Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 12:47:23 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> > dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > > On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:20:32 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 11:06:43 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 9:58:24 AM UTC-10, jmcquown
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > He's as bad as Kuthe if he thinks anyone could (or should)
> > > > > > power central air using a car battery for any length of
> > > > > > time. The battery would run down in hours and hey, if the
> > > > > > power is out, how could she recharge the car battery.
> > > > > > Answer is, she couldn't. That's why she bought a gas
> > > > > > generator in the first place.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > A 100kWh battery could power a household for about 4 days. A
> > > > > 200kWh battery could power a house for about twice that long.
> > > >
> > > > If it were trying to power my entire house, including the hot
> > > > tub, it wouldn't last nearly that long. I consumed 2088 kWh
> > > > last month.
> > > >
> > > > Full disclosu like the clothes dryer, the hot tub isn't on
> > > > the generator transfer switch. If we had a prolonged winter
> > > > power outage, we'd drain the hot tub and clear the pump so it
> > > > wouldn't burst.
> > > >
> > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > > Would it be safe to assume that during a power outage, you
> > > wouldn't be using 70 kWh/day? That would be over twice the
> > > national average. What the heck are you running? Just kidding. I
> > > don't want to know.
> >
> > You forget she lives up north so heat would have been a major
> > factor.
>
> No. I have gas heat. The blower on the furnace runs 24/7, but that
> doesn't draw a ton of current.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

I have gas heat too but my blower isn't on all the time. We augment
with a fireplace when temps drop to the 30's. The house was well
designed to take advantage of the fireplace well. It gets banked at
night then fired up still hot in the morning.