Gas Line to Close to Coal / Wood Stove

littlefish · Post by **littlefish** » Mon. Dec. 31, 2012 8:04 pm

density of natural gas is approx 0.7, propane is approx 1.7, each depending on producer and blends. thus, Nat gas rises, propane settles. this changes the nature of detection and how accidental ignition occurs.

CapeCoaler · Post by **CapeCoaler** » Mon. Dec. 31, 2012 8:27 pm

Natural gas is the 'safe' gas...
Propane will settle down to the low point...
and find flame...

EarlH · Post by **EarlH** » Sun. Jan. 06, 2013 12:05 am

Smokeyja wrote:When electricity was coming around into homes they made a lamp that was sold as a gas/electric lamp . You could turn the light bulb on or use gas... Talk about dangerous ... BOOM!

For the record I still don't trust natural gas in any building.

The reason for combination fixtures was that until radio, most power plants shut down between 5 and 9 in the evening when the factories closed down for the day. It wasn't until the mid to late 20's that most smaller towns had electricity through the night. The town I live in had 25,000 people in it and although they did light up the street lights all night, they didn't offer 24 hour electricity to most of the homes in town until around 1930 and radio and by the early 30's refrigerators were the biggest reason for that. It's kind of funny really. And the gas for the light fixtures was illuminating gas, which my Dad used to say was generally acetylene or sometimes carbide depending on the situation. And the gas light was much brighter than those early carbon filament light bulbs were.
I used to have a home building magazine from the late 1890's and it showed a sort of birdseye view of a town in the middle of the winter and you could see all the baseburner stoves through the windows in the "community" and one house shooting up into the sky like a rocket while one of the neighbors saying something about "I wonder how the Jone's are getting along with thier new gas furnace?" Ha! I should see if I still have that and show it to my insurance guy...

Smokeyja · Post by **Smokeyja** » Sun. Jan. 06, 2013 12:21 am

EarlH wrote:
Smokeyja wrote:When electricity was coming around into homes they made a lamp that was sold as a gas/electric lamp . You could turn the light bulb on or use gas... Talk about dangerous ... BOOM!

For the record I still don't trust natural gas in any building.
The reason for combination fixtures was that until radio, most power plants shut down between 5 and 9 in the evening when the factories closed down for the day. It wasn't until the mid to late 20's that most smaller towns had electricity through the night. The town I live in had 25,000 people in it and although they did light up the street lights all night, they didn't offer 24 hour electricity to most of the homes in town until around 1930 and radio and by the early 30's refrigerators were the biggest reason for that. It's kind of funny really. And the gas for the light fixtures was illuminating gas, which my Dad used to say was generally acetylene or sometimes carbide depending on the situation. And the gas light was much brighter than those early carbon filament light bulbs were.
I used to have a home building magazine from the late 1890's and it showed a sort of birdseye view of a town in the middle of the winter and you could see all the baseburner stoves through the windows in the "community" and one house shooting up into the sky like a rocket while one of the neighbors saying something about "I wonder how the Jone's are getting along with thier new gas furnace?" Ha! I should see if I still have that and show it to my insurance guy...

Hey that's some really cool history ! Thanks for sharing ! Please do share that image if you find it!

JimVanCool82 · Post by **JimVanCool82** » Tue. Oct. 18, 2022 7:23 pm

Look where we are at today with prices across the board, 10 years ago I never ever thought energy prices would look like this. Now they want to get everyone on a heat pump so you have to depend on the grid Look what happened in Texas, Have a backup, have wood or a coal stove or 10 gallons of clean kerosene and a good small kerosene heater and an Aladdin lamp Prepare!! posting to an old post I liked about the gas line by the coal stove and the opinions They are really taking are money this year on every front Gas groceries health care I was looking back on easier times as now everything is over priced

Hounds51 · Post by **Hounds51** » Wed. Oct. 19, 2022 1:24 pm

JimVanCool82 wrote: ↑
Tue. Oct. 18, 2022 7:23 pm
Look where we are at today with prices across the board, 10 years ago I never ever thought energy prices would look like this. Now they want to get everyone on a heat pump so you have to depend on the grid Look what happened in Texas, Have a backup, have wood or a coal stove or 10 gallons of clean kerosene and a good small kerosene heater and an Aladdin lamp Prepare!! posting to an old post I liked about the gas line by the coal stove and the opinions They are really taking are money this year on every front Gas groceries health care I was looking back on easier times as now everything is over priced

AGEED !!!!!!! We all should be prepared.

coalfan · Post by **coalfan** » Wed. Oct. 19, 2022 4:36 pm

the pigs in office need removed in any way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

waytomany?s · Post by **waytomany?s** » Wed. Oct. 19, 2022 6:24 pm

coalfan wrote: ↑
Wed. Oct. 19, 2022 4:36 pm
the pigs in office need removed in any way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Careful now, teachers union might call the FBI on you.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Thu. Oct. 20, 2022 11:10 am

coalfan wrote: ↑
Wed. Oct. 19, 2022 4:36 pm
the pigs in office need removed in any way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just remember “today’” is someone younger’s “good ole days”.

Tomorrow is only “pie in the sky” might be better might be worse…so make the best of The here, now and today!

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Thu. Oct. 20, 2022 5:51 pm

Good point McG. Ive been saying good things about the Nixon years lately... I havent said good things about the Carter days yet. Thats when I will know its bad now

Hounds51 · Post by **Hounds51** » Thu. Oct. 20, 2022 8:40 pm

warminmn wrote: ↑
Thu. Oct. 20, 2022 5:51 pm
Good point McG. Ive been saying good things about the Nixon years lately... I havent said good things about the Carter days yet. Thats when I will know its bad now

NOW THAT'S FUNNY

Chiefcamper · Post by **Chiefcamper** » Fri. Nov. 18, 2022 12:49 am

JimVanCool82 wrote: ↑
Tue. Oct. 18, 2022 7:23 pm
Look where we are at today with prices across the board, 10 years ago I never ever thought energy prices would look like this. Now they want to get everyone on a heat pump so you have to depend on the grid Look what happened in Texas, Have a backup, have wood or a coal stove or 10 gallons of clean kerosene and a good small kerosene heater and an Aladdin lamp Prepare!! posting to an old post I liked about the gas line by the coal stove and the opinions They are really taking are money this year on every front Gas groceries health care I was looking back on easier times as now everything is over priced

Agreed.

JimVanCool82 · Post by **JimVanCool82** » Fri. Jan. 12, 2024 7:51 pm

Nice repost Thanks Chief