Can you switch a gas home to an electric one?

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TeraBytes

I am looking a homes to buy, but I want an all electric home, with electric heat, air, stove, ect. Most of the homes in my area run on gas. Is it possible to convert a most gas home into a home run by electric? If it is possible, what is the process and how much do you think the cost would be?
Thanks!

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It is far easier and cheaper to convert a gas home to electric, than an electric home to gas.

Consider the major applicances you will need to switch, most which can be done without major contracting and investment:

Stove: Electric stove will cost you about $300-800 depending on the model you choose. If you do not have 230/240v power in the kitchen, it will cost you about $600 to have a liscenced contractor run this wire.

Water Heater: Cost of a new water heater will be $200-600 depending on model and capacity. Lower cost models will run on 120V, probably no need to rewire, or at most, $200 to run a 120/230v line in your garage or where the heater is.

Furnace: This is the biggie..........converting to electric from gas will probably run you $1000-2000 because of the complexity involved with where a furnace is, how much is involved.

Hope you will leave the fireplace as gas........electric ones dont look good!

How to upgrade heat system in 35 yr old home? Electric heat cost is a killer. attic/cellar was insulated?

git along

Would propane addition be good? switch completely to $ oil $ There are 2 fireplaces but do not want to get into wood stoves, because this was my inlaws house and i rent it out and don't want the tennants burning it down.. My husband was going to handle this but just died suddenly of cancer. I know I dont HAVE to upgrade, tennants pay for heat, but I can deduct cost of upgrade on taxes and make the house more attractive to potential tennants (winter heating costs top 800/month!) its about 2500 sq. feet.
ONE MORE THING since I still have 400 characters :-) What kind of caulk should I use (A)around outside doors and (B) around the bathtub surround? 2 different types? Thanks in advance, look for more queries in future!!
ps I live in Massachusetts, gets 80 to 90 in summer, as low as -20 below 0 in winter. gets quite cold!

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Lot of questions here but let's see if this helps. Going with natural gas if you have opportunity is the best route. Oil is definitley not cheaper than eletric. If you live in a warmer climate you could try a heat pump however if you have heat pump you will still need to install an air handling unit for your air conditioner. If you go with propane or natural gas you could install a boiler system with radiant or in floor heat. We put in a boiler in a first home it was built in 1947 and we found that it was great because you never had cold spots in the house everything was toasty. But agin if you install a boiler you need an air handling unit for your a/c. You can use a water heater for in floor heat but it is not as efficent as a boiler. We also found that are utilites with the bioler were about 70% less than the gas furnace. I would suggest that you talk to a couple of heating contractors and tell them these are the items you are looking for and have them give you a quote and then compare the gas, propane, heat pump and boiler options and decide which is the economical for you.

Look at you windows and doors caulking is a could thing however, if they are really bad you may want to consider replacing them. I would you a silcone exterior caulk for the outside and inside arounf the windows and flexible paintable caulk.
For your tub surround They have caulk made for tubs and tiles. Make sure that it is waterproof and paintable.
Goof Luck.

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Where is the best place to find used mobile homes for sale on the web?

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whatthehec

Thinking about buying a mobile home, (SE Oklahoma) much cheaper than a house. From looking on the internet I am having a very hard time, when I put something in the search, it brings up all kinds of web sites and none of them are what I am looking for. Any help. Also do the mobile homes, haver real fireplaces or are they electric?

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craigslist ( http://www.craigslist.org ) -- if you're unfamiliar with it, follow the link, find your state, then select your city. If your city's unavailable, select the closest one. Once there, find the section labeled housing, and follow the link labeled "real estate for sale". You can sift through manually, but they may be difficult to find so try running multiple searches once you get there in the search bar at the top. Search for 'mobile', then 'single wide' (or 'double wide' if you're looking for one of those) and 'trailer'. [note: "mobile" will return some results that are way off because it also hits on mobile phone, but eh].

mhvillage - http://www.mhvillage.com is also a good place to run a search.

If your local paper has a website, and posts their classifieds online, you may also want to poke around in there.

Approximate cost to convert garge to small house?

YahooDeana

Assuming the city approves it, this is a 2 car detached garage approx 50 feet from the house.
I want to put in a 3/4 bath and small kitchen (electric stove). There's lights in the garage but no heat. I assume electric heat is easiest to use.

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Well if you are going to pay someone it could cost quite a bit of money, but doing it yourself you can make a damn nice one for around 10k. Built one for a mother in law suite in the end it was about 10k but bare in mind this was decked out with premium appliances crown molding and a fireplace. If you want a simple thing it would cost around 5k if you do the work yourself. But you have to be smart about it, plan it for a year and start buying what you need when they go on sale.

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Does anyone have info on "Heat Surge HT-Xl" furnaces made by the Amish ?

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HollysMom

I read about this furnace in the newspaper & thought it sounded GREAT, before I buy it I would like to know if anyone has bought 1 or knows of someone who has. Can you also give me your input on this furnace, every little bit will help. The newspaper is offering a $198.00 coupon.

