the furnace, the killowatt eating monster

Well, it turns out our furnace is using much more electricity than it should be ... to talk to each other today. One problem solved. I think this will help with the furnace's electric ... zero this week, and despite the furnace running constantly, the house never made it above 56 degrees [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:15:00

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strange things are happening ...

yesterday i had this really weird thing happen to me while at work, ... , and at that point our furnace had been pretty much running non-stop all night long. not so good because we're very afraid of our electric bill (we have an electric furnace, remember). so today we tried [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:06:00

Saving the Economy, One Furnace at a Time

by Paul Rogat Loeb Like most Americans, I’m guarding my dollars, ... take care of most of my hot water), and if I add in savings on my electric bill from the furnace’ ... but when my furnace died during Seattle’s coldest winter in decades, I needed to replace [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:29:27

~ A Little Bit Cool~

I thought yesterday was cold, haha.. I looked at the tempat 6am and it said 23 BELOW zero.. Little bit cool. ... dishes sit on the floor inthe kitchen and theyre really cold.. I sit here and listento the furnace ... you have electric. Ihad thought of getting an electric heater, but my electricis already over 50 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:46:00

For Sale: 1981 Bayfield 32C 42,000

INTERIOR New teak and maple sole 2004 Head Replaced Hot Cold pressure water Custom folding table Dickenson diesel cabin furnace Alcohol stove, electric range & toaster oven Shore power Refrigeration MECHANICAL ELECTRIC Hull Epoxy Barrier Coated (Sept 2005) Engine 15HP Yanmar 2QM diesel Auto Helm 3000 New compass Cockpit speakers 20amp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:27:20

For Sale: 1981 Bayfield 32C 42,000

INTERIOR New teak and maple sole 2004 Head Replaced Hot Cold pressure water Custom folding table Dickenson diesel cabin furnace Alcohol stove, electric range & toaster oven Shore power Refrigeration MECHANICAL ELECTRIC Hull Epoxy Barrier Coated (Sept 2005) Engine 15HP Yanmar 2QM diesel Auto Helm 3000 New compass Cockpit speakers 20amp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:10:08

ADVISORY: “Air Stagnation Advisory”; Burn Ban In Effect

Late Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued an “Air Stagnation Advisory, ... of local regulations for burning. People with respiratory difficulties such as asthma may find ... should rely instead on their home’s other, cleaner source of heat (such as their furnace or electric [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:53:12

I'm ccccold

It's so cold it hurts. Yes, this will be a gritchy post. I haven't done much besides just trying to stay warm ... it warm enough so that you don't see your breath.Husband brought home and electric burner. He uses ... a furnace room off of the house, and place a wood burner in it. That way we only have to use propane [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:35:00

Do You Have a Heat Pump?

“These are the times that try men’s heat pumps.” (Apologies to Thomas Paine) It’s 10 degrees outside: do you know where your heat pump is? ... pump you probably know about heat strips – little electric wires in your furnace that glow red hot, just like a toaster except on an massively larger scale, causing your electric meter to spin so fast [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:38:57

Saving the economy, one furnace at a time

Published on online journal, by Paul Rogat Loeb, Jan 16, 2009. … My new furnace saves energy and fights climate change ... ), and if I add in savings on my electric bill from the furnace’s extra-efficient fan, I’ll save roughly $340 ... of my C02 emissions. My old furnace was a 13-year-old 70 percent efficient model that was down to barely 60 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:11:40

Forget Rabbits' Feet, Buy Horsehead

Buy high, sell low. This strategy has never made a whole lot of sense to me but many people seem to be doing that in today’s market ... materials, including electric arc furnace ((EAF)) dust generated by steel mini-mills during the melting [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 10:44:24

Dear Life,

Thank you for allowing me to breathe. Very nice of you ... , and it was coming from a pipe.We have an oil/electric bi-energy furnace. So, when the fan died in the middle of the night, you, Life, decided a funny joke would be to cause the electric part of the furnace [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:54:00

