Shut down for the Season - 2025/26

[Dataman]

Ok I have burned 3 Bags of Pellets this Heating Season. Been mostly warm with almost no SNOW. Plowed 2x so far. Run the snowblower couple more times to clear the 1-2" off Paths. Extreme Cold Weather Heat Pump (Madea Evox G3) doing the leavy lifting. Pellet stove fired up about 6 times in the AM.

Going to be difficult Summer with no Mtn Snow. Pic of Worst Snow!

Don't look forward to moving 1 ton of Pellets off porch. Considering leaving it in place. Not in the way, just ugly. Tractor not getting much use for Plowing. Pic is what we should have.

Strange Winter Season. 42f today with 50's next week. Location Eastern WA State (Newport WA).

I know back East they got the Winter.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Ok I have burned 3 Bags of Pellets this Heating Season. Been mostly warm with almost no SNOW. Plowed 2x so far. Run the snowblower couple more times to clear the 1-2" off Paths. Extreme Cold Weather Heat Pump (Madea Evox G3) doing the leavy lifting. Pellet stove fired up about 6 times in the AM.

Going to be difficult Summer with no Mtn Snow. Pic of Worst Snow!

Don't look forward to moving 1 ton of Pellets off porch. Considering leaving it in place. Not in the way, just ugly. Tractor not getting much use for Plowing. Pic is what we should have.

Strange Winter Season. 42f today with 50's next week. Location Eastern WA State (Newport WA).

I know back East they got the Winter.

I like that property. I ended up living on a busy street that has a school and arena nearby. I'd rather be out in the woods. I hope there is snow up in the northern mountains, they feed the main rivers that head south to provide power and water to the western US. I would be leaving the pellets there if you can and "hide" them somehow.

 

[ARC]

Calling for 7 degrees fahrenheit tonight at least another 1 1/2 months more like 2 of heating season to go. My cars are under there some where.

 

[Dataman]

That's Buried. I blame my Sister is OK. I think she asked for Cold and Snow. Even there it's warm. We got almost nothing in the Mtns. Should be 300 Inches. So about 1/4 of what we normally have. Last Big Winter and Only One I have been here for was 2008 (Pic of that year)

• Summit Depth: 52 inches
• Base Depth: ~27 inches
• 48-Hour Snowfall: 5 inches
• 24-Hour Snowfall: 0 inches

 

[johneh]

Will be a min. a month before the shutdown here
TodayFeb 26, from my office window

 

[Ssyko]

I’ll have snow till end of May mid of June 🤣🤣🤣

🥃 here’s to Dataman🥃

 

[Washed-Up]

Been a mellow winter here in the Canadian Rockies lots of rain November December and only one cold snap, burned maybe 1.5t…another blast of snow and cold coming this week. Should be burning till mid April or early May.

 

[Whitenuckler]

We are expecting more winter weather although it's 1degC right now. Hopefully we get a slow melt. I have about 85 of 140 bags left. I will be burning full time until heat pump time, then part time in the basement to warm it up. It turns out I can burn all year round if I use the stove to take the chill off in the basement. There was a heat pump there but I moved it (head) upstairs as I'd rather have cooling and heat upstairs.

 

[tbear853]

If not in my way, if covered from rain, etc, I would leave them. Might tarp them with a pleasantly colored tarp and tie securely. Looks private enough.

 

[bogieb]

I've already gone well over 3 tons. Haven't done that in a few years, but it has been below average temps since November. That resulted in my having to heat the garage too since January (FHW pipes go thru under-house garage for the main floor bedrooms - don't need those to freeze).

Will have snow for months unless a drastic change happens.

 

[Dataman]

The Pellets are covered with Tarp out of the Weather on Porch. Just the Wife Factor. Humm I wonder if I get her Tarp will that make her not see them. Just Kidding. I opened up the Chimney and Blocked it with Wire Cloth to keep the Stupid Birds from trying to nest in there. Like it's Death for them!

 

[Whitenuckler]

The Pellets are covered with Tarp out of the Weather on Porch. Just the Wife Factor. Humm I wonder if I get her Tarp will that make her not see them. Just Kidding. I opened up the Chimney and Blocked it with Wire Cloth to keep the Stupid Birds from trying to nest in there. Like it's Death for them!

If the pile is not too high/long/deep you could get some plywood/2x4's and make a potting bench that is portable. I forget how many bags you have out there.

 

[Dataman]

3 Bags short of Ton. So 47. Pellets and where they are is not the problem. Working on her. Got her another Show Car to soften her up. 66 Mustang GT with 289. But I bet this Spring it will be about 5 loads with Bucket on Tractor and stacking them. So much fun! Should have been turned to Smoke and Ash. Strange Winter. Unlike any I have seen here. Lived here since 1994.

 

[mellow]

This has been the first year it was cheaper for me to burn pellets to heat my house verses running the heat pump. On that cold snap I was using $16/day of power with the resistive kicking on at night. Thankfully I can see my power use in realtime and I stopped that real quick and started burning pellets 24/7.

 

[Whitenuckler]

This has been the first year it was cheaper for me to burn pellets to heat my house verses running the heat pump. On that cold snap I was using $16/day of power with the resistive kicking on at night. Thankfully I can see my power use in realtime and I stopped that real quick and started burning pellets 24/7.

I have my heat pumps turned down to 16C, and some of my electric heaters set to 18C upstairs. Eventually when it's above zero day and night, I will start using the heat pumps, and only use the basement pellet stove to warm up the basement after 5pm or so. It stays about 20C in my kitchen as the heat comes up the stairs there, and I don't mind it being a little chilly elsewhere. Good for sleeping.

 

[Ahoragi]

Some of you guys are fortunate. I have a tiny wife that turns into a popsicle when temp is below 70. I have no option of shutting down the stove till summer.

 

[mellow]

Going to be a high of 60 here tomorrow, will be loving that. And looking like it will be tee shirt and shorts weather next week with a high of 75 next weekend!

 

[ARC]

Going to be a high of 60 here tomorrow

I wish calling for -9 F Sunday night

 

[Dataman]

I wish calling for -9 F Sunday night

Warn me to stay away from your House. 49/27 here in Eastern North WA State. Like Spring. No SNOW around except some places it got piled in parking lots. Summer will not be fun!

 

[Dataman]

This has been the first year it was cheaper for me to burn pellets to heat my house verses running the heat pump. On that cold snap I was using $16/day of power with the resistive kicking on at night. Thankfully I can see my power use in realtime and I stopped that real quick and started burning pellets 24/7.

I got new Heat Pump in April. Extreme Cold Weather one. Most it has used when it go 9f was 200kq for Whole House. 2 Fridges, Two 20qf Freezers, Four 5k shop heaters. Plus normal stuff. Turning off shop heaters and I think Heat Pump is using about 30kw. Or About $1.80 per day. Bag of pellets are 7 bucks. We have .006 kw rate here (Boundry Dam and Box Canyon Dam). Pond Orelle PUD

 

[ARC]

Yup a little chilly this morning, pellet stove cranking away.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Yup a little chilly this morning, pellet stove cranking away.

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That is chilly. I went down to -18C. Pellet stove happily churning away in the basement on Room Mode keeping it at 70F. It'sgoing to warmup later this week. I hope I don't get any rain like they are expecting in Ontario.