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1234nameuser t1_j6hvqmd wrote

dreading it already, oil bill has been kind the past month

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DonutsNCoffeee t1_j6hxkf7 wrote

I’m heading to Australia on Wednesday. Think I’m leaving at the right time!

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Puppyl t1_j6i0mgg wrote

It’s supposed to get down to -6 for where I live… what the fuck

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smkmn13 t1_j6i0phe wrote

But can we get some SNOW?! Because right now it looks like it's going to warm up again on Sunday and rain again Sunday night ugh.

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cpt_buttcheeks t1_j6i2ell wrote

And then close to 50 again a few days later, last I saw lol

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ayyyImaos t1_j6i40xq wrote

Snow plx...I don't care how cold it gets I want to get pounded w snow

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thesbaine t1_j6i5j4h wrote

RIP my electric bill with electric heat.

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danhm t1_j6i6upg wrote

Good day to clean the oven.

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Milwaukeebear t1_j6i7alu wrote

I moved here from CO and we seem to get their weather a week later. Now if we could only get some snow, F all this rain

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unicornbomb t1_j6ii8fn wrote

Please pick a season, CT. This weekly subarctic to spring yo yo is hell on my sinuses.

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angeldeb82 t1_j6il3s4 wrote

Wow! Satuday will be extremely cold, I can tell! 😮

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wholepailofwater t1_j6il5m7 wrote

Golfed every weekend in January. Loved it. Keep that snow in VT and NH. I'm good.

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AJH05004 t1_j6ipc49 wrote

Left my heat at 50 when I went out of town, hope it's enough.

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EmEmAndEye t1_j6ipy3q wrote

Whaaat?! CT weather can be so psycho … 50° now, and -5° Saturday.

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dirtyMETHOD t1_j6isyuh wrote

Replying to thesbaine (#1,614,115)

Look into a pellet stove, there is a 30% tax credit that started at the beginning of this year. I run one stove pretty much all winter long and turn my second one on when temps get below 30*F. They don’t pull too much energy and the exhaust system is simple and easy to maintain

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Normal_Platypus_5300 t1_j6it6xn wrote

February just isn't going to let us get away with a cold snap free winter, is it?

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dirtyMETHOD t1_j6iwr23 wrote

Replying to Yokiboy (#1,619,896)

Good Stoves anywhere from $2000-5000 depending on size, feature and what not. I would choose a Harman stove as those are workhorses, parts are available for servicing. I have a 10+ year old Harman Advance that just needed cleaning so far. Little graphite powder when it gets squeaky. I built my own hearth pad with Durock fireproof backer and ceramic tile for under $100. Exhaust can be 300-600 depending on your set-up. If you pay a company to do it, I think the tax credit covers more than just the stove. Call your local dealer and get a sense of what they are charging. Try to call at least 3 places. I found 2 local ones that were “gougy” when I was doing my research.

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number2cc t1_j6jsa71 wrote

Will some ticks die? Their misery will keep me warm.

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ReluctantToNotRead t1_j6k3ye9 wrote

Hockey players are happy at my house! Yard rinks should finally freeze again.

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dirtyMETHOD t1_j6kkylh wrote

Replying to mersh547 (#1,634,325)

Agreed. When I have them running it keeps it right around 70-72* average, on extra cold days when I turn both on, it’s usually between 70-74F, I keep my thermostat for the HVAC at 67F all winter long and it only burns oil when temps get below 15*F.

My wife loves it and has the X- shaped clothes drying racks, so on laundry days, she sets them up in front of the stove in the dining room to dry the clothes and it adds a nice touch of moisture and that nostalgic fresh laundry smell to our house. We run humidifiers in the bedrooms to help with the dry air (two daughters and our room too).

I’ve lived with a Pellet Stove since 2008 and can’t see life in New England without one. Efficient and adds a nice touch without much maintenance.

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laptopAccount2 t1_j6kl9cw wrote

I work outside. After about 5 years of working outside I have noticed my body adapts to the change in seasons regularly, in a way it did not used to.

But this winter has really disrupted the nice rhythm I had. Now I'm going to suffer in a way that I otherwise wouldn't have if we didn't have this warm weather.

