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Anyone else notice this?? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    At least in my area, propane is the goto if you have no city gas hookup. If you want to go oldschool then you have a fuel oil furnace. Keeping enough wood on hand to heat a house over the winter just isn't practical for most. Even just heating his wood shop just while he is using it my dad can burn through 3 full cords of wood every winter. My grandpa used to heat his trailer house with wood and he often went through 4-5 full cords in the winter.

    I 100% agree that wood is cozy but it's way easier to just keep a tank of propane or fuel oil on hand.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    For sure, most use oil or propane as a primary heat source when gas isn't available. But those rely on both expensive fossil fuel and electricity to run, so a backup that doesn't depend on either is handy, especially with all these once in a century storms we get every year now. Wood makes for a cheap, effective backup. Used to be so common in housing too. Now we just get gas furnaces and gas fireplaces for show. Still, I wouldn't go out of my way to get a woodstove. I agree that a backup generator is plenty for most situations. But if you have an older home with a fireplace, keep a half cord around and make sure the chimney is clean.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Propane doesn't need electricity to work.... The tank is pressurized, and opening a valve allows it to flow.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Unless you have an old system with a pilot light, you are probably dependent on an electric ignition system. Those have been the norm for a couple decades now for propane and natural gas furnaces.

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