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   "Jim"  wrote in message   
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   > My daughter moved to Alaska a few years ago, and they recently   
   > moved into a small house belonging to a friend who is now   
   > living in Hawaii.  The house had been vacant for some time,   
   > and they worked a deal with the owner (a good friend) to keep   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > My concern is that if they lose electricity, which is not   
   > uncommon on their island, they will lose not only their   
   > electric heaters but the oil furnace too.   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > Any ideas how much juice a small oil furnace uses?  We live in   
   > the deep South and we use natural gas for heat and for running   
   > the generator.   
      
      
   Look into a Monitor heater (comes in several different fuel models) does   
   require 120 VAC but that can come from a low power inverter and golf cart   
   batteries.   
      
   Friend used such a set up at his place in Ash NC and was able to run heat   
   for a week or more when the power failed.  Eventually hooked up a solar   
   panel and a small wind generator and was good forever.   
      
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