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Originally Posted by Exeric
Xringer, it sounds like you're living the Vida Loca in the basement, wearing Hawaiian shirts and listening to Jimmy Buffet cd's - or not. It might be time to accept that your climate is never going provide enough heat on a consistent basis in the attic to provide heat to your basement. Just a thought, though I might be out of line here. Let me know if I am.  |
You're right. It's terrible when the roof is covered with snow.
For some reason, snow reflects the sun beams right back into outer space.
But, we do have some days when it's sunny and the system turns on..
Doesn't supply a large amount of BTUs, but it moves out the stale air and deadly Radon gas..
Since it only runs when the humidity is low, it helps keep the basement dry.
Luckily the radon level is staying low. It will jump up when the melting starts
and water table becomes active.
More snow on the way.. And of course it will be preceded by more Zero weather..
Woburn February Weather 2014 - AccuWeather Forecast for MA 01801
Maybe 8 days of sun before March..
I watched it dropping last night and couldn't believe how low those Sanyos can go.. Still cranking out heat when I crashed at 1:45AM..
I was wondering why my temp sensor reported 12.2F and just down the street it was 4.8F
I'm pretty sure radiated heat from the Den is warming the sensor pod..
Need more insulation under there..
The Sanyos were still working at 12.2F, which might have actually been closer to 4.8F !
So, early this morning, I moved the outdoor sensor a few more feet away from the house and tonight it reads 18.3F degrees,
which is very close to the 18.0F at the weather station down the street.
Gonna be cold again tonight. Might be burning oil by midnight..
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