01-26-18, 06:27 PM | #21 |
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Yeah coal, depending on how you get it can be cheaper than natural gas.
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03-16-18, 11:32 PM | #22 |
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The snow-pocalypse in the north east reenforces the need to have a good fuel reserve on hand.
Wood, coal, lpg, wood pellet reserves. I switched over to use more LPG to conserve wood this year, it hasn't been exceptionally cold, just the cold just won't leave, you think it's done and surprise another hard freeze. |
03-17-18, 12:23 AM | #23 |
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The next few days here are going to have lows down in the low teens.
I hope that 10F is going to be the lowest. (So I can leave the old Sanyo running). Next Tuesday, the lows will be in the 20s again.. Warmish.. Here you go, hit play, watch Boston and be horrified.. https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/anal...018031700&fh=0
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05-13-18, 07:12 PM | #25 |
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To use thermal storage for home heating it would have to be part of a much larger and more complex liquid heating setup.
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A radiator is only going to heat one room I would need them all over the house.
To heat the house over night I would probably need around 30,000 btu per hour for 8 hours, or 240,000 btu. Let's say I had a tank of water and was able to heat it to 140°F and then drop the water down to 120°F before the sun came up. To store 240,000 btu with a 20°F drop I would need a 1,400 gallon tank of water that's roughly a 8x8x16 tank of water, a big tank or a small swimming pool. So no. Fire better. |
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does your house have forced air? if so, you only need one coil. if not, what method of heating do you currently have?
also, phase change wax could significantly reduce the volume you need to store. I've yet to look into price on that stuff, so no idea what it costs. |
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Something like this I used one in my greenhouse for a while.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/16x18-Water...8AAOSwfl9XA7qy
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I have another lead I'm going to try on getting coal.
NM also went more than a week with overcast skys, I didn't even think that was possible. Longest I had seen before that was 3 or 4 days. Quote:
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