New furnace - A Tale of Two Winters - Page 4

01-08-10, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Sonny I've been a master of burning wood since before you were born.

Yes, but things of that sort have been known to happen. My old man has a fireplace with an oven and once he had a I guess you could say a close call with it. He'd either closed the ventilation for the pipe or made some other mistake with it and he woke up in the night and there was carbon build up in the room. He managed to ventilate the house but those things can happen.

He's also messed about with fire since a little kid and considers himself an expert.

MothBalls · 01-08-10, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by August

It's labor intensive. I get a good 20 minute workout once per week filling the basement wood bunker. And it gets me up out of the lazyboy once an hour at night to stoke the fire.

Once an hour? That's quite often unless you have an open fireplace.

In my cabin I'd toss a couple pieces of hardwood in the insert and they would last 5-6 hours (after already having a nice bed of coals). I went from burning 4 cords a season to a little more than 1. Mine also came with fans and ducts around it and it put out some serious heat. There were times when it got so hot at night I had to open a window.

@Neal, glad to hear you got this fixed. Might as well start stashing money for the air conditioner which will go out right before the next heatwave.

Jimbuna · 01-08-10, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Letum

If you are heating a conservatory, I don't suppose efficacy is high on your priorities anyway.

We treat it as a secondary lounge because of the tv and stereo within it.

Jimbuna · 01-08-10, 05:49 AM

Wel...judging by the smoke eminating from the Stevens ranch it would appear his furnace is working perfectly well

UnderseaLcpl · 01-08-10, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Maybe we can all chip in and buy Neal a Snuggie?

https://www.getsnuggie.com/flare/next

You mean a WTF blanket?

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Originally Posted by August

Sonny I've been a master of burning wood since before you were born.

If I could think of a joking respone to this that wasn't incredibly crass and related to STD's, I'd post it here.

Dowly · 01-08-10, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

For those who operate live fire, a word of warning. It's dangerous. Every year we have instances where usually older wooden houses burn down or people succumb to carbon poisoning. Take good care of the fire place, the pipe and all the compartments and area around the fire place.

That's all, carry on.

It's usually a good idea to heat the place up before going to bed. Leaving it burn for the night is begging for trouble.

@Neal

If it helps, I'm freezing my butt of here too. Darned insulation is crap in this POS apartment.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-08-10, 08:47 AM

As OTH mentioned, burning wood does carry with it risks, as does working with most energy systems, but these can be minimized by a number of things:

- Make sure you burn seasoned ( dried ) wood, and not green ( wet ), wet really adds to the creosote build-up in the pipes,flu, which can lead to flu fires and carbon monoxide poisoning.

- Clean the pipes, stove and flu regularly.

- Make sure everything is up to specifications. We did renovations last year, along with that we had to bring our stove, piping, and other related stuff up to code. It was a bit of a hassle but with it brings more peace of mind.

- Have Carbon Monoxide Detector(s) installed. Smoke detectors are also a no-brainer.

Onkel Neal · 01-08-10, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

It's usually a good idea to heat the place up before going to bed. Leaving it burn for the night is begging for trouble.

@Neal

If it helps, I'm freezing my butt of here too. Darned insulation is crap in this POS apartment.

We're all ok here. I'm a little disappointed that I did not research this more and plan ahead. But, did you know sleeping bags make great blankets?

Dowly · 01-08-10, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

We're all ok here. I'm a little disappointed that I did not research this more and plan ahead. But, did you know sleeping bags make great blankets?

I has no sleeping bags! But what I have is this darn parquet floor which is ice cold.

Hell, I got all my radiators on max! Still it cant be much more than 21C inside.

SteamWake · 01-08-10, 10:41 AM

heh...

Got a call from a mechanical engineer the other day. He said a client was complaining that they could not get an area to warm up past 68F.

Trying to explain to them that the design criteria for that regon of the country is a low of around 32. Thats suppposed to be like a one day out of the year type of thing. When you have a couple of days in a row of tempratures in the teens well hell no wonder you cant gt it warm.

danlisa · 01-08-10, 10:49 AM

Sorry that you're chilly Neal.

