From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   In  Jim  writes:   
   >the place up and do repairs, etc.  They got the oil furnace   
   >working, but since the cost of fuel oil is so expensive they   
   >are now using two electric heaters which keep the place warm   
   >as long as outside temps are above 20 degrees F.   
      
   surpsing that electrcicity is cheaper than oil heat, unless   
   they're _just_ keeping a very small portion of the house   
   heated by them.   
      
   >I'm wondering what size generator they would need to keep the   
   >oil furnace working, and maybe a few lights, fridge, freezer,   
   >and a few appliances.  Would there be a label on the furnace   
   >that specifies the power needed to run it?   
      
   Just checking first. When you use the term "furnace" are   
   you referring to a unit that heats air up and then blows   
   it around the house? (That's the technical term definition,   
   but people often mix and match it with "boiler", which,   
   itself, has multiple meanings).   
      
      
      
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