And Randy, We won't tell, but we will never forget...... Just kidding.... Enjoy pedaling - but you need to get two so you can pedal "together"......
Be safe and warm.... Chuck On Dec 14, 2007, at 11:16 AM, R A Bennell wrote: > My purpose for the generator was really just to permit me to run > the furnace blower motor since it is a gas furnace > and will work so long as it does not overheat the plenum and shut > itself off. I wonder if one could set up a pedal > powered fan and run the furnace without the electric motor. > Pedalling would keep one warm anyway sAnd o no need to run > the furnace very often, right? Could get the wife on the pedal > machine and in time, get back the woman I married. > Good thing she doesn't read this forum. > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mitch Haley > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 12:06 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] EMERGENCY HOUSE HEAT > > > Curt Raymond wrote: >> Anyway when it comes to heat your 7000watt generator isn't very >> much, 1500 >> watts is about 5,000 BTU so you've got somewhere around 10,000 >> BTUs of heat >> available... > > I found a Watt/BTU converter, it says 7kw = 23,885BTU/hr. That > could heat > my home easily, unless the wind is really bad. (fiberglass ceiling > insulation is useless if there is air movement in the well-vented > attic) > If you could put the genny indoors, and run a condensing heat > exchanger > on the exhaust, you could get 50,000 btu/hr of waste heat from that > genny. > > Generators burn a lot of fuel and convert 70% or more into heat, so > cogeneration, if you can make it safe, would work quite well. I'd love > to use a water cooled diesel generator for a boiler and electric > source, > (biodiesel project) but I can't find one small enough or cheap enough. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