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Consumer Reports posted a video review of this exact item on YouTube. It's a Chinese made faux fireplace with an Amish-made wooden mantle. For some reason, it seems heaters with combustible housings are trendy lately. Check the first link I've included if you want to see what happens when something goes horribly wrong with a heater made out of materials that burn.

All 120v electric heaters are 100% efficient and they all max out at 1,500 watts (5,121 BTU). Buy the least expensive one that is made out of something that doesn't burn - that means not plastic or wood.

I'm 23. Is it too late to learn the acoustic guitar?

Fredisapus

I'm really interested in the acoustic guitar and always have wanted to play an instrument like that or the violin. I'm swaying towards the acoustic guitar and haven't played one before. I'm right handed but not too sure what type of acoustic guitar is right for me - i'm obviously a beginner but want something decent enough so I can learn to play good stuff like Oasis etc.

I just imagine me on a Sunday night, fireplace on and playing the guitar. No electric stuff, just me and the guitar.

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Never too late - although how proficient you can become depends a lot on your natural talent, hand-eye coordination, 'ear' for music, patience, and how much time you devote to it.

I would suggest getting a guitar and trying it out. If you know anyone who plays, have them come with you to some guitar shops and see what is available - there are a wide variety of styles available at an equally wide range of prices.

There is something to be said for having quality gear - and it can have a serious affect on how you procede, but at the same time, you don't have to shell out thousands of dollars to get a good instrument.

I started off on a borrowed 'classical acoustic' - 3 metal strings, 3 nylon strings, and a straight neck (as opposed to tapering towards the headstock). I took some basic lessons to learn some chords, etc. - and then took off on my own.

I had a lot of friends who played, so a picked up tips and tricks from them, and fortunately I am able to play most things 'by ear' (resorting to looking up music or tabs only for extremely elaborate parts - or where it is difficult to make out the guitar in the mix).

Fortunately the internet is packed full of tabs for about every song ever written ('tablature' differs from standard 'staff' music in that it has six lines, each representing a string on the guitar, and little circles with numbers in them that represent the frets. You can easily figure out chords, progressions, scales, etc. - although you have to be careful, because not all tabs are accurate (and some are absolutely terrible).

The best bet is to print a few out, and see how they sound compared to the original. I'm a big fan of doing my own renditions of songs rather than trying to 'cover' the song note for note - although on occasion (especially when playing with a band) I will learn the original version to keep confusion down. When starting out, there is nothing wrong with 'faking' a song (playing the basic chord progression without any of the fancy stuff - if you are trying to sing along it makes it a lot easier to do both at the same time), but I always have difficulty correcting myself if I have been playing it 'wrong' for a while.

While I mostly play electric (especially semi-hollow electrics like my '67 Gibson ES125), I have a lot of respect for acoustic guitars, and those who play them well. It eliminates the need for a lot of extra equipment, cords, etc. (although you can get acoustics with built in pickups, eq, and tuners).

CF Martin and Taylor make some of the best ones I've played, although for decent entry-level guitars there are a lot of choices - Gibson and Fender of course, but also Yamaha, Ibanez, and others.

Again, some basic lessons are suggested, just to learn your way around the guitar - tuning, basic chords/scales, etc., there are a ton of youtube videos (of varying quality) that you can use to expand your knowledge.

Good luck - and have fun by the fireplace!

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Any one out there ever buy an electric fireplace?

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Atsa me At

for your home? Not an insert. Which did you buy? I would like to get one that has a large open face so I can see more of the flame..a no headache one...seems everything you buy anymore, if you don't know the correct questions to ask the sellers, they don't go out of their way to warn you of potential problems/hazards, well of course not they want to sell their items...thank you.

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I wouldnt buy an electric if your looking for heat. They are stictly for looks. Sales guys will tell you "OH and it does 3000 or 5000 BTU" If you have a $30 space heater from Target that sits under your kitchen table, then you know how much heat that is. That will heat your bathroom after some time and thats it. All they put in them is a cheap little space heater. If your looking for something large to view Lennox makes the best one on the market but they charge for it. You will spend $2-3000 just for the fireplace and with 220v it will do 10,000BTU with 110v it just does 5000btu. But at that price I would just go for gas or wood, because you still have to purchase a full surround mantel. It def. looks the best out of all though because it doesnt use just standard lights. Other wise all the other brand are just cheap little boxes with lights in them with a 20 dollar space heater. Heat Surge claims to be Amish, but when purchased look on the back and you will see MADE IN CHINA, it's all chip board, Amish don't use chip board, so if the sticker is missing thats proof rite there.
I just recommend pick the one you think look the best, just don't plan on purchasing it for heat. And I would not leave the heater on for long times. Leaving just the fireplace on is just a 60W. bulb but with the heater at the same time you have about 1500w an hour

Electric Fireplace vs. Gel Fuel Fireplace?

hh

I am thinking of putting a fireplace in my living room on an interior wall, just for looks and maybe a little extra heat in the winter. I dont know anyone who has either of these fireplaces so i was hoping for a little advice from someone with some experience in this area-- thanks for your help.

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I don't agree with the previous comments.

