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fishbuck
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Alternate heat sorces
I smell like a campfire, my bedroom smells like a campfire, and my asthma is getting a bit worse.
If I wanted a bunch of smoke in my lungs I'd use medical marijuana. Atleast that feels good.
So, what off-grid heat is available that is not burning wood or maybe a cleaner way to burn the wood.
This is filthy and requires that I clean out the fireplace daily.
Is there a cleaner way to stay warm.
Insert dirty joke here:
And then please give me some good advice on house heating in Baja.
Thank you
Mike
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
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Space heater
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willardguy
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Lil Buddy propane heater
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Put on pants and jacket!
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fishbuck
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That interferes with my Native American urge to be "naked and unafraid". Like my dad... Chief BuckAndAHalf.
But very good advice...
Thank you Boyband.
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fishbuck
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Brought one.
Killed the battery and got me in trouble with the Prince right away.
Them batteries is expensive and full cycle draining degrads the life of them.
But great idea. Didn't work. Cielings to high anyway.
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fishbuck
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The Prince suggested these.
But propane INSIDE the house? Don't I read in the paper that this kills people?
That pesky carbon dioxide...
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Been then and done that.
In my never ending source of winter heat even with our electric home.
* Tried electric quartz heater- to expensive - nice with no fumes.
* Tried a propane space heater - worked ok but the fumes were bad including the smell. Bedsides my CO2 detector kept going off.
* Yes, I gave up on the fireplace due to fumes and CO2 detector going off.
*So now we bit the bullet and use the electric heat pump - expensive.
Let me suggest for off grid to get a propane furnace like the ones in motorhomes and travel trailers. They use outside combustion air and a fan
circulates hot air via a heat exchanger in the interior. Power requirements are modest as they can be found for battery power for the fan. All that is
needed is a hole in the wall for incoming air and pout going exhaust. There are also units that do not have a fan , but use radiation for combustion
and use a reflector to radiate the heat. I have seen these units, one in each room in homes throughout Baja. I even had a rental in California that
had these units installed. Not in all rooms, but in the main rooms.
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fishbuck
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Nice thanks.
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Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck  |
The Prince suggested these.
But propane INSIDE the house? Don't I read in the paper that this kills people?
That pesky carbon dioxide... |
everyone I know uses em here, I used mine a couple times but find it easier (and cheaper) to just throw a comforter over.
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I've used radiant kerosene heaters in the past that were pretty effective, but the smell takes a little getting used to.
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Google " ventless gas heater". I have a Dyna-Glow. I do not smell anything, and just the pilot light keeps the chill off a 650 square foot area. Very
happy with it.
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fishbuck
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My big issue is clean air.
My lungs are still recovering from 30 years of Metyl Ethyl Ketone
It's use now banned in CA.
And hundred of other chemicals it take to build an airliner.
Gallons of it per plane...
Boeing delivers 3 737s every 2 days. 365 days a year forever...
Cough, cough...
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versions of these are all over ebay - cheapo, run on diesel, really no odor to speak of, 12V fan is all the electrical you need. work great in
campers / vehicles, lot of guys using them in tents as well. no reason they wont work for a home (run the exhaust/ vent outside) - BTW tons of
videos looking at CO virtually none registering on the meters
https://www.ebay.com/p/12v-8kw-Diesel-Air-Heater-LCD-Thermos...
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fishbuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by msteve1014 | | Google " ventless gas heater". I have a Dyna-Glow. I do not smell anything, and just the pilot light keeps the chill off a 650 square foot area. Very
happy with it. |
Will do thanks
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A point of order,
It is carbon monoxide, not dioxide that will kill you! An open fire is not likely to produce any of that, but they will produce soot
and other atmospheric components that I would not want to breath.
To make amends for trolling you on the "take a walk" thread, I went back through it and scrolled down through way more selfies than I ever want to see
agin, and took a look at your fireplace. (did I just troll again?)
I have built a couple of fireplaces in the 70s, and that one looks just wrong. Not deep enough, opening too tall, and no doors for draft control.
If it is your house, a wood stove designed to be inserted in a fireplace is an excellent move. That is what I use for my primary heat source when I
am in northern CA!
If it is a rental, I would seal off the damper and use the fire box for a portable heater, or to display something attractive. Feeding that fireplace
is literally sending money up in smoke!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Hot little chica who needs a place to live! If she has a cute sister, let me know, come November I'll be in the same boat.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
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fishbuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bajazly | | Hot little chica who needs a place to live! If she has a cute sister, let me know, come November I'll be in the same boat. |
The town is full of them...
But they are very cold(temp... not temperment)and will use you for heat...
Tried it... kinda fun.
But then needed a heater even more...
And man were my balls tired after... all three of them.
Sorry couldn't help myself...
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
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I've used these when I was living in my motor home, They work great for directional heat.
https://www.consumerreports.org/products/space-heater/presto...
Also a "good" sleeping bag is great .....
Since I've given up all hope, I feel much better
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some of the wood burning stoves used on boats burn much cleaner. There are a few optioins out there..
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