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On Jan 18, 11:28?am, Chris Hill wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:35:45 -0800 (PST), wrote:
if you can't get a furnace to run and the outside temp is in the teens
or lower, what should you do? I'd guess the first thing is to shut off
the water main. Then do you have to open taps in the kitchen and
bathroom? Do you have to open every one a little?

Would all of that insure that pipes won't burst?

no. ?Low spots can occur. ?Best thing to do would be to call the
furnace guy and plug in enough electric heaters (each on its own
circuit) to keep the house warm. ?They cost under $20 a piece, not
like it is going to break the bank.

I have a propane torpedo heater with some spare full tanks for
emergencies. like 50,000 BTU. A buddy has frozen pipes at his home he
just called to borrow it

those 20 buck electric heaters with no other nheat in a zero
temperature are almost useless

BTU's are the same regardless of the heat source and how much they cost.
Although it would take a pile of 1500 watt electric heaters to do the job,
they are made for use in enclosed non vented spaces unlike propane heaters,
and they don't smell of combustion gases