I would suggest that you see the actual model of electric fireplace you are looking at. The downfall is that they don't look very real! Probably the most realistic is the dimplex multifire. Lennox has a nice one also that uses a dvd. Electric will give more heat, and be cheaper to operate. But make sure you see it first.

With the gel you are getting a REAL fire, which even the best electric can't compete with. The gel also crackles like a real fire. It will be more expensive to maintain. Cheaper gels do emit a slight odor. If you go with the gel I would recommend you use Sungel, it is the cleanest. You can even make it yourself, to reduce costs. They also make scented gels as well.
If you use it alot there will be some residual soot after a while, not a big deal.

If you use it on rare occasions, I would lean towards a gel, electric if you think it will get used more than twice a week.

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I live in a 150 yr old house. Hugo took down the outside fireplace and the other is too dangerous to use.?

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Augustmoon

I have electric baseboard heat and it works fine but would like an extra source of heat that is also efficient. I wanted to put in gas logs but don't know about the safety of closing off the chimney even with ventless logs since there is no damper. Any suggestions?

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Last year I bought a Natural Gas Flu-less heater.It heats 700 sq. ft. and costs about $25.00 a month in North Carolina where the winters arent too cold.
I bought it at Home Depot for $219.00 the name is "RiteTemp"
You can Email me for other information. 10/1

Fish tank heat?? Is there an alternative way to heat a fish tank?

Ben

I have no power at my house which means no fish tank heaters or heat in general.. The outside temp is 37 and i need to know if theres anyway i can keep the tanks heated?

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I'll start off with a couple good ideas that may actually help you. If I start rambling about cavemen and sled dogs, you'll know to stop reading.

A fireplace if you have one will warm up parts of the house. You may be able to rent a generator or buy one at WalMart, Home Depot, Sears, etc. that will be big enough to power the electrical systems of a gas furnace. or a least a couple small electric space or radiant heaters. Styrofoam insulation boards may help slow the loss of heat from the tank. Don't use towels or blankets for insulation because they can dip in the tank and start a siphon on to the floor. Battery operated air pumps actually cool down the tank rapidly by forcing cold room air into the tank and creating evaporative cooling at the surface.

If cavemen had kept tropical fish, I imagine they would have had to heat up rocks in their bonfires in front of the cave entrance and then set a few hot rocks under their aquariums. In the 1850's aquariums were made with cast iron bottoms so that the owner could set a Bunsen burner or a few candles under the aquarium to keep it warm. That would be a huge mistake with a glass or acrylic aquarium. And forget your sled dogs helping you out. You read "To Build A Fire" didn't you?

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how do you heat your house in winter?

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Q. I am just curious as to how others are heating their house during the winter months. We are looking to reduce our propane bill it just seems that every option we choose ends up being about the same cost without investing $10,000 for geothermal (after rebates). We just installed a 91% efficient furnace last year so our furnace is good to go. We also have a free standing wood stove that we use on occasion. The wood stove is old and we don't trust it while we are sleeping or away for very long. Last year we used about 700 gallons LP and burned probably 1/2 cord of wood. We have a single level 1500 sq. ft. house. We were considering putting a pellet stove in but are unsure how many tons of pellets it would burn to determine if it would be worth it. We also though about installing some of the new ceiling fans that have the space heater in them, but they are $250 a pop and still cost a lot to operate. Just looking for some opinions and no, I don't want to hang blankets up or shut rooms off because we use all of them. Does anyone use a pellet stove? How much pellets do you burn? Do you like it? Thanks in advance!!!!!

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We have a 3-story, 4,200 s.f. center-hall stucco-on-brick colonial built in 1890 with 46 windows and five glass (French) doors. We have hot-water radiators and burn natural gas to to heat, as well as we have three functional fire-places built with the house. Natural gas in the PECO service area is approximately $1.14/therm (100,000 BTU), about 43% cheaper than #2 fuel oil at this time. We moved into the house about 2.5 years ago, and when we moved in the existing heating system had been allowed to freeze, the boiler (400,000 BTU oil-burner) had failed and 17 of 34 radiators had also failed along with four of six risers. Yes, we knew this going in.

When we replaced the radiators, we installed thermostatic valves. We installed a 96% efficient gas-fired modulating condensing boiler (230,000 BTU) that also handled domestic hot water via a super-insulated low-loss storage tank. The total cost of the conversion and replacements including the registered master plumber to do the boiler install and the inspection and utility certification was just over $12,000 - I did 80% of the work myself. My plumber stated that if he had done the entire job, it would have cost just under $20,000. I believe him. But the payback against Oil is pretty fast at any price.

Our cost last year (Philadelphia region) for all energy for 12 full months was under $3,600, inclusive of heat, hot water, cooking (gas) drying (gas) and electricity. We do not have central AC, but we do have large window units on the first floor and smaller units in each bedroom, of which three are going at any one time, typically, in very hot weather. Under most conditions only the bedroom units are on and only when occupied. Large masonry houses neither get so not nor so cold as frame houses in weather extremes. We are on track in 2010 to be slightly lower than in 2009 overall. We heat to 58F when the house is empty (during the day) and 68F during the evenings and on weekends, or when we are home (vacation or days off). We use a "smart" thermostat with an outside air sensor that works with the boiler to have the house at-temperature when we want it to be, not just starting the system at that point. We are not fanatical about heating (or cooling) at all. We use the fireplaces (library, dining room and master bedroom) quite often in the winter - they draw well and permit good modulation - so we do feel that they are net-positive for energy. Many are not. If we run the fireplace in the bedroom with the door partially closed it does get warm pretty quickly.

