Hello,
I’m currently seriously considering buying a wood stove to heat the house in case of emergency. If placed in a good location, like a stairwell or similar, it can provide quite a bit of warmth for a small house.
At the current rate, fossil fuels will soon be worth their weight in gold.
I’d like to know what others who still heat with fossil fuels think about this. Photovoltaics and solar panels can’t be installed quickly or without significant investment, and electricity for heat pumps isn’t getting any cheaper either.
Firewood can usually be found somewhere for free, so I’m planning to use the summer to install a fireplace as a backup.
Good luck
I’m currently seriously considering buying a wood stove to heat the house in case of emergency. If placed in a good location, like a stairwell or similar, it can provide quite a bit of warmth for a small house.
At the current rate, fossil fuels will soon be worth their weight in gold.
I’d like to know what others who still heat with fossil fuels think about this. Photovoltaics and solar panels can’t be installed quickly or without significant investment, and electricity for heat pumps isn’t getting any cheaper either.
Firewood can usually be found somewhere for free, so I’m planning to use the summer to install a fireplace as a backup.
Good luck
Hello,
Question: What do you want to use a generator for? Cooking is better done with gas, and a small DIY store generator won’t be able to power your heat pump either. For that, you need something proper that delivers a clean sine wave.
Generating enough heat to avoid freezing inside the house for several days or even weeks is definitely possible with a wood stove.
A much more important question, which is often overlooked, is drinking water and water for flushing toilets. Assume that during a large-scale power outage, water supply plants and their pumps will also lose power. After that, not a single drop will come out of your taps!
Best regards,
Andreas
Joedreck schrieb:
Generator and supplies according to the disaster relief list. That way you are quite well prepared for about 2 weeks. In addition, 2 gas bottles, a gas cooker, and a gas heater. Then everything will work for a while
Question: What do you want to use a generator for? Cooking is better done with gas, and a small DIY store generator won’t be able to power your heat pump either. For that, you need something proper that delivers a clean sine wave.
Generating enough heat to avoid freezing inside the house for several days or even weeks is definitely possible with a wood stove.
A much more important question, which is often overlooked, is drinking water and water for flushing toilets. Assume that during a large-scale power outage, water supply plants and their pumps will also lose power. After that, not a single drop will come out of your taps!
Best regards,
Andreas
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motorradsilke16 Mar 2022 13:02andimann schrieb:
Hello,
Question: What do you want to use a power generator for? Cooking is better done with gas, and you won’t be able to run your heat pump with a small DIY store generator. For that, you need a proper one that delivers a stable sine wave.
Generating enough heat to avoid freezing inside the house for several days or even weeks is definitely possible with a wood-burning stove.
A much more interesting question, which is often overlooked, is drinking water and water for flushing toilets. Assume that during a widespread power outage, the water treatment plants and their pumps will also have no electricity. At that point, not a single drop will come out of your tap!
Best regards,
AndreasHaving a well in the garden makes sense then. You can run it with your own power, or at least in rural areas many people have one and support each other. A generator does make sense for electrical appliances, for example, the refrigerator and freezer.
Hello,
That's true, especially as long as the outage doesn't happen in winter! But you also need to make sure that the generator provides a clean sine wave. Otherwise, the compressor in your refrigerator won’t run.
Best regards,
Andreas
motorradsilke schrieb:
A generator makes sense for electrical appliances, like the refrigerator and freezer.
That's true, especially as long as the outage doesn't happen in winter! But you also need to make sure that the generator provides a clean sine wave. Otherwise, the compressor in your refrigerator won’t run.
Best regards,
Andreas
As others have mentioned, I have a well that I can draw water from. And I don’t have a 700-watt generator either.
In addition, during a power outage, critical infrastructures will likely be prioritized. So it’s quite possible that charging a phone or cellphone, etc., might be affected. Unfortunately, I don’t have a heat pump. Since almost nothing works without electricity, I prefer to have a backup option—or in this case, several backup levels.
In addition, during a power outage, critical infrastructures will likely be prioritized. So it’s quite possible that charging a phone or cellphone, etc., might be affected. Unfortunately, I don’t have a heat pump. Since almost nothing works without electricity, I prefer to have a backup option—or in this case, several backup levels.
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