The animal part of me is being directly impacted by climate change.

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burnout524 t1_j6koel8 wrote

Replying to dirtyMETHOD (#1,619,292)

This is good advice. While I’m saving up for one, my in-laws have one and heat their 1,600 sq ft colonial almost exclusively with their pellet insert. They use about 3 tons of pellets (~$900 this year) and 1 tank of oil a year.

I was quoted $6800 for a Harman pellet insert and install - pricy, but the Harman is the best of the best. And when I looked into this in September, they were backordered until late Feb/early March. I was also looking into mini-split heat pumps too, which are a much more efficient electric heat source, but was quoted $28,000 for that system (which also turns out was too small for my house anyway).

If you don’t mind the hard work, a wood stove works good too - I had one at my old house (with electric heat) and heated almost exclusively with the wood stove - that was back during all those crazy October storms, so firewood was free and plentiful. Too much work for me these days though.

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dirtyMETHOD t1_j6kpcp8 wrote

Replying to burnout524 (#1,635,546)

I think the feed/burn system on the Harman’s are much better than the burn pot style(my first stove was a QuadraFire Classic Bay 1200, still running from 2008). I prefer the cleaning/maintenance of the Harman above other stoves, that for me is the best selling feature since I’m doing the maintenance anyways.

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burnout524 t1_j6kq0nv wrote

Replying to dirtyMETHOD (#1,635,837)

I was looking into a Comforbilt for half the price but maintenance sounded like a nightmare (not to mention Made in China vs. USA). Plus Harmans have been around a long time. My in-laws and brother in law both have them and they’ve both been solid units.

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dirtyMETHOD t1_j6kqot2 wrote

Replying to burnout524 (#1,636,020)

I’m looking to replace my freestanding Harman Advance with the newer Allure model.

I went down the rabbit hole of looking at other brands and saw some nicely designed European stoves, but after maintaining Harman stoves for several years…. I don’t think I’ll go for other brands. They have gotten it right for so long, for me anyways.

Maintenance is very important to get the best efficiency, I’m not lazy, but I don’t need Land Rover type maintenance, I’m a Lexus type of guy.

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crankygeese t1_j6kt0y3 wrote

Luckily it’s just Friday-Saturday, but yikes, that is just brutal!

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ShinyCarbon t1_j6ktlpv wrote

Hopefully we take all of winters cold at once and move onto spring!

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realvikingman t1_j6ku2mu wrote

For whatever reason reddit is recommending this subreddit.

Currently living in the mid-hudson valley going on year two. Lived in Minnesota/Iowafor 25 years. Is 5 to -10 VERY abnormal? lmao, respectfully and not trying to gatekeep coldness

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HenryTheFjord t1_j6l83o7 wrote

This weather is down right scary for horse owners with these temperature swings 😕

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yk78 t1_j6l8r02 wrote

Replying to Yokiboy (#1,619,481)

I just got a Harman installed in a 1700 sq split level ranch and love it. The P43 model is what we went with and it sits almost right up against the wall.

Space wise there is a 2” gap from the back of the unit to the drywall and sits on a 36x36 bluestone which meets manufacturer recommendations and thus CT regulations. There’s a 2” pipe that goes straight out and up the side wall about 3’ up on the outside. Total cost installed was just under $6400. Keeps the living room where it’s installed at around 72 f and the back rooms about 67 f on medium heat. I burn exactly one bag over a 20 hr period. This is roughly in 25-30 degree external temps so it’ll vary depending on weather and of course house insulation. Cost wise I am running a killawatt device to measure cost and it’s only showing about $20 month usage based on Eversource effective rate of about $.35 kWh which I think might be low. Pellet fuel runs about $210 per month give or take.

Overall I’m very pleased because I can keep the whole house liberally warmer at lower cost. My ROIC is roughly 4 years. After that I should be saving an extra $200 month.

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TituspulloXIII t1_j6oc28d wrote

Replying to zgrizz (#1,624,392)

That's the UK, they are far more densely populated that we are. I'm a huge fan of wood heat (just installed an outdoor wood boiler). Burning wood makes a lot of sense in more rural areas. But if everyone in a densely populated town/city got wood stoves it would certainly get smoggy.

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