Backup Home Heating Sources

[Ken K7KBJ]

Last night's session of the Northern Nevada Preppers Group Net has been posted.
We talked about Backup Home Heating Sources
Here's your link:   http://nnpg.net/011817_radio.shtml

Here's the chat room transcript.

NNPG - The Northern Nevada Preppers Group Chat

7:51:56 PM
Ken K7KBJ joined the channel
7:57:08 PM
Ken K7KBJ
Tonight's topic is backup heating sources for the home.
8:00:20 PM
N7SAX joined the channel
TWP joined the channel
8:01:36 PM
TWP
HI Ken
HI SAX
8:02:05 PM
N7SAX
Hello TWP & Ken
8:02:09 PM
wbmayberry joined the channel
8:06:16 PM
TWP
HI wbmayberry
8:08:28 PM
Ken K7KBJ
Hi all !
Tonight's topic is backup heating sources for the home.
8:15:14 PM
wbmayberry
Greetings from Fallon! Hi TWP.
8:16:53 PM
N7SAX
Are there pellet stoves that will burn regular wood?
8:16:57 PM
Ken K7KBJ
Hi wbmayberry !
8:16:57 PM
TWP
I will post a list of resources for alternate home heating options, on NNPG.net after the net closes.
8:17:03 PM
Ken K7KBJ
Tonight's topic is backup heating sources for the home.
SAX, maybe you could find a pellet stove that would do that but I'd imagine that would be difficult now that I know how this works.
8:18:02 PM
N7SAX
In a SHTF scenario, pellets will be hard to come by...
8:18:26 PM
TWP
RE burning wood in a "pellet" stove, yes, but you must deal with an ash buildup. Pellets do not produce much ash but wood does...
8:18:50 PM
N7SAX
OK
8:18:53 PM
Ken K7KBJ
And the pellet stove is designed for the minimum ash content.
Not sure how you could make it handle more.
8:19:10 PM
N7SAX
I understand the ash build-up
8:20:00 PM
TWP
If you lose electrical power, you must hand feed the pellet stove and just do frequent ash removal.
Another factor is the blower which feeds air into the firebox.
Reference on burning non-pellet wood in a pellet stove:
https://www.reference.com/home-garden/can-burn-wood-pellet-stove-9a3b7343e6a66f8c
8:24:26 PM
Ken K7KBJ
Thanks TWP
Good to know
This stove does have some natural draft so I could burn regular wood but wow, what a mess !
8:25:22 PM
TWP
Ken, does you pellet stove have a hand crank to drive the pellet screw?
8:26:05 PM
Ken K7KBJ
No, only a motor
8:29:06 PM
N7SAX
Thank you Good night all
8:29:37 PM
TWP
'night SAX
8:29:43 PM
Ken K7KBJ
good night !@
8:31:04 PM
Ken K7KBJ left the channel

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[TWP]

Thanks Ken.

I've posted a list of alternate heating sources here:

http://nnpg.net/NNPG_Forum/index.php?topic=1237.0

[Jerry D Young]

Thank you Ken.