Our house came with a Franklin stove, which was improperly installed. The clearance behind the stove was not adequate, and there was an electrical outlet back there that was pretty much melted. One has to wonder how the house did not burn down. When we re-built the living room area, I decided to move the [...]
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Now that winter is approaching, I started to keep track of the Heating Degree Days (HDD) for this year. I like keep track of such things because that is my nature. One thing that is always interesting to me is the ratio of HDD to Gallons of oil burned to heat the house. This is [...] The long anticipated, eagerly awaited day finally came today. I We had really nice weather today, so when I got home from work, I took the opportunity to clean the wood stove chimney. If you use a wood burning appliance, the chimney needs to be cleaned at least once a year to remove any soot and creosote build up. It is important because creosote is [...] I read an interesting article about home heating. It seems that many people are concerned about staying warm this winter, while not breaking the bank. We are also looking at ways to improve our bottom line by making smart heating choices. Of course understanding the different fuel types and making a valid comparison is an [...] Update: I spoke with Jay, and he mentioned one thing that he found a bit annoying about his pellet stove. That is the noise that the blower makes. He stated that when the stove is really going, the blower can be loud enough that it is hard to hear the TV. With the price of [...] A hot water heater is one of those things that nobody really thinks about until it is broken. Nothing worse than taking a cold shower on a January morning or having several inches of water on the basement floor because the hot water tank leaked. There are several ways to heat water with several different [...] After moving in, my first project was re-configuring and re-connecting our hydronic (baseboard hot water) heating system. During the renovation, much of the existing base board radiators had to be removed to replace floors. A new Dunkirk oil-fired furnace was installed in 1997. It is 85.2 percent efficient and has an output of 105 MBTU. [...] |
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