On 2008-05-27, Joe wrote:
I had a 90 minute power loss last week and I noticed that my Weil
McLain oil fired boiler did not going on for the entire period. Up
until then I was under the foolish assumption that if there was a
blackout in the middle of winter my hot water boiler would continue to
heat the house. How can I protect against an extended power outage in
the middle of winter leaving me without power. Even if I had a
portable generator my electric oil pump is hard wired so there is
nothing to plug in. What do other people do in this situation?

There are problems with portable generators; they have to be
regularly maintained and the fuel kept fresh. (People have
a tendency to store them away and forget about them).

So the alternative is a portable kerosene or propane heater.

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