On 11/2/2011 12:05 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 11/1/2011 8:41 AM, Drifter wrote:
On 10/31/2011 10:43 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 10/31/2011 6:36 PM, Drifter wrote:
On 10/31/2011 4:27 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Oct 31, 1:12 pm, wrote:
On 10/31/2011 12:18 PM, iBoaterer wrote:









In raweb.com,
says...

On 10/31/2011 11:32 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 10/31/11 11:30 AM, North Star wrote:
On Oct 31, 11:58 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 10/31/11 10:52 AM, JustWait wrote:

Well, I suppose the trolls are having fun lately but I wouldn't
know...
We have a hole in the roof with a limb sticking through. There
is at
least 50 trees down and demolished within 150 yards of my house
alone,
the whole state is similar. We drove 40 miles yesterday in
search of
gasoline, no info available as the cell and cable are all down,
very
sketchy internet. Main state highways haven't even begun to be
addressed
yet, it's like a maze just to go down route five with the lines
down
and
trees still in the road. Unfortunately, the generator I have
won't do
220 to run the water so we can't run the furnace either like I
used to
be able to do in the other place. I have never rewired a deep
well pump
and don't even know if ours can be done... getting pretty cold
here,
the
governor thinks this will be at least a week or more. Shipping
the
animals off today to a friend upstate who has power, trying to
find a
cup of coffee is crazy. No banks, cash only everywhere.

Later guys...

Sorry to hear of your troubles, and hope they get resolved soon.
Maybe
you can rent a portable genny and run lights, microwave, and a
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Hopefuly now our fireplace will burn efficiently in such
emergencies..
Just dropped way more cash than I had planned on for a complete
chimney teardown and rebuild including firebox and throat.
Improvements are... a deeper firebox. an improved throat that
should
help the smoke rise easier and a 1.5 foot increase in total
chimney
height.
It has to be 30 feet now. The wife is all excited about using
it...
me... I just think of the boat that cash could have been put
against..

Now, you have to buy firewood, too. Or chop it.

Not to mention the need to hire a chimney sweep, a fireplace
insert or
wood stove if you expect to capture some of the heat before it
goes up
the chimney, a maid to do the extra dusting and window washing,
covered
wood storage, extra pest control measures. Maybe Don would be
better
served by a gas fireplace or converting to gas or oil heating which
could be run from a small generator. Even a coal fired steam boiler
could do the trick.

A maid to clean? Have you not seen the pictures of his house???

Yes I have. Shame on him.

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we have a generator, but unlike our last house, this water pump is set
up for 220 not 110 so the gen wont' run it, whcih means we can't run
the furnace. We are cooking and running ceramic heaters but no shower
etc....

Sorry to hear of your dilemma but I wonder why you need water pressure
to run your heating system?



hot water fired boiler, must be a bad valve, the pressure went down in
the baseboards...

OK There might be something you can do to get your heater going. You
will need to get AN AC or DC water pump capable of producing water
pressure of at least 40 lbs. You can use plain water to refill but You
might want to make your heating system freeze proof by using a non toxic
antifreeze mixture. Obviously you need to replace the check valve first
and make sure the feed shut off valve works. After you finish filling
and purging you might want to turn the feed shutoff valve off and
monitor pressure for a while to make sure you have no leaks. You want to
record the cold pressure and make sure it doesn't go below the minimum
required for your system.


Hooked up to a neighbor who could run his well from the generator for a
while so I could pump up the system and run quick shower too... but it
is leaking back down on the house side somewhere still. I will have to
do it again tomorrow...

You need to replace the check valve in the boiler feed. You need to shut
the boiler feed water valve after filling the system and purging the
air. You will know you have the air out when you don't hear the water
gurgling through the system. Once the heating system is filled and
purged you should be able to run it regardless if you have water
pressure to the house. Apparently the check valves in your water system
aren't holding either. There's probably one at the top of your well and
one near the inlet to the house. Or you have a faucet drip or a leaky
pipe somewhere.

I have a Coleman model 6250 which makes 6250W peak and 5000W continuous.
It's big enough to keep *critical* systems running. If you can afford a
bigger one, go for it. Otherwise you should be able to manage with 5000w
Don't try to backfeed your generator into your house wiring unless you
*really* know how to do it and what precautions to take.
How are the roof repairs coming along?

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