, and nicer than the fireplace channel on Christmas.

[-] HumanoidTyphoon@quokk.au 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I thought I was missing something as I was read that and thinking, “ok, fair, but where does the gas come from?”

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

My in laws have a massive tank on their property for their natgas powered backup generator (which apparently kicks on a few times a month...

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