furnace BTU

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. ^_^

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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. ;-)

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

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. ^_^

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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!

Does it bark, or meow?

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

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

Sounds like my LITTLE cat was bigger than Sandy.

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.

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

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

I figured out a way to weigh her which involves me weighing myself first on my digital scale then stepping on the scale while holding her then subtracting the previous reading. Basically using me as the tare weight. My problem is that I'm often not steady enough on my feet to stand absolutely still on the scale which causes an error reading. The end of my thumb and her little paw is about the same size. Such a goofy little critter. ^_^

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