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speaking of pressure regulators, here, there is normally one just before the gas meter.

It is vented to the outside to be able to sense the ambient barometric atmoshperic pressure.

My understanding is that this pressure regulator serves two funtions:

1- To greatly reduce the pressure found in the street mains.
2- To slightly adjust the allowable pressure in the home's gas piping. This is meant to reduce the flow via a pressure asjustment when the barometcic air pressure is low and raise it when it is higher. This aims to keep the flame size (via the pressure) the same despite the weather.

There was once an accident in Boston where such high pressure gas reached the meter that it blew out the pressure regulators and pilot lights became a yard/meter tall. Quite a few buildng burned down! Of course the flexible connectors are not meant for such pressure and popped as well!
 
old fashioned ways

I live in a house built in 1797 located in middle Georgia. I have a tankless gas hot water heater and heat the house with gas logs in the fireplaces (7). I only heat the room I am using at the time. November had 18 days that required me to turn the heat on. That cost me $33.00. December is going to be the eye opener as I have had the gas logs going most every day. The heat from one room is enough to heat a good portion of the house (3000sqft). I have been restoring the house and this is my first winter in it. The house is 90% original. The kitchen house was moved up and attached in 1910 when plumbing and eletric was added. I updated the both last year (yes it still had the 1910 pipes and wires). As long as I can keep utilities low I am sticking with the place as is. I don't need air conditioning because of how the house is constructed and situated. I have tall ceilings and the house breaths. When it got up 103 here last summer my interior never got above 74 inside. December, Jan. and Feb. are the cold months here. I employ many 19th century methods for everyday living and find life quiet comfortable.
 
oh yea....

I forgot to upload this picture of the house. This was taken this past year, I have made much more progress on the place and need to get some updated pics. I will be spending this winter looking for all the areas around doors and windows to block drafts. I am resisting modern methods (central heat/air) as long as I can live comfortably by simple methods.

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That old house is fabulous. I like the simple technology as well. I heat my shower water with a kerosene lamp. It has the additional advantage that it heats up my bathroom as well (no central heating here too). But gas logs in fireplaces, aren't they very inefficient? I have always heard that most of the heat generated by a log fire goes straight up into the chimney.
 
warm and toasty...

We have "vented" logs and "non-vented" gas logs. The vented are not really for heating. I closed up the damper portion of the chimney and the heat stays in the house. My non-vented gas logs heat in one fireplace give enough heat on the low setting to warm one half of the downstairs. I bought some solar lights and charge them in the daytime and bring them in at night. Great source of "Free" light. I am a bit shy of kerosene lamps with two boxer dogs that tend to bump things over. I am lucky that we do not have long or very cold winters here. The flip side of that is humid and HOT summers. I am very grateful for the mild winters and low heating costs. I will see what next month brings now that the temperature has gone into the 20's and 30's.
 
Greg.

I am amazed you can keep your interior so cool in the summer without mechaincal A/C!

Based on what I have read, may I STRONGLY suggest you get a Carbon Monoxide detector for:

1- Every occupied bedroom
2- Every room where an unvented combustion device is running.
3- At least one on every level/floor/story.

As you may know CO detectors are most effective at floor level.

I'm thinking you may want to start a new thread as to how you keep it so cool in summer, both pasive home design and active methods!
Great house, love the pic!

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next month and after.....

I am courious to know what other folks bills will be running for Dec. and Jan. I expect mine will hit close to 100.00 if we have a really cold Jan. That seems to be one of our coldest months. I am in the middle of the State. I know it is warmer in the southern part of the state and about 10 to 20 degrees colder in the mountain region of Georgia. I live in a small town that has it's own gas works (most towns here did going back into the 1840's).
 

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