So here we are....mid February, the coldest days of the years (-18c, -1f) and we have now been without heat for about 30 hours. Wonderful, just wonderful.
Our furnace ceased to function late Saturday night, the pilot light went out. By Sunday morning the temperature in the house had dropped to 64f...not too uncomfortable. The heating man was called, immediately determined our furnace was a safety hazard and 'red tagged' it.
By noon another furnace man arrived to sell us a new furnace......$16,000.00 later, a new furnace, air-conditioner, humidifier, Hepa filter system and hot water on demand system. Now all we need is to get them installed. Tuesday is the earliest they can do it. Meanwhile, the indoor temperature continues to plummet.
One thing we have determined, unequivocably, is that gas fireplaces are for decoration only.
Although most attractive and comforting on a cold winters night, they provide absolutely no heat to keep those old cockles warm. Another thing one should note is that energy efficient light bulbs do not produce any noticeable heat either. Ovens and stove tops however, do.
The heating man left us three electric heaters of about 500 watts each, to keep a 3,400 sq. ft. house warm. One didn't work, the other barely and the third spends it's time being moved from room to room as the need requires.
The up side is, we spend so much time shivering and trying to keep warm that I am sure we are burning calories at a rapid rate and are bound to loose some weight......right.
16 DAYS, 16 HOURS, 33 MINUTES and 24 SECONDS and Florida here we come.
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