ONE YEAR LATER: Heroes of the storm (slideshow, videos)
May 22, 2012 | They knew where Roby lived so they knew where they would find the destruction. "I found a baby with a head injury," he said. '" Blackwell said. "It was like a bomb went off," Blackwell said. "That is how we knew the tornado had touched down in Birmingham. William Blackwell was with other officers at the West Precinct. The magnitude of the storm hit them as they passed the
fire station in. Pratt City. to my patrol car and carried it to the fire station. "I carried the baby back. Blackwell and others rushed out the
door. Birmingham police officers were instructed to take shelter -- immediately. A deadly tornado was coming through the city. I dropped the baby. off with the paramedics and I headed back to the same area. He headed toward the Southampton Villas apartments. Leisa Roby, come over the radio. "She screamed, 'My house is gone.
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May 22, 2012 | Fire Station 1spends $11957 annually for natural gas and electricity, about average for fire stations of similar size in Montana. Kastelitz said installing light switches with occupancy sensors would pay for itself in 6.3 years.
May 22, 2012 | Also: CO detectors should be used in homes that use natural gas, propane, or wood-burning appliances. Test CO alarms at least once a month; replace them according to the manufacturer's instructions. If the CO alarm sounds, immediately move to a fresh
May 22, 2012 | Never use an outdoor heater, such as a patio heater and never barbecue, indoors. They are designed to burn fuels such as propane, natural gas or wood, all of which release carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that
May 22, 2012 | Nesbitt hand built the sleek and sexy prototype in a garage on the edge of the French Quarter. TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNEJT Nesbitt drive his natural gas-fueled "Magnolia Special." His trim work could be considered art in itself: Nesbitt
May 22, 2012 | Bob Brennan, a Connecticut Natural Gas spokesman, says that could cost about $2000. "First, though, make sure that the residence is supplied by a high pressure gas distribution system," he says. "Advise your heating contractor to contact the local gas
Natural gas garage heater efficiency?
May 22, 596 by Dea
Does anyone have any idea of how much gas a 75,000 btu ceiling mounted heater would use if on for approx 10 hours a week? I'm just wondering if a large tank could last for a winter. My home is heated with natural gas, but all the lines are on the opposite side of the house. Any ideas?
First of all you mentioned a "tank" therefore you must mean propane C3H8, Natural Gas is methane, CH4, anyways 75,000 btu's converts to 75 cfh if you are using natural gas.
Therefore if you pay by the gigajoule or by the 1000 cubit feet
if your heater ran for 1 hour it would cost you 75/1000 times your cost of gas.
for instance if you are paying $5.00 a thousand feet for gas it would take 15 hours to use up 1000 feet of gas.
So over a month it could become quite expensive.
Most people have their thermostats in the garage set just above freezing to prohibit rusting and to save money.
remember you heater will not run for the full hour every hour, once heated up to temperature it will only come on spratically.
Hope this helps.
Price of gas today on world market $7.825/1000cfh
what is cheaper to run? an electric garage heater or a natural gas garage heater?
May 22, 8042 by THE DUDE
I have a 3 car garage that I am planning to keep heated this winter. which will be cheaper in the long run as far as energy costs. I have already insulated the garage and the doors.
Wow, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but at least in my area Electric heat is much cheaper than gas. In fact I'm getting ready to replace my 80,000 lp furnace with 18 KW of electric.
I'm not sure what your per KW rate is in your area, but you definitely want to measure out both types and do a calculation before you decide. Call your utility companies and ask them the rates per measured unit of energy that they charge.
As I said, here in Indiana, electricity beats gas hands down.