The thermostatic radiator valves allow us to reduce heat in unoccupied rooms even when the rest of the house is warm - which results in large savings - yet have the convenience of just turning them up if needed. We have considered a pellet stove (we have an ideal location for one) and also fireplace inserts. The cost-benefit ratio is not quite there yet - based on our use and habits, we have calculated that when natural gas reaches about $2.00/therm they will be a worthwhile investment - as long as good burning wood (oak) remains at $125/full cord or less.

A 200,000 BTU (net) geothermal system will set us back in excess of $25,000 in our environment - that is simply not going to happen. The payback will be beyond our lifetime.

All our rooms but the four majors (library, dining room, living room and kitchen) have ceiling fans - and we use them pretty much all year. Up in the winter, down in the summer. We do have electric space heaters - basic ceramic plug-in portables - that we use here-and-there as needed. Spending $0.21/hour to make one or two people and/or two cats comfortable in one room is a bunch better than heating an entire house for $2.63/hour to the same temperature - although I repeat - we are not fanatical about heat - we just will not heat all 4,200 s.f. if there is only one of us at home during an odd time. So, calculate on that basis when you are considering alternate fuels or heat sources.

Other things we have done: Install tight storm doors (high-quality), repair windows, caulk cracks, insulate and install the correct vapor-barrier system in our crawl-spaces, use only high-quality energy-star appliances sized for our actual needs, move to CLF lamps for general use, water saving faucets and shower-heads and so on and so forth. Each and every little bit helps. No one item overly costly and nothing exotic or hard to maintain.

Good luck with it.

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would an electric fireplace be cheaper to run the electric heat?

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jason s

i am trying not to have a 200.00 electric bill again during the winter months. thought about investing in a electric fireplace. i live in a 2 bedroom 2 bath 1 story apartment with 2 heating units.i heating unit heats the master bedroom. the other one heats the rest of the apartment.i do not have a themostat. my control settings are normal, cool, and hot. like what you might find in a hotel room. i have done everything i can do to lower my electric bill. my apartment is a electric. so i was thinking about buying the fireplace and put in the master bedroom and not run the heating unit in the master bedroom.will this same me money on my electric bill? my only concern is the fireplace my trip the fusebox all the time.

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Where do you live?

Can you get away with not running the heat for most of the day/night and just adding more blankets & bundling up?

We have just space heaters (don't use the apartment-furnished heating units) for when it gets REALLY chilly...but then again really chilly for us is when it's in the 40's outside! Cold inside is when it's about 60 or so (and that warrants slipper-socks & sweaters).

You will need to make some decisions on how you want to live. You may just need to save money during the summer to compensate the bill during the winter.

Good luck.

Can an electric fireplace help lower my electric bill?

shana

I live in colorado and just moved into a house with electric heaters along the bases of all the walls. I can tell just by looking at the heaters that they are old and I am assuming that they are not very energy efficient because of their age. I read that an electric fireplace cost roughly 8 cents an hour to use. My electric bill has been over 200.00 for the past 2 months now and I have done everything I can to lower it. The heaters are the only thing really that are out of my control and I am pretty sure they are the reason my bills have been so high. Any help would be great.
All of the windows are brand new and I am doing the zone heating right now. Only using the heaters if I am in the room. No one thinks that the age of the heaters could be affecting the amount of electricity they are using? Surely something that is 20 or 30 years newer would be more efficient?

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An electric heater is an electric heater, you get so many B.T.U.'S per Kilowatt hour. Doesn't matter if it's a baseboard or portable. Jesus, if it's been costing you 200/mth and it isn't even cold yet, you better tie your bootlaces and get ready for the Dec. Jan. Feb bills. They are going to be at LEAST twice as much as you have been paying so far. Only thing I can think is that it's an old house without a lick of insulation in it. I'd say dress warmly and use a portable heater or fireplace in front of you and turn the heat down in the rest of the house.

**If you are using 200.00/mth right now, that means you are using 1538.46 kilowatt hours with Colorados price of . 13/kw. At that price, you should be able to run 11-1500 watt heaters, 24 hours a day for a month. I realize you are not only using it for heat but that's the kind of power you can use for that much money. SOMETHING is wrong and it's not that your heaters are old. (makes no difference.) I'd suggest you shut down your main breaker and then go outside and see if your meter is still running. If it is, one of your neighbors is stealing power from you or there's a drain that shouldn't be there. Your bill is uncharacteristically high for Colorado at this time of the year but the power is going somewhere....

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Do you know where I can buy a good fire pits?

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Fire Pits: I want to buy good fire pit. So, please let me know from when i goes for buying it.