However, what are these things of what everyone is talking about?

Furnace? Is that like the movie the Burbs?
Cords? Musical?

Seriously? Do people not have Natural Gas supplies? Gas central heating? Even a Night Storage Heater on a dual electric rate is better than uneconomic and wasteful burners.

Failing that, 2 pairs socks, long johns, vest, hat and gloves. + Hot Coffee!

@ Dowly

21C is that about -7 in proper speak? The last 3 days have been that temp here and dang, it's cold. Must be like summer for you.

@ All

Pay no attention to Jimbuna, by now he's collecting his winter fuel allowance.

August · 01-08-10, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by MothBalls

Once an hour? That's quite often unless you have an open fireplace.

In my cabin I'd toss a couple pieces of hardwood in the insert and they would last 5-6 hours (after already having a nice bed of coals). I went from burning 4 cords a season to a little more than 1. Mine also came with fans and ducts around it and it put out some serious heat. There were times when it got so hot at night I had to open a window.

@Neal, glad to hear you got this fixed. Might as well start stashing money for the air conditioner which will go out right before the next heatwave.

I actually don't have to throw wood into the stove every hour, I just like doing it

. Properly stoked and loaded it will last through the night. It's a 70's vintage stove though so it's probably not as efficient as your modern insert.

Dowly · 01-08-10, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by danlisa

@ Dowly

21C is that about -7 in proper speak? The last 3 days have been that temp here and dang, it's cold. Must be like summer for you.

Huh? +21C, as in 70 fahrenheit. Inside that is, the common temp for houses in Finland I believe is +25C. It's -23C outside atm (or -9 fahrenheit).

danlisa · 01-08-10, 11:07 AM

Aha! Indoors.

Opps.

TBH, I like it a little cooler, about 15-18 C. I can't stand being too hot.

SteamWake · 01-08-10, 11:36 AM

Neal must have gotten a new electric strip heater !

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HOUSTON (Reuters) – Electricity usage in Texas rose Friday as arctic air covered most of the state, hitting another winter power record after setting one just the night before, according to initial data from the state grid operator.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100108/...s_texas_record

01-08-10, 05:49 AM	#49
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Wel...judging by the smoke eminating from the Stevens ranch it would appear his furnace is working perfectly well __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-08-10, 08:47 AM	#52
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	As OTH mentioned, burning wood does carry with it risks, as does working with most energy systems, but these can be minimized by a number of things: - Make sure you burn seasoned ( dried ) wood, and not green ( wet ), wet really adds to the creosote build-up in the pipes,flu, which can lead to flu fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. - Clean the pipes, stove and flu regularly. - Make sure everything is up to specifications. We did renovations last year, along with that we had to bring our stove, piping, and other related stuff up to code. It was a bit of a hassle but with it brings more peace of mind. - Have Carbon Monoxide Detector(s) installed. Smoke detectors are also a no-brainer. __________________ Back in the Day

01-08-10, 10:41 AM	#55
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	heh... Got a call from a mechanical engineer the other day. He said a client was complaining that they could not get an area to warm up past 68F. Trying to explain to them that the design criteria for that regon of the country is a low of around 32. Thats suppposed to be like a one day out of the year type of thing. When you have a couple of days in a row of tempratures in the teens well hell no wonder you cant gt it warm. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

01-08-10, 10:49 AM	#56
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Sorry that you're chilly Neal. However, what are these things of what everyone is talking about? Furnace? Is that like the movie the Burbs? Cords? Musical? Seriously? Do people not have Natural Gas supplies? Gas central heating? Even a Night Storage Heater on a dual electric rate is better than uneconomic and wasteful burners. Failing that, 2 pairs socks, long johns, vest, hat and gloves. + Hot Coffee! @ Dowly 21C is that about -7 in proper speak? The last 3 days have been that temp here and dang, it's cold. Must be like summer for you. @ All Pay no attention to Jimbuna, by now he's collecting his winter fuel allowance. __________________

01-08-10, 11:07 AM	#59
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Aha! Indoors. Opps. TBH, I like it a little cooler, about 15-18 C. I can't stand being too hot. __________________