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Time flies , my oldest baby is a girl, she will be 44 in Aprillol Thanks, this will be our second girl. Our first girl will be 3 in April.
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Time flies , my oldest baby is a girl, she will be 44 in Aprillol Thanks, this will be our second girl. Our first girl will be 3 in April.
I have enough battery to keep the stove, water pump, refrigerator, and boiler running for at least a few days. And a small back up generator so that I can recharge them as needed.Hope you battery back up lasts a few days?????? Sounds like your going to get a pounding!
I have enough battery to keep the stove, water pump, refrigerator, and boiler running for at least a few days. And a small back up generator so that I can recharge them as needed.
I live on Cape Cod, they predicting mostly rain for here, so watch out ! This is the land of a prediction where normal is 2-12 if it doesn't rain or go out to sea. We know what we will get when it shows up and it may change then. I've seen ocean effects snow after a fizzled out snow storm that was plow able. Escaped the storm and end up with 6 inches of aftermath. Just never really know here unless it's really one of those dead on tracks that happens now and then. So bottom line ? Always be ready. Ready means gas for the blower and generator that may end up in the cars tank. And have your umbrella or rain gear on stand by. One thing is for sure, it will be windy.Got beer, plenty of pellets and enough power for 5 days in the dark. Gen for longer hauls. 12" of snow, ahh , just another day in NE.
I have two 100Ah batteries for the well pump and boiler, one 100Ah battery for the pellet stove that will run it for about two days (the MVAE is a real miser when it comes to electrical consumption) and a 100Ah battery for the refrigerator and incidental use.Nice how many batteries are you using? I could only get less than 2 hours out out a single optima battery on my pellet stove..
I had the same concern so I actually contacted my home builder and they sent me the drawings for the snowload on my trusses. Mine are designed for 40#sq ft snow load.I hope my roof can take it. I've got about 6 inches on my roof now and if we get another 10 I'm going to be a little worried.
Problem is if the weather decides to rain and soak the snow it will get very heavy. I got a electric snowblower and blew off two thirds of the roof to uncover the vents etc.I had the same concern so I actually contacted my home builder and they sent me the drawings for the snowload on my trusses. Mine are designed for 40#sq ft snow load.
Last four words of my last post are VERY important. Very large # of ice dams occurring now destroying roofs in MN. Art lit a fart and blew the whole house apartThe more snow on the roof the higher the R value, this will be saving your pellets...
Looks like we're in the 6 to 12 range. First time I ever considered moving out of the northeast after living here my entire life. Nothing melts. Freeze your arse off every day. Only thing to look forward to is the pellet stove and the wood stove.Backup batteries are charged and stoves are clean.
Seven degrees this morning and a major winter storm on the way
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Got my bottle of Jack yesterday!