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buffaloglenn : so you told me that if the power goes out, my gas heater won't work right I'm trying to remember if you told me that
sweetie : Nope.
Relays that control gas flow;
Safety devices, such as the fuel regulator and thermocouple; and
Blower motors, which push heated air through your ducts and exhaust products through the flue."
sweetie : Nope. " Unfortunately, the answer in most cases is no, since several important components of a furnace rely on electricity to operate. These parts include: Circuit boards that send information between the furnace and thermostat; Relays that control gas flow; Safety devices, such as the fuel regulator and thermocouple; and Blower motors, which push heated air through your ducts and exhaust products through the flue."
MissAmericanPie : sweetie :
sweetie : What is an OCN????
NeverPayRetail : sweetie :An Operating Condition Notice (OCN) is a warning issued by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) when conditions threaten the reliability of the power grid. OCNs are the first of four levels of communication that ERCOT issues in anticipation of an emergency.
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sweetie : I'm already conserving - my heat doesn't go on till my house hits 63 degrees.
Aggie89 : Yikes!! We would NOT be good roomates! LOL!
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MissAmericanPie : Oh yeah. So if we lose power, I guess it will be our own fault. Seems like a good way to absolve any of their fault
sweetie : I mean...they have 1 job!!
NeverPayRetail : sweetie : An Operating Condition Notice (OCN) is a warning issued by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) when conditions threaten the reliability of the power grid. OCNs are the first of four levels of communication that ERCOT issues in anticipation of an emergency.
buffaloglenn : Oh ok. So next week when it's going to get below freezing, do I need to tell my renters to open the kitchen cabinet under the sink and let the water drip?
Guys - didn't we just cover this last week? It is just a heads up about bad weather, not a notice that they don't forecast to have sufficient power, no rolling blackouts. They gave the same notice for last week's cold snap, and nothing bad happened, except a lot of people needlessly raising their blood pressure to a seemingly dangerous level.
buffaloglenn : What else do we have to ***** about?
buffaloglenn : Oh ok. So next week when it's going to get below freezing, do I need to tell my renters to open the kitchen cabinet under the sink and let the water drip?
sweetie : Yep I would, especially if it's an exterior wall where the plumbing is exposed to that cold. Open cabinets and let faucets drip.
sweetie : Yep I would, especially if it's an exterior wall where the plumbing is exposed to that cold. Open cabinets and let faucets drip.
MissAmericanPie : Even the bathroom cabinets?
buffaloglenn : What else do we have to ***** about?
WTF : we could ***** about you but then that would be a boring story 🤣🤣
buffaloglenn : Oh ok. So next week when it's going to get below freezing, do I need to tell my renters to open the kitchen cabinet under the sink and let the water drip?
sweetie : I do open cabinets but don't subscribe to the drip. To me, it's unnecessary if the power is on and heater is warming the house. Outside pipes (hose spigots) should definitely be covered.
MissAmericanPie : Even the bathroom cabinets?
sweetie : Yep, no different if they're on an outside wall especially. « Back to Chat
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