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Indeed, Anybody who like to spend time for relaxation, can buy fire pits from Fire Pit Bargains. Fire Pit Bargains have unique collection of Copper Fire Pits, Outdoor Fire Pits, Electric Fireplaces, Cast Iron Chimineas and extraordinary selection of Fire Pits products.
As per my experience I would suggest people do not have to Go anywhere for fire pits as Fire Pit Bargains offer high-quality products with affordable prices.

Is California's highest in the nation unemployment related to its highest in the nation taxburden?

Tesla V

@Eric, I am not saying it is the rich. It is the high taxes killing jobs in California.

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The unemployment rate is tied to the business climate-taxes are only part of that.

Another part is the amount of crap you have to go through to get anything done in this state. It always seems to require 42 state agencies, any one of which can say no for any reason (or for no reason).

Here's one example--I basically can no longer use my fireplace because of "bad air quality". By any actual measure, the air quality is better than it was 10, 20 or 30 years ago, but they've redefined "bad air quality" so that many more days fall into that category.

And because I have a fireplace (which I'm not allowed to use), I'm legally required to have a carbon monoxide detector in my home, in case the fire that I'm not allowed to burn causes a carbon monoxide build up. The most recent data I ran across in a short search is from 1979-1988 (when you could use your fireplace basically every day if you wanted), where it showed that non-vehicle carbon monoxide inhalation caused 270 deaths. Not per year--for the entire decade.

Nearly 1/4 of those occured in cabins or tents (where people might do something like run a kerosene heater or stove to keep warm, and didn't properly vent it). So because an average of 21 people per year died in houses from carbon monoxide (that's .00009% of the state population at the time), I'm legally required to install and test a carbon monoxide detector-in fact, I could not legally sell the house without one, and I couldn't have any sort of construction done (even something like an electric water heater our in the garage). I'm not saying it's a bad idea to have one, but to legally require it!? That's just asinine.

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Can you share your advise to survive in a Winter snow storm without electricity?

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Parent_K

My home had power outage for the past 2 days. Without electricity, there is no heat, light and cannot cook food. The fireplace and chimney is not working either. Do you have any experience of this situation? What is the best way to survive? Please give me your tips and advise? I want to prepare for the next one.

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We went a day without electricity this last storm.
FOOD:
I first have food and water for each person for 5 days. Stored away.
Include foods that can be heated with a single pan or pot. Or cooked in one pot or pan. Instant hot cereal, cold cereal, powder milk, tuna,crackers, oil for cooking, canned fruit, etc. I like to have special things like those disposable jiffy-pop popcorn pans, marshmallows to roast. I also make large batches of soup/stews/chili beans/stir-fry fixings; put one dinners worth into a zip lock freezer bag and keep in the freezer. These can be just heated up in your 'camp' burner dinner pan. If by March/April they haven't been needed I use them for dinners and make more in late Fall for the next winter. Also have food stored for the animals. Dog,cat,pig whatever. I have bags of pellets for the horses if they run out of hay.
FOOD SPOILAGE: The food in your fridge needs to be eaten first. I put milk and cheese in a large bowl with snow to keep them longer. Don't open the freezer unless you are pulling food for a meal. I use snow to pack the food and keep it from spoiling. I also use the rule- when in doubt throw it out. If you think something might me spoiled, don't eat it. I use snow to pretty much keep food cold.
COOKING: http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=5431B705&categoryid=2010I have a single burner that attaches to a propane bottle. (the kind you get for camping) I heat water for coffee/hot chocolate and can cook dinner in one pan.
CLEANING: I have two dishpans. Heat up water for washing and rinsing on your camp burner.
HYGENE: We have an electric water heater so when the power goes out I don't have hot water. I don't care for freezing cold showers so...Once a day scrub your body with a warm soapy wash cloth.
HEAT: Have an alternate source of heat. If you don't have wood and a fireplace, buy a camping heater that takes batteries. Have two sets of extra batteries. ( Never run it while you sleep)
WARM: Layers of clothing keep you warmer than just one warm jacket/coat. Have one pair of wool socks for each person. Wear a clean pair of cotton socks under the wool ones each day. Move....moving around warms up your body.
LIGHTING: I use old fashion kerosne lamps ( keep out of kids reach) I tape a small lighter to the side of the base so I don't have to search in the dark for something to light it withhttp://www.lehmans.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=683&i1Cat=669&i2Cat=683&i3Cat=0&i4Cat=0, If you don't like kerosne lanterns then you can buy camping lanterns, propane or battery powered.http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=5330-707&categoryid=31500
use self contained votive candles for the bathroom (10 stored for emergency), I have medium size fashlights that can be attatched to a rope to hang around my neck,(I like to have my hands free) PERSONAL: have medications, cold medicines, reading material, deck of cards, sanitary napkins, a journal, picture album, things YOU would like.
PAM: the spray- for your metal snow shovel. It keeps the snow from
sticking.
When you know a storm is coming or...it is past Thanksgiving check your supplies, get what you may need. Also apples, bananas, and oranges are great to pick up when a storm is coming. They don't have to be refridgerated.

A couple questions about gas fireplaces?

