Just had the propane tank filled and we were really surprised. Since November we used 180 gallons of gas. Considering we had quite a few nights of 30-40 below and I finally turned off the heat on the 19th of June...I was really happy. We did a little supplemental wood heat in the very cold but cutting wood gets worse as you get older. We also had a new well put in last November. We went from under 2 gal a minute to 15 with plenty of reserve. Seems nothing gets easier or cheaper the older you get. The best part was I paid for most all of the upgrades by selling a few guns(rifles no S&Ws). At the least momma is happier which makes it better
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We put Propane hot air heat(and in the house
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Countrycuz
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You must have used some wood to only use 180 gallons. We use that much every year for gas appliances.
"If you want a cheap fuel
That's environmentally cool, propane.
If you wanna cook out
For me there's no doubt, it's propane.
Please go buy, please go buy, please go buy, propane."
~ H. Hill.
That's environmentally cool, propane.
If you wanna cook out
For me there's no doubt, it's propane.
Please go buy, please go buy, please go buy, propane."
~ H. Hill.
Ivan the Butcher
Member
Concerning Old House upgrades.
About 8 years ago a friend had me run new 3/4" CPVC water lines in the basement of his home built in 1816. From where the well line entered the house to where the second-floor lines came to the basement, and new lines to all basement and first floor plumbing.
It took about 180 running feet a 3/4" then the reduction for sink and toilet supply lines, a direct run to a special order 24" deep frost cock, to reach through the foundation wall!
Once I passed the split for the hot water tank, everything was run in nice straight parallel lines to the rear of the house and Tee across the back of the house. I plumbed a nice potting table, washer, the mentioned frost cock ant new raisers to the kitchen sink.
What I cut out was a rat's nest of the worst armature plumbing I ever saw! The pipe size jumped up and down multipul times and there was a 3/8 line that used compression fittings that was a 3 or 4 loop to the kitchen sink!
When I finished with a new Kitchen Faucet, and bled the air out of the lines, I ask the Lady of the house if she wished to try out the Plumbing? She walked to the kitchen faucet turned on 100% full hot water! After 15 seconds she stuck her hand in and jerked it back out! She just stood there with tears running down her face! I as concerned she had burnt herself! But then with a huge smile she reached up and gave me a hug. They had lived in the house for 16 years and the kitchen water had always been a trickle, and it never got hot in less than 5 minutes. Now it was what she always wanted.
I love making the Lady of the house (any house) have a smile!
Ivan
About 8 years ago a friend had me run new 3/4" CPVC water lines in the basement of his home built in 1816. From where the well line entered the house to where the second-floor lines came to the basement, and new lines to all basement and first floor plumbing.
It took about 180 running feet a 3/4" then the reduction for sink and toilet supply lines, a direct run to a special order 24" deep frost cock, to reach through the foundation wall!
Once I passed the split for the hot water tank, everything was run in nice straight parallel lines to the rear of the house and Tee across the back of the house. I plumbed a nice potting table, washer, the mentioned frost cock ant new raisers to the kitchen sink.
What I cut out was a rat's nest of the worst armature plumbing I ever saw! The pipe size jumped up and down multipul times and there was a 3/8 line that used compression fittings that was a 3 or 4 loop to the kitchen sink!
When I finished with a new Kitchen Faucet, and bled the air out of the lines, I ask the Lady of the house if she wished to try out the Plumbing? She walked to the kitchen faucet turned on 100% full hot water! After 15 seconds she stuck her hand in and jerked it back out! She just stood there with tears running down her face! I as concerned she had burnt herself! But then with a huge smile she reached up and gave me a hug. They had lived in the house for 16 years and the kitchen water had always been a trickle, and it never got hot in less than 5 minutes. Now it was what she always wanted.
I love making the Lady of the house (any house) have a smile!
Ivan
My HS geometry paid off.
Ivan the Butcher
Member
The materials were all post 1976! In a conversation I found out there was a local handy man...!
Ivan
The house is log and pretty easy to heat. Also my wife made window quilts and we put new Andersen windows in about 4 years ago ..And I did burn 26 bags of pellets in the room on the north end of the house. But they only cost 2 dollars a bag on closeout at Sam's Last June...and still have 15 bags left. The furnace is one of the very efficient models. Supposedly a local gas and water utility is planning to put Natural gas and town water in. we signed up for it. not going to be cheap though. We live at the end of a road with about 30-40,000 acres of BLM behind us. Appliances here are electric
When we built an unattached garage I put in-floor heat with pex...powered by a 10 gallon water heater an circulator pump. So that drives our electric bill up a bit...but we only keep it heated to 50. I turn it up when I go out to reload though
I use forced air electric wall heaters with fans in my cabin. I run 2 1000W units and 2 1500W units. I keep the place at 45F when I’m not there. I don’t have to worry about frozen pipes. When I’m there they only come on when the fire goes out. Don’t have to add wood to stove during the night. Wake up to 65 degrees. December is always my biggest electric bill. Usually $70-$80. My hot water tank is also electric but it’s off when I’m not there.
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