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Pacific NW Viking

Poor neighbors!

This windstorm had an unusual wind direction, lots of trees fell.

I need to thaw my chicken waterer with hot water every morning.

Power has been gone for two days.

Finally got the power back after 3 days.

Inside house is 46 degrees F (8 degrees C) after 2 hours.

54F after 4 hours!

Anybody knows if a gas fireplace with fake logs would retain more of the heat in the house, than one with a bare flame?

To first order, I would expect more radiative heat, and less heat escaping in the updraft.

@viking Try my surefire method for getting the power to come back on:
1) Pull generator out of garage from the pile of garbage it's sitting under
2) Go through the song-and-dance to get the thing started
3) Right as your about to hook up your first household device to the generator the utility power will come back on 👍
@viking Yikes! Stay safe and warm, my friend.😊🔥 Hope your power comes back soon and your chickens don't freeze to death. 🙏🐔

@thedonnerd

Fortunately my gas water heater works fine when electric power is out.

@viking Guh!🥴 Fell sorry for you and your family. Power outages during winter storms are the worst.

@Bunnyslope

Thanks!

We were lucky we could stay with some friends that have a generator.

Good synergy, I have a 4WD SUV with studded tires, so I could make the resupply trips to get gas for the generator.

@viking I heard about this only from a caller on another show I watch. Glad you finally have power! Caller described it as apocalyptic ice storm.. old people suffering... pray

@_demi26

It was just cold (for Oregon), with 15 degrees for a few days, right after a wind storm.

The ice is coming now, it is about 29 degrees, but the roads are so cold that we get freezing rain.

So I am hoping the freezing rain doesn't weigh down so many trees that we get more power outages.

@viking I don't have any proof one way or another but my dad has one with fake logs in his basement (where I sleep when I visit) and even in the winter, I turn it off as soon as I can because it will keep the room warm all night. If I don't turn it off early enough, I'm laying there sweating all night.

@viking Your instinct is correct. The ceramic logs help retain and radiate heat better than just a bare flame.

@squeakyfrog @viking I've lived in houses with both and the gas fireplace with ceramic logs is way more efficient. The updraft on a regular fireplace steals a lot of the heat.

Curve ball, my in-laws have a fireplace that is some cross between a fireplace and a wood burning stove that has ducting built around it and THAT is efficient. A few logs and the house is super toasty.

@viking

Bear flames retain the most heat, but always have a fire extinguisher handy for safety purposes.