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In Reply to: RE: You know posted by E-Stat on September 20, 2024 at 06:22:13
Were those energy inefficient windows found primarily in older buildings? How about the more modern buildings?
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is old. ;)Lest I not take the time to say we had an absolutely fabulous time driving about 1000 miles and meeting folks along the way. Ok, sometimes needing to drag your mirror in the hedges for oncoming traffic in a tiny lane is kinda weird for Americans but I finally got the deal. :)
They take great pride in the heritage of what was constructed a hundred plus years ago! Got an email just the other day about where we stayed in Newbury called Carnavon Arms . Company just turned 193!
We recently spent $35k on new Andersen Windows around the house. Still have an almost equal project for next year to replace those in our sunroom. While the existing ones are double pane Pellas, they don't compare to modern ones. The amount of energy consumed by the nominal heat of my amplifiers absolutely pales in comparison to what most folks waste with inefficiency.
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Our two story 1994 built home was considered energy efficient back then but our utility bill dropped significantly in our 2014 built single story. The savings was probably due to various factors including better insulation and windows and the fact that it is a single story.
Ours is an older 1980 build that has benefited from a number of upgrades we've done over the years. With the kitchen/family room remodeling project, we removed a massive brick fireplace that we replaced with a very efficient direct vent Heat&Glo unit that can run you out of the house! Wifey's favorite perch during cold weather is her corner of the couch just in front of it. With its remote control in hand.What we discovered, however, was bizarre. Previously, there were two intake vent screens with filters in the family room. For many years, I dutifully replaced both but learned that one was simply a boxed in opening to the crawl space below. At one time, there were two ducts that apparently were fed by a giant metal thingy inside the fireplace that was no longer connected. Boy, were we losing heat in both directions!
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As you mentioned the Heat&Glo puts out a lot of heat so if it's running in the family room we usually shut off the central heating.
Our Heat&Glo has a battery holder under the unit for two D size batteries. According to the manual the batteries are to be installed only when needed if the AC power goes out in order to ignite the gas fireplace. They're not meant to be installed and left there for months.
When AC goes out there's no electricity for the furnace blower and apparently our Heat&Glo needs some power to ignite it. That's where the batteries come in and we can at least get some heat in the house w/o the furnace.
We are so happy with our unit. So different than most with the sealed front glass design and cross flow exhaust that "breathes".
Same story for us as to power out contingencies. We also have a 1600 watt portable generator that I run each month to keep it happy. Not enough to run the whole house, but can power fridge, phones, radio, rechargeable lights, etc. Knock on something, but have never had to use it. :)
Fahrenheit, that is. During winter months, during a sunny day with the south-facing window drinking in sunshine and the BAT vk-500 doing its normal space heater duties, the listening room can stay furnace-off all day.55 degrees Fahrenheit year-round would be my ideal! I was born for Nova Scotia or something.
But I only tip the temp up on bitter and windy days. House can't hold heat below 10 degrees F.
Both houses I've had, did not have insulation and were century+ homes. I also do not like modern windows. I need a draft.
I've had this quirk ever since I was a kid. As a teen I would get yelled at b/c I liked to have the window next to my bed open even in dead winter.
Maybe 30 or 40 dollars a month gas heating. Even in January.
I wear finger gloves like a modern day Jacob Marley. I sleep in my arctic rated sleeping bag during the raw months. Window cracked.
[edit: liking a drafty house, I could be fancy and try to argue, an acoustically under-complaint listening room is no match for an acoustically high-complaint one. Less of a "boxy" sound lol.]
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...if you're comfortable that's what counts.
I'm comfortable with low 60 degrees F in the house during winter but wife insists on low 70's so I go around in shorts and T-shirt.
I was quickly disabused of the notion that the bedroom window is open in January. ;) That lasted till my wife passed. Now I'm back to my old ways.
I grew up in a beachside town in NY where the polar bear club included my favorite neighbor, an old retired man who introduced me to winter + ocean dips.
Having a window cracked year-round is sanity. Jumping into the ocean off a rock pier in January? Once. Once is plenty. Those folks are way, way beyond me.
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