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Why wouldn't a gas furnace have worked?
by throwaway894345 4y ago
Why wouldn't a gas furnace have worked?
- flyingfences 4y agoGas/Oil Furnaces/Boilers still need electricity to run the blower (air into the firebox) and circulator (hot air/water from the unit to the rooms) motors.
- smiley1437 4y agoFWIW older gas water heaters that use a standing pilot flame and piezoelectric ignition can run without electricity. Combustion products are vented passively by convection. With this type, as long as you've got gas, you can have hot water. Maybe huddle by the hot water tank? For the sake of efficiency, most newer gas water heaters need electricity for ignition as well as to power the fan that exhaust gases. All gas furnaces will need electricity to run the fans.