Here in northern New York fuel oil deliveries are a fact of life They can put you in auto delivery or you can order as you need it Home heating oil = diesel with fewer taxes here K1 kerosene is much cleaner, actually clear In this state they dye it for tax reasons Don’t get caught with it in a diesel truck tank ! The state will bend you over bad
Easy to get delivered and use Bob > On Aug 29, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Dan Fink <danbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Do people fill up their tanks with 5 gallon jugs of it hauled home in the > back of their pickup trucks? That doesn't sound very safe. Or is there some > sort of kerosene delivery truck that makes the rounds? > No such thing exists here on the Colorado Front Range that I know of. > > Dan Fink > Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute > IREC Certified Instructor™ for: > ~ PV Installation Professional > ~ Small Wind Installer > Executive Director, Buckville Energy > NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™ > NABCEP Associate > > 970.672.4342 > > > > >> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 10:25 AM RE Ellison <reelli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> If you relatively open floor plan I have been using the monitor heaters >> another one is the toyo brand >> They get burning air from outside and exhaust outside warming the incoming >> air at the same time >> They run on K1 kerosene and are very efficient >> They are a phantom load but what they save in fuel used over a standard >> furnace is very very considerable >> Seems I remember that used to be 650 W to start for a few minutes and then >> 115 W to run >> >> I have several customers using them with good results >> Mine cut my fuel use by about 150 gallons a year to just about 275 gallons a >> year >> No inspectors have a problem with them in this area. >> Your inspector may vary, like mileage statements ! >> >> Bob Ellison >> >>> On Aug 28, 2018, at 11:32 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar >>> <offgridso...@sti.net> wrote: >>> >>> Drake, look at home depot for the Empire brand of small wall furnaces. They >>> use zero power (old style thermo like a water heater) and can be legal as >>> primary source of heat for building code. They vent out a wall and are very >>> easy. Many of my clients use them to get legal and then use wood heating. >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar >>> "we go where powerlines don't" >>> http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ >>> e-mail offgridso...@sti.net >>> text 209 813 0060 >>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:36:45 -0400, Drake >>>> <drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Wrenches, >>>> >>>> What is the best choice for a propane, forced air furnace for an off grid >>>> house? We would prefer one that doesn't have a phantom load, although the >>>> transformer for the thermostat may not be avoidable. Low blower current >>>> would be preferable. The furnace AC will be powered by a Magnum 4448 PAE. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Drake >>>> >>>> Drake Chamberlin >>>> Athens Electric LLC >>>> OH License 44810 >>>> CO License 3773 >>>> NABCEP Certified Solar PV >>>> 740-448-7328 >>>> http://athens-electric.com/ >>> -- >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>> >>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List-Archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out or update participant bios: >>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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