December Financial Summary

December 2008 Results Campground Fees $406.60 (13.12 per day) - Budget $450.00 We've stayed in the SKP Saguaro Co-Op all month ... was at the weekly rate. Also, you pay for electricity separately here and our total electric bill ... cold at night and the furnace has to be run some. :) Cell Phones $85.39 - Budget $85.00 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:16:04

new year off to great start

So let's see....New Years are supposed to be new starts and fresh beginnings, and have tidings of good things to come....hahhahhahahah ... furnace and skyrocketing the electric bill.Last but not least, during dinner tonite, the phone rang [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:08:00

Electrical Consumption and My Carbon Footprint

This post was originally published January 9, 2009, at http://www.towseyfrench.com ... . If you utilize a forced-air furnace, you are consuming electricity, regardless of your fuel source [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:58:33

Molten steel spill kills four in Shandong

FOUR people were killed and one injured after molten steel spilled out of an electric furnace this morning in Shandong Province on east China's coast, according to local sources. The accident took [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:13:27

Concentrate your poisons for better returns for your shareholders

Only part of TVA Coal Ash Disaster is Being ToldIf you hold a lump of coal in your hand, it seems harmless enough. But pulverize this, spray the powder into a boiler furnace, and you produce four things: 1) the Electric Power you are seeking; 2) Greenhouse Gases and particulates that go, unscrubbed, up chimneys [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:15:00

25 Greatest Christmas Movies: #2: A Christmas Story (1983)

Besides pure entertainment value, what makes A Christmas Story exceptional is that there’s no other film like it ... on the flagpole, the visit with Santa, soap poisoning, oh, fu-u-dge, furnace fighting, the bunny suit, and of course, electric sex in the window. But don’t forget the small pleasures: Watch McGavin’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 14:54:21

Goodbye America, Hello Mexico! (Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico)

“Would it be OK if we went for a short ride on the motorcycles?” Claudio asked me.  “Then we’ll get in the car and head over to immigration.”   OK? ... .  In the 80’s the pumps were converted to an electric system, rendering the old steam-powered engines ... furnace which heated water to power the engines [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:19:55

Just who did I piss off??????

Jeebus, I wake up, turn on the computer...and my little Weather Channel icon is blaring an alarm!!! MINUS 10 degrees - wind chill alert ... have placed heaters in the bathroom and kitchen to assist the furnace in keeping me comfortable. There goes the damn electric bill again...grrr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:21:00

The Appraisal

by Heather Rae for cleantechblog.com A homeowner who recently relocated from New Jersey to one of the swishier towns of Maine asked me last week, ... leaky electric water heater and the leaky ductwork for the old furnace had been heaved, along with the furnace which was replaced with a Monitor. I told the appraiser I was directing money to reducing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:37:33

NES To Work With Customers With High Bills

News Channel 5NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With temperatures dipping down near zero Thursday night, your furnace will have to work overtime.That's why Nashville Electric Service is starting to work with customers who will get hit ... electric bills."We'll show as much empathy as we can, we'll work with them as long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:25:00

Heat Your Home Cheaply

Heat Your Home Cheaply Posted by Nadine Bells on January 15, 2009 Baby, it's cold outside ... while heating your home: Install a programmable thermostat Install a high-efficiency furnace or boiler Add weather stripping around windows and doors Use portable electric heaters in colder rooms Use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:42:32

How come no generators?

Newshour tonight had a piece on rebuilding the electric infrastructure trashed by Ike ... ) have their power back. The show was mostly about how complete the electric system destruction was and how much ... to the basement where your furnace [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 05:47:00

Grease-fueled generator for small restaurants

Using old restaurant grease to fuel converted diesel cars is old hat and using it to power a heating furnace isn’t too novel. But what about using it to power an electric generator? That’s what is happening at a Dedham ... , but it saves disposal costs and cuts the electric bill. The wonderfully named Vegawatt system is built [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 17:40:10

global warming? bite me~!!

