Wel as it stands the furnance is burning air out of the house and it is 
being made up from bringing air in through cracks around windows, doors and 
lotks of other places.  The furnance could be retrofitted to bring in only 
outside air for combustion.  Then the house could be sealed with the 
addition of a air to air heat exchanger for fresh air and oxygen to breath. 
Some money but likely not as much as solar cells.
Actually not having done this I really don't know, but that is my logic.
Ron

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From: "Mark WZ0K" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 5:26 PM
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Subject: Re: OT How to Create A solar Power System to Power a Heater?

> Hi
>     Well, actually, it is a hole house forced air furnace on propane. 
> Thus,
> it it is well ventilated.
>
>
>
> God bless,
> Mark and my beautiful wife Noella
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ron Yearns
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 3:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT How to Create A solar Power System to Power a Heater?
>
> To produce the quanity of electricity to run three electric heaters will 
> be
> quite expensive.   electric heaters use 600 to 1500 watts each. Efficency 
> of
> solare cells is not that great and it takes a lot of them to produce even
> 300 watts and the larger inverters required will cost plenty.   The money
> would be better spent in doing superinsulation and air infiltration 
> control.
> Using outside combustion air for your propane may be required.  I once 
> read
> an article where a home in northern U.S. was superinsulated and the
> incandescent lights kept the house warm enough.  They didn't have to turn 
> on
> their electric heaters.
> Ron
>
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> From: "Mark WZ0K" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 1:24 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: OT How to Create A solar Power System to Power a Heater?
>
>> Hi
>>     First, I should explain the situation here. We live in the country =
>> on a farm. The heat here is propane which is expensive to say the least. 
>> =
>> My wife bought large electric heaters that are pretty fancy. I admire =
>> her working it out so that with three heaters she can heat the house. =
>> Smile. On the other hand, now she worries about the electric bill.=20
>>     Well, it seems to me that with a solar panel or two, perhaps a =
>> large battery and some 12 volt to 110 converters that we should be able =
>> to take the heaters off the power grid.
>>     The trouble is that I don=E2=80=99t really know how to go about =
>> achieving the physical reality of this project, even though I understand 
>> =
>> the basic concept. What types of prices am I looking at since we already 
>> =
>> own the heaters? Do I really need the battery if we just want to run the 
>> =
>> heaters in the day light? What other things have I over looked?
>>     I appreciate your thoughts.
>>
>> God bless,
>> Mark and my beautiful wife Noella
>> God loves You!
>> My YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChristianTraditions2
>> The Blind Computer People List: =
>> http://christiantraditions.info/mailman/listinfo/blindcomputerpeople_chri=
>> stiantraditions.info
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