Monty

1. Are the unvented ones as safe as vented ones?

2. Can you light them if the electric power has gone out?

3. Are there any other safety concerns I should know about?
Also, do the tops of the vented ones get really hot? If my cat jumped on it, would she burn her paws?

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Unvented gas fireplaces are as safe as any other style but you should use a heating log set which burns extremely efficiently. I've used this style for over 15 yrs. Also you must install a carbon monoxide detector in the room where the fireplace is located to be on the safe side. They can be burned without electric power and we have heated our entire house with them during power outages resulting from ice storms. Unless the top of any heating device is very well insulated it will get very hot when in use, and if your cat were to jump on top it while in use it would be a very warm pussy.

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how effecient per the price, are electric fireplaces? and how well do they heat?

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Randall M

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VERY EFFICIENT AND HEATS GREAT!!!

My friend has one and it looks sooo real! It also heats up her living room in no time.

The flame of an electric fireplace uses slightly under 300 Watts of power. With an average electricity rate, the unit operates for a remarkable 2 cents an hour providing all the warmth, ambiance and romance of a fireplace. When you choose to activate the heat feature, the total cost to operate the flame and heater is approximately 7 cents an hour.

The cost of operating may vary slightly among different models. However, since the operation cost of a gas fireplace runs around 17 cents an hour, an electric fireplace proves to be extremely cost-effective and a great value for your money.

These fireplaces are energy efficient because the heat is not going out the chimney of your home. And they can give you instant heat. Depending on the size of your home you may want to first check out these fireplaces and read how many square feet they will heat in your home. Each home will be different depending on the size of the home and how large of a area you are wanting to heat.

Electric fireplaces are getting to be more and more popular these days. You can put them anywhere in your house and they are very easy to install in your home. Electric Fireplaces are a great way to add a warm feeling to your room. They warm up your room nicely and have the look of a real wood fireplace.

They can be put a in any room of your house because they don't need a chimney for them to work. All you need is a close electrical outlet in the room where you are going to place your fireplace. They are very convenient and can be installed in a matter of minutes. People love these types of fireplaces because there is nothing for them to clean up because there is no wood involved. If you are going to decorate or remodel your home this would be a great touch in any room of your house. They are great looking and serve a good purpose in your home.

A electric fireplace is operated just like a electric heater. Except along with the heat that it can put out it also has a illuminated look to it that can make it look like it has real embers and flames burning just like a wood fireplace would look. And some of these fireplaces come with fan forced heat and a thermostat. They come in different looking cabinets and different colors to choose from. And if you want you can buy a electric fireplace insert to use in the existing fireplace in your home. So you have different options when buying a electric fireplace. Some of these fireplaces will also allow you to just turn the flames on without turning the heat on if you prefer. This is a very nice feature. If you just want to sit back and watch your fireplace without having the heat.

Help keeping warm in winter storm?

ArmyWif

We live in Kansas on an Army post and we are currently under a winter storm warning. The past 3 storms we have had knocked our power out. Our windows are very drafty and it gets so cold in our house and it gets cold quickly once the power goes out. Is there anything i can do to keep the heat in for as long as possible ? I have blinds (not the slatted type) and lined curtains up...they don't help

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Well you could have put plastic over them the kind that you put the tape around the edges, attach the plastic, then use a hair dryer to make it tight. It's very difficult to do though, and you have to measure the widest window first and make sure you get enough width for sure.

Otherwise you need a propane tank with a propane heater on top of it. That'll run you about $90 at lowes or home depot for both. It's safe enough especially in a drafty house. It's no more dangerous than running a propane stove to cook or bake with. Just make sure the dog can't knock it over. It's also cheaper than buying a generator since anything powerful enough to run an electric heater is going to cost you around $300.

Maybe you could run hot water and fill up the bathtub, but only if it's gas, otherwise you may inadvertently freeze it up.

I have a vent free gas heater attached to my fireplace gas line, and a generator so i'm ready.

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Did Jason voorhees ever use a hockey stick as a weapon?

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miniman

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No, but he was hit in the head with one.

Here are all of Jason's victims

1 : Alice - stabbed in the temple with an ice pick
2 : Crazy Ralph - garotted with barbed wire
3 : Policeman - hammer claw to the head
4 : Scott - throat slit with machete
5 : Terry - knifed
6 : Mark - macheted in the face
7 : Jeff and
8 : Sandra - double impaling with a spear
9 : Vickie - knifed
10 : Paul - disappears, presumed dead

11 : Harold - meat cleaver to chest
12 : Edna - knitting needle to back of the head
13 : Fox - pinned to rafter with pitchfork through neck
14 : Loco - pitchfork to the stomach
15 : Shelly - throat slashed (offscreen)
16 : Vera - spear fired into eye
7 : Andy - macheted in half while walking on hands
18 : Debbie (pregnant) - knifed from beneath hammock
19 : Chuck - electrocuted on fuse box
20 : Chili - impaled with fireplace poker
21 : Rick - head squeezed until eye pops out
22 : Ali - bludgeoned with a wrench; later recovers and is macheted.