Yeah...this is "my man"...and, yes, he is truly irresistable!! I DARE you to say no to him! ... ! My furnace has been running nonstop since then! I'd be screwed if my electric went out! Because, not only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:54:00

TROUBLE-SHOOTING

Yesterday morning we woke up to a cold house. That’s not just because it was -16 degrees outside, but because our furnace had shut down in the night ... the troubleshooting list while Anita got the electric heaters and oven going. We have a gas log ... in the house now since 1995 I have learned watching repairmen work on my furnace. So I had a mental [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:00:43

I Have Kotatsu Envy

Jump to Comments I love warmth.As a child, I could be found lying at the bottom of the stairs cuddled against the heat register ... the utility bills, which pretty much removes the child-like joy of endless furnace usage. And even ... as:The kotatsu is a low table with a small electric heater underneath. There’s at least one in every [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 05:30:25

drafts and roughs 01/11/09

* Pale.  The silent aspect of pearls at dawn. Neptuneless mirrors.  Li'l inchling mummies that milk me.  So I am sacrified upon your like ... halt the migration of thimble ballets from navel to thumbpull. A crop-rotating electric-chair leans over the balcony and shatters from too much Nova Scotia. My furnace listens for bananas while each [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 20:50:02

Get paid to make your home energy efficient

Get paid to make your home energy efficient Posted in News on January 16th, 2009 at 2: ... windows, sputtering furnace and old water heater are costing you, now’s the time to find out. PPL ... to their electric customers who have an audit with any of their specially trained and certified contractors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:54:24

the fallen ash

I should've known something was wrong when I touched Annie's fur. I had just woken up, and was warm as could be under my electric blanket, but her coat was as cold ... we'd make it till then. We didn't. The furnace had shut itself off. There was ice in the dogbowl [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:22:00

THE HUB: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Solid Gold by D. Back Twin Cities News: — Head over to Radio K and vote for their Top 77 Albums of 2008 ... recent Electric Arc Radio show. — Meg Hutchinson performs a set for The Current. Local Concert ... eagleowl “Blanket” (mp3) (MySpace) (Buy) — Meursault “The Furnace” (mp3) — Meursault “A Few Kind [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 12:00:22

Subzero Cold and Frozen Pipes

In my December 25 post I talked about the time the house started to freeze up after the furnace unexpectedly went off in 1968 ... tearing out the closet wall, not a desirable strategy). I immediately got out a small electric heater [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:50:58

Poetry Monday

#fullpost{display:inline;}Since it's the school holidays, I thought it might be a good time to share some poetry for children ... from the furnace, a rainbow of purples,Dips her glow in the pond and is perfect. But the serpent of cars ... -eating flies Jab electric shock needles but what can they do?They can climb in their cars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 20:00:00

Red Hot Momma

If they gave an award for the most cold-natured person on the planet, I'd be right there in the running ... , and I sleep under layers of blankets and an electric blanket and a folded afghan over my feet ... . And when they were replaced, the display showed 79 degrees! And then the furnace shut off. Who knows [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 07:02:32

BRRRR!!!

When our alarm went off at 6:00 AM this morning it felt colder than normal in the house. We weren't sure what happened overnight, but we knew the electric was on since our alarm went off ... , but it sure was chilly. Chris went down to the basement to check on the furnace (new 2 years ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:49:00

Appliance Tune-up

Back when fuel prices were up around $4.00/gallon, the mere anticipation of winter energy costs was enough to send a shiver down people’s spines ... . Keep the coils well ventilated and clean so that heat doesn’t build up. Washers & Dryers Almost ... filter clean and separating your loads by thickness of material (i.e. don’t dry towels with bed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 07:02:38

nothing "eco" about this "estate"

Rendering of the Eco-Estate @ Briggs Chaney. Photo courtesy of Showcase Architects. Before the economy disappeared (or perhaps because of it) ... a building is. For instance, Burtonsville Town Square will use geothermal heat pumps, which carry ... Energy Saver appliances. There are many notable environmentally-friendly features - the same heat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:33:28

More Assignments Completed...

