The Cold Weather Is Here!

 
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Post by coalnewbie » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 11:04 am

Funny though, my hunker down and survive for the winter mode still kicks in, even though it isn't very cold here. :roll:
Remember not to overwater the palm trees and change to SPF 20.


 
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Post by just peter » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 5:08 pm

It is even here on the radio news, the brutal wether you have there.
they pointed out that NYC get's lots of snow.
Get some coal inside the house and stay warm.

Peter

 
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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 5:11 pm

Consider it done Peter, now if only the horses could feed themselves, I'd be house bound & glad for it:)

 
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Post by just peter » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 5:17 pm

Well Fred you gould consider to put them in the house.
save some coal to.
I know i'am frugal.

Peter.

 
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Post by fastcat » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 6:39 pm

Weather guy here is saying -20* tomorrow morning Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

 
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Post by ONEDOLLAR » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 6:40 pm

Peter

I had a neighbor growing up who did bring her horse into the house on a regular basis... She would open up the back sliding door and that horse would walk right in. He would also escape and make his way down to my house and dine on the apples on the trees... Fun times!

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 6:54 pm

13 degrees and snowing here. The cold night will be tomorrow into Saturday, forecast is -9.
Hand fed burning, Fisher woodstove insert is burning :shock: , EFM is loafing...again. :D


 
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Post by cabinover » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 6:59 pm

Balmy -8°F this morning and wind blowing like crazy. From yesterday around 4PM until tonight at 6:30PM the old gal did some chewing on coal. The house is a warm 72°, garage was 65° until I shut off the circulator last night. It's down to 49° but that's still plenty warm compared to outside.

Anyway....about 150# of coal is now ashes. Doesn't matter though, we're toasty. :lol:

Tomorrow night calling for -20° or cooler then the heat comes back Saturday. I'm ready.

 
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Post by JimD » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 7:26 pm

13 now here in Western Ma. Going to 4 tonight then down to -10 tomorrow night. It's 68-70 in the house now just running the Crane 44. I will put the test at up a bit to take over IF it doesn't keep up in the far rooms.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 7:41 pm

I can officially report that Labatt Blue freezes before Molson Canadian. I have never had beer freeze in the basement stairwell before. :shock:

-17 and pretty windy at the moment, just got my first ever call from someone asking how to "turn up" their EFM.

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 8:02 pm

Oh my!!! :shock: :o

 
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Post by Scottaw » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 9:27 pm

Glad I got this thing figured out, should see single digit nights for the next week, a -10 in there. I'm excited to see if I can keep my heat pumps from kicking on, they've barely been running since I fired the stove.

 
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Post by 2001Sierra » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 9:35 pm

-1 and dropping. First full ash pan with 24 hr burn time this year with Keystoker 90. 40 lbs of coal yesterday, 60 lbs today.
House is warm 75 in basement family room where stove is, upper 60's upstairs on main floor. 75 may sound warm but with air circulation from upstairs it is very comfortable with return air drafts, and cracked basement window for combustion air. Need to install combustion air supply someday when I am bored, where does the time go :?: :oops:

 
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Post by JimD » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 10:27 pm

Ha ha. Great app for the iPhone.
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And this is my iPhone app for my Honeywell wifi thermostat. I can check and adjust from anywhere I can see from work how my stove is doing. With high and low alarms emailed to me also. Real cool.
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Post by NWBuilder » Thu. Jan. 02, 2014 10:43 pm

JimD wrote:Ha ha. Great app for the iPhone.
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And this is my iPhone app for my Honeywell wifi thermostat. I can check and adjust from anywhere I can see from work how my stove is doing. With high and low alarms emailed to me also. Real cool.
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Very cool, how much was the thermostat if I may ask?


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