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Old 02-18-2008, 03:19 AM   #16
H. John Kohl
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quote:Originally posted by sreigle

You can do all you mentioned in the first post just off your 12v battery. Some of the lights. Refrig on gas. Water heater on gas. Furnace on gas. The furnace blower runs off V. If you need more battery power for longer periods of time, consider adding a second battery. Several here have done that. Also, some have gone to 6v golf cart batteries connected for 12v.

If you want 110v then you definitely need the generator.
If you need to run your furnace a lot then I recommend you look at the power draw of the furnace FAN and consider a second battery. If you loose or run down your batteries then all the products working off propane will not function. They need 12VDC to control their circuitry.

Best of luck.
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