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Old 12-01-2006, 11:54 AM   #9
glatt
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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That's a nice thing about my old house with the original furnace. It only uses electricity to run the thermostat and open a valve to let natural gas in. The hot water circulates by convection to the radiators. If the power goes out for a while, I can hook it up to a car battery and have central heat for days with thermostatic control. The natural gas keeps coming when the power is out.
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