yes sir. you can install any kind of generator you can afford. gasoline it sounds like would be your last choice and where as with Lp gas and. or natural gas you would not have to worry about that disposal . any generator is an ivestment and it would pay if you had one installed to have what we call here " drills" do not wait until the last moment when the extra power is needed.> just a fyi Lee
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:58:13PM -0400, Lenny McHugh wrote: > Bill, A friend was just talking about installing a natural gas backup > generator system. I know that they make propane generators for campers. I > did a quick search and found this site: http://www.cumminsonan.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 12:16 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] generators Thermol windows > > > Yeah Lenny, good points. One of the things I have to work out is that I > don't own a car or other gas engine at this point, so unless this got used, > I'd have to occasionally dispose of gasoline. Anybody know how long you can > keep gas in a Gerry can or tank before it gets funky and unusable? > > > Bill Stephan > Kansas Citty MO > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lenny McHugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:55 pm > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] generators Thermol windows > > Bill, I have been thinking about that for a long time and keep > > putting it > > off. Many years ago in Money Magazine they recommended that you > > have a min > > of 4500 kw generator and treat it as an insurance policy. Not only > > for the > > winter but also summer. It mentioned about your freezers and the > > average > > dollar value of food. In the winter you can cycle your heat to > > keep pipes > > and bathroom fixtures from freezing. They stated that you should > > treat it as > > a one time payment as an insurance policy and hope you never have > > to > > collect. > > Lenny > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William Stephan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 9:51 PM > > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Thermol windows > > > > > > Thanks Bob, I'll do that tomorrow. > > > > > > > > What I found out so far is that it really depends, and you better > > be real > > careful who you deal with. I talked to three firms that > > supposedly did > > energy audits and two of them were ready to sell me more > > insulation without > > even looking at the property and the third guy told me I probably > > ought to > > buy a new furnace. > > > > So, I got a hold of the general contractor who did our massive > > remodelingwhen we first bought the place and who is honest and > > does excellent work. > > He told me that in a home less than thirty years old it probably > > didn't make > > a lot of sense to put thermal windows in, but in one as old as > > ours, where > > the windows are not at all tight, they probably made sense. He > > had two > > prices, one he thinks is $550 a pop, and one at about $440. > > According to > > this fellow the $440 one is the way to go since the higher dollar > > windowisn't really all that different, just better known. > > > > > > > > On a sort of related note, can any of you give me good suggestions or > > techniques I can use to convince my wife we really have to have a 5KW > > generator in case we have an ice storm this Winter? So far I've > > come up > > with, "The cat will die if we can't stay here, because he can't go > > to a > > hotel, even if we could find a room somewhere after an event like > > that". > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of chiliblindman > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 20:02 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Thermol windows > > > > > > > > Bill, if you search for window R value or R insulation factor you > > shouldcome up with something workable. > > ...................bob > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > > Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > > following > > address for more information: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > > Handy Man list > > just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 3304 (20080728) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > __________ NOD32 3304 (20080728) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > -- The difference between a career and a job is about 20 hours a week. 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