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Old Crank

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12. My gas heater doesn't work in a power outage.

Reply to reymega life (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 20, 2023, 04:56 AM

Apr 2023

It won't run without the fan. My gas stove doesn't light unless I find some matches without electricity. Due to fire codes restaurants that are required to have exhaust hoods have interlick to keep the gas off unless the hood is running.

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My heat is by electric heat pump Warpy Apr 2023 #6

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good because they work in power outages reymega life Apr 2023 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Old Crank Apr 2023 #11

My gas heater doesn't work in a power outage. Old Crank Apr 2023 #12

Restaurants could easily be exempted. truthisfreedom Apr 2023 #3

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