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> gas furnace … is not subject to electricity outages But isn’t the air-handling fan and perhaps the ignition unit reliant on electricity?
by mturmon 4y ago
> gas furnace … is not subject to electricity outages
But isn’t the air-handling fan and perhaps the ignition unit reliant on electricity?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoYes, but I assume those consume sufficiently less power such that they can be operated via a home generator.
- hedora 4y agoHeat pumps can also be run by generators. Typical coefficients of power are above 4, and generators can be in the 30-50% efficient range, so end to end, it's likely you burn less gas via the generator + heatpump route than via the direct heating route.