furnace BTU

[Stormin Mormon]

I wonder if we might do a reality show about the man who refused to die? TDD: The man who Declined to Die.

[The Daring Dufas]

My hospice nurse was like my little sister. We were sad to part company and I miss her weekly visits. I'll have to call her and wish her and the gals who work for the hospice care clinic a Merry Christmas. They miss me too. I have Dinovite that I mix with Sandy's food and I actually slip a generic Benadryl into a treat for her in order to help her with the itching. I have to bathe her with a special shampoo for her skin then something for the fleas. The critter has burrowed under her own comforter on the floor next to me because I won't let her in my lap when I'm trying to type. Is it a real dog when you can pick up an adult specimen with one hand? ^_^

TDD

[The Daring Dufas]

It might be fun, I was told I would die and I refused to do so. I didn't sink into depression and give up like a lot of folks do and that's why I think I'm still here. ^_^

TDD

[krw]

When I lived in NY, several of my coworkers were *installing* coal furnaces. Oil was going "sky high" ($1/gal) and they were looking for a cheap heat. NO THANKS! What a mess.

In VT, several had outdoor wood boilers. They were out in the boonies (Vermont *is* the boonies, so the boonies is *really* rural) because neighbors would have lynched them otherwise. ;-)

[krw]

Is it licensed? Have you had it's head print taken?

[The Daring Dufas]

A country boy can survive. Amazing how folks from "the sticks" can adapt to any situation. It may not be pretty and shinny but it will work. ^_^

TDD

[Stormin Mormon]

I heard of a couple country boys, living off grid. Finally figured out hot water. Cut the bottom off a gas WH, and set it up on blocks outside. Kindle a fire under it, to heat the water. Pipes and hoses to bring the hot water indoors. Showers on, now!

[Stormin Mormon]

Does it bark, or meow?

[krw]

Outdoor wood boilers are really disgusting smokers. I wouldn't want one in the house next to me, either.

[micky]

I don't know. There's all that insulation to heat the water through.

Seems to me it's better to take the cooling water from the still, after it's been warmed by the hot alcohol vapor, and use that to wash with, if you actually have to wash.

[Ed Pawlowski]

Good that you dropped gas consumption, but I have to wonder what a modern furnace would do and what the payback would be. Ever had it checked out?

[Ed Pawlowski]

Hey, watch your mouth. I detect a hint of sarcasm there. Twelve years of Catholic School made me the man I am today. You may already know I have never told a lie as a result. Honest.

[The Daring Dufas]

Isn't it very expensive to burn Kindles? I would hope they were damaged returns to Amazon. O_o

TDD

[The Daring Dufas]

My mail and package handling service owner has a cat that's bigger than Sandy. ^_^

TDD

[Stormin Mormon]

Thu fahr waz jus wear de burner would ha bin, so ain got much insulllayshun in buh tween the fahr an de watter.

[micky]

You did say gas. Me and my pappy got usn a new-fangled lektrik watereater.

[clare]

Sounds like my LITTLE cat was bigger than Sandy.

[trader4]

in can with a flame in the can and air blowing around it. When we first bo ught the house 45 years ago, I redid the insulation in walls and attic. I n oticed that the furnace was fired up only about 30% of the time even on sub zero days. I took the orifice outof the gas nozzle, filled it in with sold er, and then redrilled the nozzle so the cross-sectional area was 1/2 of wh at it had previously been. The flame was greatly reduced, of course, and I had to rebalance the gas - air flow using the adjuster that was part of th e nozzle assembly. The furnace now does run longer, but my gas consumption based on degree days is much lower than it used to be.

I know that when I replaced my 25 year old gas furnace with a 93% efficient one, my gas usage dropped over 40%. I'd be surprised that reducing the orrifice size would make much difference in efficiency.

[krw]

We lost a 27 pound Maine Coon cat last year. Now our big cat is only

17 pounds. The other is a tiny eight pounds.

[Stormin Mormon]

Lektrik do take a bit mur werk. Kut all dem sheet metals hoff.