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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7846 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Minnesota should not have built a new stadium until they won a super bowl and earned it. Should have let them move when talked about 5 years ago. Typical vikings though. Always choke when the pressure is on. I gave up on the NFL in general years ago. Watch hockey when I get a chance. Pretty cool when a player gets face planted on the glass. I generally refer to the football stadium in downtown Minneapolis as "Boondoggle Stadium". Built by the rich, for the rich and all the while picking my pocket to do it. I love playing sports, not so much watching them. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7846 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Ah! The wonders of winter and dry air. My wonderful wife went to raise the temperature on the thermostat and gave it a shot of static electricity. She did not think much about this at the time as the furnace kicked in and it began to get warm. However the furnace did not stop when the required temperature was attained. We normally keep the temperature at 68F(20C) and she thought it was getting a little toasty at 72F and climbing. She notifies me and after fiddling with the thermostat decide I need to go to the basement and manually turn off the furnace. It turns out she fried part of the thermostat circuit board with her static charge. (She is an electrifying woman.) So the thermostat needed to be replaced. Turns out the existing thermostat is no longer made (even though it was only 4 years old) so I had to get a compatible one which turns out to be twice as expensive. Now all is once again well and my wallet is lighter. I talked with the furnace man who said this occurrence is rare although not entirely unheard of in the profession.
----------------------------------------The chickens decided that since it is once again below zero Fahrenheit, it would be a good idea to break the heat lamp over night. Consequently the water was frozen solid this morning. So, I fixed that this morning. The good news is the cold weather allows the systems in the shed to run nice and cool. I am keeping my eyes open for another 24 or better thread system to replace one of the existing 8 core systems. However, I am not going to bite on one of these unless the price is right. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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It's always interesting to hear news about your daily life in Minnesota, Capt. Joe. Amid all the adversities, mishaps, and general attacks on your wallet the bright spot this time of year is that your crunching machinery enjoys the weather.
I wonder: Are heat pumps - the air-to-water-type - anything common in your area? @Bearcat: How is your back and your brace coming along? |
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Sgt.Joe
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I wonder: Are heat pumps - the air-to-water-type - anything common in your area? the answer would be no. Most heat pumps are running with vast lengths of plastic coils placed underground. The underground temperature below the frost line remains relatively constant year around (about 55F (13c)). A liquid is circulated through the tubing and during cold weather heat is extracted and during hot weather the circulation provides a cooling effect. Most places here with heat pumps also use some auxiliary heat source during the coldest weather. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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That would be what we call 'earth heat'
which is relatively common here, not least because our soil is not rocky and because single family homes outside the big cities tend to have land enough for the tubing. The air-to-water system will pull the heat out of the air via a compressor outside and process it into hot water to be used for your radiators and hot water supply inside as you did your oil burning heater. The principle for that is like this: .png) |
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hunterkasy
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 8, 2008 Post Count: 300 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I missed all of you, so I decided to come back and help the team
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Sgt.Joe
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Welcome back
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Sgt. Joe
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hunterkasy
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I have a total of 6 machines running WCG, they run 24/7
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Sgt.Joe
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I have a total of 6 machines running WCG, they run 24/7 How is your electric bill doing ? Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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hunterkasy
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I pay about $40-50 each month for electricity for the whole house
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