Running boiler without power?

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Post by Retro_Origin » Sat. Oct. 29, 2022 12:04 pm

I was at the hardware store today and heard that wood pellets have gone up a good bit to $389 a ton, lady said they won't be able to get a truckload until January! This is only one of a few indicators that many commodities (like diesel apparently?!) may become nearly impossible to get. I've got a stockpile of coal to take me probably 1.5 winters but not without electric!

Aside from using a generator can any boilers (most like the AA's...) be run without electric and utilizing gravity circulation to get some heat in the house in an emergency situation? I'm sure the handfed crews are pretty well set for this kind of thing!!

What's some good backup plans for a powergrid drop for a few days? And if someone says solar panels....so help me.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

 
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Post by waytomany?s » Sat. Oct. 29, 2022 12:11 pm

Solar panels.

 
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Post by waytomany?s » Sat. Oct. 29, 2022 12:12 pm

Are normally grid tied and worthless during a power outage.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Sat. Oct. 29, 2022 12:15 pm

If your piping allows gravity circulation, you can lean something against the fire door on the AA to hold it closed and manually add coal and cycle the grate. The output will not be large, but it will keep the boiler & piping warm.


 
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Post by waytomany?s » Sat. Oct. 29, 2022 12:21 pm

How much space is in the burn chamber?

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Sun. Oct. 30, 2022 6:20 am

Get a generator. Doesn't take a lot of power to run a boiler, refrigerator, a few lights and a well pump. Run it when you need to.

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Sun. Oct. 30, 2022 8:29 pm

i got a 1500 watt generator from the curb this spring, works great. will use a lot less fuel than the 8,000 watt generator.

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