23 Axel - surgical hacksaw to the throat, neck broken
24 Nurse Morgan - chocked
25) : Hitchhiker - knife through the neck
26 : Samantha - knife through the torso
27 : Paul - spear to the groin
28 : Terri - spear in the back
29 : Mrs. Jarvis - killed offscreen
30 : Jimmy - corkscrew through hand, cleaver to the face
31 : Tina - thrown through a window, lands on a parked car
32 : Ted - knife to the head through movie screen
33 : Doug - head crushed in Jason's bare hands
34 : Sara - axe to the chest
35 : Rob - garden harrow to the throat

36 : Allen - heart ripped out.
37 : Darren - impaled on a spear and tossed aside.
38 : Lizbeth - speared through the mouth.
39 : Burt - arm ripped off, impaled on a tree branch
40 : Stan and
41 : Katie and
42 : Larry - triple decapitation with a machete
43 : Martin - broken bottle in the throat
44 : Steven and
45: Annette - double impalement with a machete on their motorcycle.
46 : Nikki - face crushed against RV wall
47 : Cort - hunting knife in the head
48: Roy - pieces of him are found strewn in woods
49 : Sissy - head ripped off
50 : Paula - hacked up with a machete
51 : Officer Thornton - dart in the forehead
51 : Officer Pappas - head crushed in Jason's bare hands
53 : Sheriff Garris - broken in half

54 : Jane - tent spike in the neck, impaled to a tree
55 : Michael - tent spike thrown into his back
56 : Dan - Jason's hand through his body, neck broken
57 : Judy - bashed against a tree in her sleeping bag
58 : Russell - axe to the face
59 : Sandra - pulled underwater and drowned
60 : Maddy - scythe in the neck
61 : Ben - head crushed in Jason's bare hands
62 : Kate - party horn in the eye
63 : David - butcher knife in the stomach, beheaded
64 : Eddie - throat sliced with a machete
65 : Robin - thrown through a window
66 : Amanda Shepard - speared from behind
67 : Dr. Crews - tree-trimming saw in the stomach
68 : Melissa - axe to the face

69 : Jim - impaled with a spear gun
70 : Suzi - stabbed with a spear
71 : J.J. - bashed in the head with her electric guitar
72 : Boxer - hot sauna rock in the chest
73: Tamara - stabbed with a mirror shard
74 : Jim Carlson - harpooned in back
75 : Admiral Robertson - throat slit with a machete
76 : Eva - strangled
77 : Wayne - electrocuted on a control panel
78 : Miles - impaled on a deck post
79 : Deck Hand - axe to the back

80 Gang Banger #1 - stabbed through the back with his own syringe
81 : Gang Banger #2 - bashed and scalded on a steam pipe
82 : Julius - decapitated by punch
83 : Cop - dragged into an alley, killed offscreen
84 : Charles McCullough - drowned in a barrel of sewage
85 : Sanitation Worker - bashed in the head with a wrench

86: Coroner - eats Jason's heart and becomes possessed
87 : Coroner's Assistant - Autopsy probe in the back of the neck, face pushed through a metal grating
88 : FBI Agent #1 - pencil through his spinal cord (offscreen)
89 : FBI Agent #2 - fingers through his skull (offscreen)
90 : Alexis - slashed up with a straight razor
91 : Deborah - stabbed through the back with a barbed wire spike ripped in half
92 : Lou - head crushed (offscreen)
93 : Edna - head slammed in car door
94 : Josh - possessed by Jason, shot in head and impaled with poker, later melts away

(XX) : David - head bashed against faucet (cut from theatrical prints)
95 : Diana - knife-sharpening pole in back
96) : Robert Campbell - possessed by Jason, later shot in head, run over with car, impaled on a barbecue skewer
97 : Officer Ryan - head bashed against a locker
98: Officer Mark - and
99 : Officer Brian - heads bashed together
100 : Ward - arm broken, falls dead through the diner doors
101: Diner Patron (plaid shirt) - crushed onto diner counter
102 : Shelby - burned to death on a deep-fat fryer and grill
103 : Joey B. - face bashed in
104 : Vicki - impaled on a barbecue skewer, head crushed by Robert

105 : Randy - possessed by Jason, later his neck is severed with a machete
106 : Creighton Duke - bearhugged to death by Jason

107 : Private Johnson - head wound, chain wrapped around neck
108 : Guard 1 - machine gun to the head
109 : Guard 2 - choked and thrown, shot by Guard 3
110 : Guard 3 - face bashed in by noose pole
111 : Guard 4 - choked by chain around neck
112 : Dr. Wimmer - impaled by noose pole
113: Sgt. Marcus - thrown through metal door
114 : Adrienne - face frozen in liquid nitrogen and smashed on counter
115 : Stoney - stabbed in stomach with uber-machete, which is then pulled through blade first
116 : Azrael - back broken over knee
117 : Dallas - head crushed against wall
118: Sven - neck broken 119 : Condor - impaled on large mining drill
120 : Geko - throat slit with uber-machete
121 : Briggs - impaled on large claw hook
122 : Kicker - Cut in half with uber-machete
123 : Fat Lou - hacked to bits (offscreen)
124 : Professor Lowe - decapitated (offscreen)
125 : Crutch - electrocuted on pilot console
126 : Waylander - back broken, dies in walkway explosion
127 : Janessa - sucked through grate into space
128 : Sgt. Brodski - impaled on spike, stabbed with uber-machete, dies entering Earth 2's atmosphere while riding Uber-Jason

How in the heck do I heat my room?

