So damn cold
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My heating unit is on continuously and can't get the house quite up to 60F (it 4F outside with 50 mph wind gusts). Thank goodness we had closed-cell foam put into our floor when we rebuilt after Sandy. Approximate conversions: 60 F = 15 1/2 C 50 mph = 80 K/h 4 F = -20 C I realize you guys in northern Europe consider this a Spring day - but down here (ca. 40.7127° N, 74.0059° W) it's illegal.
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My heating unit is on continuously and can't get the house quite up to 60F (it 4F outside with 50 mph wind gusts). Thank goodness we had closed-cell foam put into our floor when we rebuilt after Sandy. Approximate conversions: 60 F = 15 1/2 C 50 mph = 80 K/h 4 F = -20 C I realize you guys in northern Europe consider this a Spring day - but down here (ca. 40.7127° N, 74.0059° W) it's illegal.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
It's very cold here too. Do you you only have a heat-pump or electric baseboard heating or something, because it is interesting that your heat cannot get it up past 60F in your home. We have forced-air and it is keeping it at 67F or so. 60 is very cold for in doors.
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It's very cold here too. Do you you only have a heat-pump or electric baseboard heating or something, because it is interesting that your heat cannot get it up past 60F in your home. We have forced-air and it is keeping it at 67F or so. 60 is very cold for in doors.
We have hot-water fed baseboard heating. Forced hot-air would certainly get the hot air into the house. The unit we have are 93-95% efficient (hot water, too). The problem stems form the heat being removed from the house so quickly by the wind. Possibly blowing under it, as well. The floors stay pretty comfortable with the great insulation but the underworld is an 18" crawl space opened to mother-earth. This area is a sand bar and that's a sensible under-house condition. One thought, when I'm brave enough to go out: I had a theory that the heating would work better if the under-house area wasn't well vented. This seemed to hold true when snow fell around the house and the heating that passed under the house (such as hot water) worked noticeably better. The plan is to block most of the vents, particularly to prevent wood-enhanced cross ventilation. This would allow retaining more of the under-house heat (lost from pipes). It's a plan and it's cheap and easy to try. I definitely envision how forced air would be more practical under the present circustance.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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My heating unit is on continuously and can't get the house quite up to 60F (it 4F outside with 50 mph wind gusts). Thank goodness we had closed-cell foam put into our floor when we rebuilt after Sandy. Approximate conversions: 60 F = 15 1/2 C 50 mph = 80 K/h 4 F = -20 C I realize you guys in northern Europe consider this a Spring day - but down here (ca. 40.7127° N, 74.0059° W) it's illegal.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
It is very cold here also, 33 during the day and 22 overnight.
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We have hot-water fed baseboard heating. Forced hot-air would certainly get the hot air into the house. The unit we have are 93-95% efficient (hot water, too). The problem stems form the heat being removed from the house so quickly by the wind. Possibly blowing under it, as well. The floors stay pretty comfortable with the great insulation but the underworld is an 18" crawl space opened to mother-earth. This area is a sand bar and that's a sensible under-house condition. One thought, when I'm brave enough to go out: I had a theory that the heating would work better if the under-house area wasn't well vented. This seemed to hold true when snow fell around the house and the heating that passed under the house (such as hot water) worked noticeably better. The plan is to block most of the vents, particularly to prevent wood-enhanced cross ventilation. This would allow retaining more of the under-house heat (lost from pipes). It's a plan and it's cheap and easy to try. I definitely envision how forced air would be more practical under the present circustance.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
I was just curious. I've lived in a place with the hot-water fed baseboard heating and it worked well, but our entire crawl space was enclosed. I can see how that would create a lot of cold air under there having that exposed. Good luck. Keep three pair of socks on and pile on the blankets. :D
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We have hot-water fed baseboard heating. Forced hot-air would certainly get the hot air into the house. The unit we have are 93-95% efficient (hot water, too). The problem stems form the heat being removed from the house so quickly by the wind. Possibly blowing under it, as well. The floors stay pretty comfortable with the great insulation but the underworld is an 18" crawl space opened to mother-earth. This area is a sand bar and that's a sensible under-house condition. One thought, when I'm brave enough to go out: I had a theory that the heating would work better if the under-house area wasn't well vented. This seemed to hold true when snow fell around the house and the heating that passed under the house (such as hot water) worked noticeably better. The plan is to block most of the vents, particularly to prevent wood-enhanced cross ventilation. This would allow retaining more of the under-house heat (lost from pipes). It's a plan and it's cheap and easy to try. I definitely envision how forced air would be more practical under the present circustance.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Growing up in Northern Ontario in Canada, we used to bank the house with snow during the winter. It formed an extra layer of insulation and worked well.
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My heating unit is on continuously and can't get the house quite up to 60F (it 4F outside with 50 mph wind gusts). Thank goodness we had closed-cell foam put into our floor when we rebuilt after Sandy. Approximate conversions: 60 F = 15 1/2 C 50 mph = 80 K/h 4 F = -20 C I realize you guys in northern Europe consider this a Spring day - but down here (ca. 40.7127° N, 74.0059° W) it's illegal.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
It's -3F here in Pittsburgh PA although 30 miles north the temp is -12F. I have to go out in this soon which would not be a big deal but I have to walk a 1/2 mile from where I park to my office.
John
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My heating unit is on continuously and can't get the house quite up to 60F (it 4F outside with 50 mph wind gusts). Thank goodness we had closed-cell foam put into our floor when we rebuilt after Sandy. Approximate conversions: 60 F = 15 1/2 C 50 mph = 80 K/h 4 F = -20 C I realize you guys in northern Europe consider this a Spring day - but down here (ca. 40.7127° N, 74.0059° W) it's illegal.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Well, I guess I envy your tropical-like temperature. Here's what it is in my town: http://imgur.com/eB19AMB[^]
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It's -3F here in Pittsburgh PA although 30 miles north the temp is -12F. I have to go out in this soon which would not be a big deal but I have to walk a 1/2 mile from where I park to my office.
John
Yeah. For some reason your post reminded me of my 4+ years in Chicago. This included the 'famous' Winter of '79. The Good Olde Days, when -20 F was before the wind-chill. Then, too, that's a long time ago and my metabolism was foolishly youthful. Just A Piece Of the Adventures What they don't emphasize is that it had snowed several times, already, and it was neither melted nor shoveled. And the cities' famous towing contractor, famous in song and story: Lincoln Park Pirates - particularly for pulling cars out of the snow by their door handles.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010