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TominMO · 01-14-2024, 09:37 AM

My small house was built in 1926 and has never had any kind of heating system, other than space heaters. I heat it with two of those oil-filled radiators on wheels that you plug in.

EDIT: I forgot that originally it had wood stoves in each room. Senior moment.

Woke up this morning and it was -3F outside, WC -20. In my unheated bedroom, it was 46F. The heated parts of the house were at 48. I also have to heat my crawlspace so the pipes don't freeze, when it gets below about 20F. And below 32 I have to keep a tap trickling so the short above-ground section of pipe in the detached garage doesn't freeze. That section is above ground because it has a shutoff valve and a spigot. It is heavily insulated, but still.

Old-school living. Fun times!

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Today is the lowest temp day for this cold cycle, so it will only get better. Max temp today is 6F.

01-14-2024, 09:37 AM	#1
TominMO Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: De Soto, MO Posts: 1,868	Weather stories My small house was built in 1926 and has never had any kind of heating system, other than space heaters. I heat it with two of those oil-filled radiators on wheels that you plug in. EDIT: I forgot that originally it had wood stoves in each room. Senior moment. Woke up this morning and it was -3F outside, WC -20. In my unheated bedroom, it was 46F. The heated parts of the house were at 48. I also have to heat my crawlspace so the pipes don't freeze, when it gets below about 20F. And below 32 I have to keep a tap trickling so the short above-ground section of pipe in the detached garage doesn't freeze. That section is above ground because it has a shutoff valve and a spigot. It is heavily insulated, but still. Old-school living. Fun times! + = Today is the lowest temp day for this cold cycle, so it will only get better. Max temp today is 6F. __________________ 2021 Lifan Xpect--sold 2022 Lifan KPX 1972 Honda CT90--The Carrot 1969 Honda CT90--The Tomahto Cheesy is the WDK (workplace drama king). Now retired. Nope, back in the saddle. Climate: The Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A24fWmNA6lM How our government really works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjadCd0VRBw Question all authority.....think for yourself Last edited by TominMO; 01-14-2024 at 10:48 AM.
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