Adam

So my room is currently 52 degrees and dropping. The ceilings are high (around 12' in the highest spot) and I am having a HUGE problem heating it We just put shrink wrap over the door and window (I have an outside door leading, well, outside). My temperature is still dropping. I was heating with a quartz heater, that doesn't cut it when it's 9 degrees outside though. So I got a Lasko cyclonic heater, very nice heater, but doesn't do it either. My room was 44 with it last night. So I'm using a small ceramic heater right now, just to test it. How do I heat it, I can't think of anything else to do.

BTW: we heat w/ wood and it won't reach down to my room, a fan doesn't help, and leaving my door open helps, but its 52 and dropping with it open currently.

Answer
Tack a tightly woven blanket with a plastic bag on the door side over the door. Same with the window. If your electric won't blow run both heaters before you go to bed. Sleep on the couch if you have to when it's that cold. This is going to cost a fortune. You will need to figure out a more economical heating supply. Consider an franklin stove even electric baseboard heat. I'm guessing this is a basement bedroom. Are your walls concrete? if so you need to get the fiberglass panels. Do you have carpeting? Installing polyethylene under the carpet will act as a moisture barrier from the cold air coming up. You can also set a series of fans from the fireplace to the opening.

Another way to get heat down there is a passive hole. A grate on the upper floor that leads to your bedroom with a lever will also help to cool the house in the summer time.

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What is better and more economical than a wood burning fireplace? gas, electric or pellet?

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geewiz

We currently have a wood burning fireplace. We would like to get an insert. Any suggestions as to electric or gas or pellet? What are the pros or cons? Cost? Installer? DIY?

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If you choose pellet, use good quality pellets or you'll pay more in the long run on having the unit cleaned than you saved buying cheap pellets. Quiet and beautiful flames. The big bags of pellets are a con.

If you can do gas, I'd go with that. As long as the unit is outdoors. I knew someone who bought a $2000 gas heater and once it was installed, he realized it stunk the whole house up with a kerosene-like smell. Ugh And it was noisy too.

What is the longest time you have been without electricity after a storm?

Bubast

Hurricane Ike took our lights September 12 @ 11p.m. & they came back on October 2 @ 8:21 p.m.
(Houston, TX)
In 2005, We were only out of power for 8 days after Katrina.
(Gulfport, MS: 2 and a half blocks from the Gulf of Mexico)

Answer
4 weeks... it was after a huge ice and snow storm in north eastern Montana and we lived 50miles from the nearest paved highway.. about 30 miles south of the Canadian border. The electric poles for miles had snapped off in the storm and the electric company had to replace hundreds of them and countless miles of line. So we used a small generator to pump water from the well when we needed it. Other wise we used candles, kerosene lamps. a wood stove for cooking and a fireplace to heat the small house we were in. It was cosy, warm and homey. PLus.. so very quiet.. it is surprising how much noise comes from electric things when they are working. Back round noise really.

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What are the best ways to turn my regular house into a more eco-friendly green house?

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Lost

I have baseboard hot water heat, and a gas-powered hot water tank. No central air... just window units in the bedrooms. I have a fireplace, but don't use it much. I live in cold New England. Lots of trees around the house.

I just want to go green, but I don't want to move. What can I do without spending too, too much money?

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going green is a large term many companies use today and it used to widely, mostly for profit. but that does not mean the little people cant go and do a little green them selves. just short of rebuilding a house, you can help by recycling all paper and plastics and glass etc.... then start reducing the amount of electricity you use by using a digital A/C thermostat, change your bulbs from incandescent to compact florescent bulbs (home depot, Lowe's) (remember to check your local trash company for disposal when they burn out)bad for environment but cheap to use, check your electric company web sites, they usually have great tips on how to reduce power in your home. start using paper bags at the grocery store instead of plastic. all of the things i listed are cheap to start and very inexpensive to do...... going green is not always changing all of the products in house but adjust to help the environment, that alone is going green...
hope this has help you!!!!

Do you have the ad for the electric amish fireplace heater from today or yesterdays San Fransisco Chronicle?

salAmanda

I saw the ad yesterday and called today, but they say I need a promo code from the ad, and I don't have the paper. It may have also been the Contra Costa Times. Please help I have one day left to order. Thanks!

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http://www.heatsurge.com/index.cfm

See this website and put in your email. It might help.

I think you should try to find one of the heaters that are sold at all the Home Depot stores, Sears, etc.

I have one I bought from Walmart 2 years ago. THe ones they have now are nicer. My heater part isn't working. The artifical flame still looks good. I paid under $200, but it was smaller and looks like a mini wood stove. It's cute.

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Check out this website: http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Amish-Electric-Fireplace-Review---Magic-Heat-Or-Marketing-Magic?&id=1633998

They say that the price is too high. How much does the promo code save.

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