The Cold Weather Is Here!

DVC500_at_last wrote:

billw wrote:and putting the electric water heater on the junk pile.

Bill, if your electric HWH is in good shape, wouldn't you want to keep in in place and use it as a backup for when your boiler needs maintenance? Just a thought.

I thought about that. The water heater is 15 years old and seen better days. A few hours at a time for maintenance shouldn't be to much inconvenience. (I hope). One thing's for sure. I'll learn how to clean my heating system quick.

billw wrote: The water heater is 15 years old and seen better days. A few hours at a time for maintenance shouldn't be to much inconvenience. (I hope). One thing's for sure. I'll learn how to clean my heating system quick.

15 years old! You got your monies worth out of that one!

Nothing like burning coal all year.

Yep.

47* here, I just connected the flex duct from the Alaska to the hot air plenum.

Wood'nCoal wrote:47* here, I just connected the flex duct from the Alaska to the hot air plenum.

was in the 40s here last night.

45 here, got my long sleave shirts out, Maybe a white labor day? ......lol

Boys start you engines...38 degrees here in central NY this morning! We sit in a little valley just outside Norwich NY which blocks most wind and with a clear night..... Brrrrr.

40 here last night. Have water on the inside of my windows. yuk

Man! I must be in a heat wave here. Only 50 last nite.

First time in 40 years I CAN'T WAIT FOR WINTER!!!

I've already seen frost and I'm still hooking up some pipes to the new Harman VF3000. Looking forward to running it but not looking forward to the cold weather.

Kevin

Well, not that cold yet.

But it is 53* here right now, I did flip the 2 switches and close the damper on the open end of the tee on the stove (that means heat is going to the hot air plenum and the blower in the oil furnace can run).

I heard yesterday that due to a weak El' Nino in the Pacific, the Eastern US should expect the coldest and wetest winter in a decade. Bring it on! I think most of us are ready.

Sporadic use of forced hot air system right now, won't be long 'till the "seasonal" coal burners use that match.

coalkirk wrote:I heard yesterday that due to a weak El' Nino in the Pacific, the Eastern US should expect the coldest and wettest winter in a decade. Bring it on! I think most of us are ready.

That's not what "they" are saying here in the Mid-Atlantic states. This morning I heard a report that the Gas company has an over abundance of natural gas and with the anticipated "warm" winter everyone could expect to have a 25% reduction in their seasonal gas bill with a corresponding reduction in the electric or heating oil bill.

This is in direct conflict with the Farmer's Almanac and Chris's woolly worm. Everything being equal, I'm going to go with the Farmer's Almanac and the woolly worm. We are still at 60* night time and low 70s during the day. I expect to be holding on to my match for at least 6 weeks. I'm ready, I just have to get the weather to cooperate.

On the other hand, the weather is beautiful - this is the one time of year I don't mind being out on the bus 6 hours a day. I would be very happy if I could move to someplace other then Southern California with weather like this 365 days a year. Lisa