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[quote=Anonymous]Looking for advice on a back up heat source in the event of a winter storm power outage.

We lived through the 2021 Texas winter storm, so we have some anxiety about power outages. We recently moved to the DMV area and bought a lovely 1950s house w 2 fireplaces. Unfortunately they failed the fireplace inspection, and 1 company quoted us &gt;$20K for repairs and a 2nd opinion quoted us $7K for repairs. We just spent a large sum of money on the move and a kitchen renovation, so I am reluctant to spend this kind of money and undertake another project at the moment.

My husband has read about a “polar vortex” coming this year, and so we’re trying to prep for another bad scenario.

Is a more affordable option to just get a portable generator that would power an electric space heater? That way we can heat up 1 room and gather there if the temps were to drop? Here is something I found, but I’ve never bought a generator before.

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/champion-power-equipment-3550w-weekender-portable-generator?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=BPS%7CShopping%7CSmart%7CCamping%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CTopPerf%7CNMT&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI27qcqLq2-gIVht7ICh1ZQg0GEAQYAyABEgLVtvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

What do other people do around here to prepare for back up heat?

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