“Do a photo profile of winter life in Manitoba…how do you people survive?!”Well, I wonder this every winter myself. How do we survive?! ... -y Manitoba).Here in Manitoba, we have electric cars. We plug them in and all winter long we can run ... to go! I don’t know what I would do without the furnace!Hmm…what else? Aah, yes. When the dog needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:02:00

Cooking with Gas

Last week, I got the range of my dreams. I’ve been pining away for a commercialesque gas range now for about as long as I can remember ... . I have pretty much always made do with a simple electric range… there was that one span in college ... with BTUs. In April, we had natural gas run to the house. We were just doing the furnace (which [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 05:04:15

Vehicle Electrification Cost Effectiveness

Over the past few days my wife and I have been living without propane - due to a miscommunication between myself and the company that is supposed to ... Administration (EIA). Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Electricity 6,688 3,898 ... at is residential automobile usage. Again from the EIA data but approximating 2008 fuel consumption [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:18:48

Ayn Rand On Eco-Totalitarian Parenting

I wish I could forget how much I despise Ayn Rand. Things just published this excerpt from a 1971 collection of essays called, The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolutionwhere she tried to paint a horrific view of the world if the Indian ... dishwashers or electric irons. There are no vacuum cleaners; she cleans the house by means of a broom [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 02:44:53

Travel To Patagonia State Park - (Patagonia, AZ)

It was travel day. Time to take the next step in our journey. Since we were going to be parking without hook-ups, I made sure I was in line for Thursday morning propane to top off one of our cylinders. The other was still full. Linda started preparing the inside to leave. She then went to the post office and the grocery to stock up [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:11:09

what is this thing called blogging?

wow, gentle readers, it has been so long I am flummoxed. by what, you inquire? well, I sit staring at the screen and wonder what to say or maybe where to begin or ... My return has been surreal. I still haven't had a full night's sleep since arriving. I am suffering from jet lag, a freezing house, and middle of the night phone calls .. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:10:00

Dayum its cold out there!

Wow -- this "cold snap" is ridiculous! I know that most of the country is in a deep arctic freeze right now, and its not any different here ... , and the furnace apparently didn't run, so no heat got in the basement. Luckily, opening up the doors ... of a panic about getting water to the animals, and soaking Whinneys haycubes. We now have an electric [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:27:00

Three Weeks Ago

The big trees are my neighbors old Sugar Maples Neighbor The barn We stopped and took pictures of the main road into town - after we'd ... , you should check with your electric company to find out who repairs what should lines go down ... know that in the US there are 3 electric lines to your house, 2x 110v and 1 neutral line. I can't go [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:31:25

The "grip" of winter

The headlines this week screamed that parts of our country were caught in the "grip" of cold. I guess that's a good way to describe it ... cold. My antique furnace finally gave up it's feeble attempts at heating me and died. Ha, I said, I laugh at you furnace, I can take it! Another one was ordered. Uhhh, I watched the temperature drop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:16:00

DrumBeat: December 21, 2008

Shadowed by $200 oil It’s not too early to talk about the prospect of $200 oil. That may sound crazy, because crude is trading more than $100 a barrel below its highs from the summer, when it peaked at $147. I recently spoke to a group of local energy economists, though, and they weren’t worried about how low prices would go, but how high [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 14:12:23

A Happy NYS Energy Story with a Twist

Today's New York Times has an article on one of my favorite aspects of New York State government: the work it does to reduce energy consumption, funded by the System Benefits Charge (SBC) and Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) on our electric ... of programs for reducing government, residential, and commercial energy consumption. I personally took [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 09:37:16

GENIAC (Oct, 1958)

view additional pages GENIAC An interesting kit builds circuits that solve problems and play games. “Electric brains” that work in much the same manner as giant computers can now be built quickly ... such as a burglar alarm, an automatic oil furnace circuit, etc. In addition to a complete assortment [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 06:19:18

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