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Yes but it only requires a couple hundred watts to power the blower motor and electronics of a gas furnace. They're easy to power off of a small portable genera

Yes but it only requires a couple hundred watts to power the blower motor and electronics of a gas furnace. They're easy to power off of a small portable generator or even a cheap inverter hooked up to your car. The same cannot be said of a heat pump or resistive heater.

kube-system 4y ago
They are, and I have a contingency plan for this myself, but few people have the tools and knowledge required to accomplish this.
- bombcar 4y ago
  Anyone with $200-500 can go buy a kerosene heater and some sealed kerosene which will keep one ventilated room warm for awhile in an absolute emergency.
  - lazide 4y ago
    With the common skill set people have now, half the people trying it would kill themselves. :s