West Coast of Washington winds hit 75 mph on November 4th. We have generators for refrigeration/lights but heat (propane and electric) does not work during. We have purchased a Vermont Castings for our kitchen corner. 44000 BTU for our small home should keep us there during future outages. We like the small design will stick with matte black rather than enamel. Will post pictures moving forward.
Windstorm Knocks out our power 4 days.
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You folks up on Whidbey and Camano got some very strong winds and they were sustained. What model VC stove did you get?
Why didn't the propane heat work? Is this a propane stove or furnace? A generator should have been able to handle that load.
Why didn't the propane heat work? Is this a propane stove or furnace? A generator should have been able to handle that load.
That's what I thought. Are the refrig and freezer just connected via extension cords? Our neighbor had his furnace setup with a plug and receptacle so that he could plug it into the generator too.
What VC stove model did you get?
Thanks The gen handles the 2 fridges and 1 freezer and lights. It's a Champion and easily handles those and sips gasoline. The issue was was and has been heating the place. usually forces us off Island for a few days. We are hopeful this will do the trick. The model I mispoke is the Hearthstone Heritage model. We looked at many and liked the long heating qualities.
We moved into our house during the late November storms of 1993. Power outages are common in our rural neighborhood so I have backup systems for heating too. We have had as long as 6 day outages, so it helps to be prepared.
The next step is to get a good supply of dry, fully seasoned firewood. Modern stoves don't do well with wood that is over about 23% internal moisture content. 15-18% is ideal. If you can't get firewood, get some Northern Idaho Energy Logs or HomeFire Prest-Logs. These pack a lot of heat. 3 or 4 will burn for many hours. Just keep them dry in storage.
Post a picture of the new stove when it's installed and burning.
The next step is to get a good supply of dry, fully seasoned firewood. Modern stoves don't do well with wood that is over about 23% internal moisture content. 15-18% is ideal. If you can't get firewood, get some Northern Idaho Energy Logs or HomeFire Prest-Logs. These pack a lot of heat. 3 or 4 will burn for many hours. Just keep them dry in storage.
Post a picture of the new stove when it's installed and burning.
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