Sitting at 10 above right now. At least there is no wind. Nevertheless, it is darn cold.
The Goodman is cycling more frequently as is expected. I keep the day temp 69, down to 65 at night. Running between 41-45 per cent humidity during this cold spell; when the temps are more moderate, I'm close to 50 per cent, give or take.
The basic Aprilaire 8444 t-stat does the job; at some point I may get a programmable unit but it is not a high priority now
Just got replacement filters for the Vornado humidifier. Going on 5 years now, it is the only one thus far that has not digested it's own motor. Only drawback is I cannot locate filters at local stores thus I am resigned to buying direct from Vornado. At least the last order had free shipping.
I might have mentioned it before, but for those who seek a warm bed w/o wanting to run the furnace to hell and back, Electrowarmth mattress warmers are the ticket. If you're like me and hate a cold bed, these are indispensable in northern climates. I think I had mine for 6 years now and it still works very well.
Going into my 3rd full year here, the Simonton windows are still doing well. No leaks that I can see no drafts etc. Not sure where they rank as compared to others, but I'm satisfied so far. More than likely they are contractor grade but I cannot find any fault with them.
I have some minor gaps to seal on the window frames on about 6 of the windows, mainly due to house settling and shrinkage of the wood. I found some DAP stuff that makes a nice bead and dries to match the paint. Plus it stays flexible so in the future, it will keep the minor crack sealed.
I drained and flushed the water heater last fall. I was pleasantly surprised that very little gunk came out. This is the first electric wh I had since 1993 when we moved into our Carrolton manufactured home (It came with a State Industries 40 gal gas). While my electric bill runs a tad higher than at the condo, I'm never at a loss for hot water here so long as the power stays on! The builder put in a 50 gal unit which is more than enough for me. My condo had a 40 gal unit and I was never short of hot water there either.
Before long spring will be here and I'll be fussing over the yard........again. I'm going perennial rye this year. To hell with the fescue and bluegrass. The fescue grows in clumps and does not spread. The bluegrass merely serves as bird food and never germinates.
With the USA made non union baldor grinder, at least now I have a device that can really put a super edge on the Husky mower blades.
