at 220 watts just for your furnace your own plot says you should have bought a generator, because a power outage longer than 4 hours is quite possible
I think you’re overlooking the solar? Which can both run the furnace directly and recharge the battery.
I don’t need to have the same level of heat in an emergency as not; only being able to run the furnace for part of the time is still very useful.
This goes to a breaker on your main electrical panel, which is made mutually exclusive with an interlock kit like this one.
I’m not interested in using my normal household wiring in an emergency like this, because I think I’m going to want almost everything to be off. With regular wiring it’s too easy to use more power than you intend. Instead, I think I would be just plugging in my furnace, sump pump, basement freezer, etc as needed.
I think you’re overlooking the solar? Which can both run the furnace directly and recharge the battery.
I don’t need to have the same level of heat in an emergency as not; only being able to run the furnace for part of the time is still very useful.
I’m not interested in using my normal household wiring in an emergency like this, because I think I’m going to want almost everything to be off. With regular wiring it’s too easy to use more power than you intend. Instead, I think I would be just plugging in my furnace, sump pump, basement freezer, etc as needed.