On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 05:42:08 -0700, Terry Coombs wrote:

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When finished my wiring will have a breaker in the panel for just this
purpose . Out here in the woods we can be left without power for days if
we
get another bad ice storm . Also part of the reason we heat with wood ...

Someone here recommended a mechanical 'lockout' sold just for this
purpose. Goes in the breaker panel, gives you positive action as to
whether generator is going IN or house power is going IN, can't
accidentally do both with it. Has very visible display as to which state
it's in.

I miss the very quiet, very comfortable "octopus in the basement" heat -
the old convection furnace, you even added your own thermal mass, like
sand on top. The flame powered a thermocouple that powered the thermostat
and during power outages, our home kept toasty. Plus, the gentle air flow
was constant, with none of that blowing noise and NEVER had the peaks and
dips of an air blower system either. But alas, these systems were deemed
too inefficient so are never installed anymore and when found are
instantly ripped out.