Cold/Warm side of the house pics

[bogydave]

One side the thermometer reads -10°f
Other side -3°f
7° warmer on one side is nice, still cold, but noticeable.
Getting 7° from the sun now

 

[Pallet Pete]

Dave you have a beautiful slice of heaven there Its very nice looking and warm at 7 °F :lol:

Pete

 

[bogydave]

- 3 on the sunny side, -10 on the shady side
Pic of the -3° area. (sunny side)

 

[Pallet Pete]

How much wood do you use in a year up there in Alaska Dave?

Pete

 

[bogydave]

Last year (full season) 5-1/2 cords. 1st year with the new BK-k & cat. Old stove was about 10 cords.
This year I'm using more, maybe 6+ cords by the end of burn season. Colder than average winter for my location.
Was -20°f last night. to get into the teens Sunday night, maybe 20s next week, more normal for here. (40° temp increase)

 

[Pallet Pete]

Last year (full season) 5-1/2 cords. 1st year with the new BK-k & cat. Old stove was about 10 cords.
This year I'm using more, maybe 6+ cords by the end of burn season. Colder than average winter for my location.
Was -20°f last night. to get into the teens Sunday night, maybe 20s next week, more normal for here. (40° temp increase)

That is very impressive cut back on wood usage nice job Dave.

Pete

 

[nate379]

Hit a high of -5* at my place. Back down to -15* now. 4:45PM.

 

[greythorn3]

warmed up to -19 f here today in the knik river valley, we dont get the sun touching us for another month.

 

[amateur cutter]

Since I'm too lazy to look this up, how many hours of sun up there now Dave? Also whats the approximate sun angle this time of year? A C

 

[greythorn3]

hey dave dont you think you should chase in that exterior chimney?

 

[nate379]

It's around 9hrs or so. Gets light around 8:30ish and dark around 5:30.

Since I'm too lazy to look this up, how many hours of sun up there now Dave? Also whats the approximate sun angle this time of year? A C

 

[bogydave]

Since I'm too lazy to look this up, how many hours of sun up there now Dave? Also whats the approximate sun angle this time of year? A C

7-1/2 hours now, gaining 5 min+ per day, 10° sun angle
Sunrise a bit later here, has to come over the mts. Sunset time is pretty close

Sunrise/sunset link for Anchorage, (25 miles So. of here) :
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=18

Length of day Solar noon
Date Sunrise Sunset This day Difference Time Altitude Distance
(106 km)
Jan 28, 2012 9:30 AM 4:55 PM 7h 24m 57s + 5m 06s 1:12 PM 10.7° 147.332

 

[nate379]

That is "textbook" time of day though. If you figure when it starts to get light enough to see without a flashlight and till it's that dark it's about the hours I have in the other post.

This site calls what I'm talking about civil twilight: (towards the middle of the page)
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=99645&wuSelect=WEATHER

 

[bsj425]

im jealous has been a steady -53 up here all day and we are just now at around 6 hours of daylight

 

[amateur cutter]

10.7 degree sun angle, crap, no wonder it's so freakin cold up there. Thanks for the info, I find it fascinating. Oh yeah, & throw another log on the fire too. A C

 

[nate379]

The low angle is annoying, gets right in your eyes while driving. I work an afternoon shift and for the last couple weeks it's been pretty bad.

 

[Jags]

im jealous has been a steady -53 up here all day and we are just now at around 6 hours of daylight

That is just crazy. The beauty of the land is simply not enough draw for me to put up with that kind of extremes, however. I am currently 101 degrees warmer than that (48F).

 

[bogydave]

We are up to +5°f already, house is over 74, finally can turn the stove down a notch.

 

[DAKSY]

im jealous has been a steady -53 up here all day and we are just now at around 6 hours of daylight

That is just crazy. The beauty of the land is simply not enough draw for me to put up with that kind of extremes, however. I am currently 101 degrees warmer than that (48F).

It's surely beautiful to visit. I was up in Anchorage/Seward/Denali in July 08.
Crazy as Hell seein snow on the peaks in July...

 

[Jags]

im jealous has been a steady -53 up here all day and we are just now at around 6 hours of daylight

That is just crazy. The beauty of the land is simply not enough draw for me to put up with that kind of extremes, however. I am currently 101 degrees warmer than that (48F).

It's surely beautiful to visit. I was up in Anchorage/Seward/Denali in July 08.
Crazy as Hell seein snow on the peaks in July...

No doubt that it is gorgeous. I would love to visit (again). By visit, I mean leave before the cold hits. :lol: