CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[Baymule]

I told Joyce earlier that the difference between days like today, and it being below freezing here is.....not having to tote water.....

Nope. I have to disagree. The difference between stifling heat and below freezing is: You can put ON enough clothes to stay reasonably warm. You can't take OFF enough clothes to stay cool. You'd just be a naked idiot with sweat rolling down your butt crack.

 

[Bruce]

I suspect that is a picture we won't be seeing ... from anyone on this forum!

But you are right, one can only get so naked but you CAN put on a ton of clothes. Doesn't mean you can actually ACCOMPLISH things. Warm gloves/mittens suitable for -20°F mean you can't hold small things like screws. Heck I can't do that with gloves suitable for 32°F.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well, I'd much rather sweat than shiver....anf there is less joint pain in the warmth, than when in the cold.....but, either way I'm just going out, focused, and get r done....and hustle back to the AC or Heat....whichever is called for.....
The water coming from the well is 54°, so it'll cool ya down with a few squirts...........the goats won't drink fresh water except in winter....they will let it set and warmup some before they'll drink on a hot day.

 

[Bruce]

I was considering a hybrid heat pump water heater since the ONLY 4 Y/O propane on-demand is giving me trouble. I looked at the installation manual online yesterday, looking for what amp breaker I would need to figure out how to fit into my service panel.

The heat pump won't run if the incoming water is < 59°F, otherwise it uses the electric elements. I checked the water at the kitchen sink: 60°F. In July. The WH would HAVE to be in the basement where I have heat tape on both the incoming AND exiting side of the well pressure tank, they froze one year. I would need to have a tank of at least somewhat preheated water to "save money" using a heat pump to heat the water Of course that makes NO sense at all.

 

[Mike CHS]

I don't think you have to worry about shivering out there today Fred.

I pulled and set a little over 100' of wire and decided that was enough.

We toyed with the idea of on-demand water heater but went with a regular electric squat version because of the wall we built around the area.

 

[Bruce]

New pool liner went in today. Any of you overheated people want to cool off, Sharky the thermometer says it is 65°F Of course your heart would probably stop when you jump in.

I have figured out, after that fact, that on-demand is NOT a good thing. Not with today's water saving appliances. If you want to wash a couple of things, your hands, shave, etc you don't get hot water for a couple of minutes (wasting all the water) because it has to bring the water up to temp from "ground water temp" (*). Then you turn it off because you aren't filling a sink or something. The washer is a front loader. Sprays a bit of water, runs the drum a few times, sprays some more water, etc. Doesn't even see warm water until it starts filling for real. ODWH doesn't do anything until it senses 1/2 g/m waterflow for 3 seconds. The ONLY thing I think it is good for is showers or if you are filling the tub. Things that have a constant flow for a long time. A better option would be point of use heaters (which are also on-demand) like they use in Europe. At least then there is no pipe full of water that has to flush before the hot water makes it to the appliance (and cools down in the pipe between uses). I guess I'll be putting in a bigger (I have a 12 gallon 110V tank under the kitchen sink) regular electric tank and just stop using the on-demand. Propane isn't cheap and the solar panels are putting out more than we use.

* Some do have small tanks inside

 

[CntryBoy777]

I have thought about that water heater too, but I guess I just figured to stay old school with a holding tank. I'm not too much about the "Green Movement" and don't believe in "Green House Gases"......unless it is used to describe what comes from their mouths.....but, that being said, I don't fault any that do believe it....
I have also thought about some solar panels, but that is much more "Involved" than I care to get at this point.
I did think about ya today @Mike CHS , I saw the limbs, branches and leaves moving today....and the tips of grass swaying....but I swear ya couldn't feel anything just standing there.....heat index got to 113° here today. It is like putting a fan by an oven and turning it on.....ya only get hotter when the air is so Thick....

 

[greybeard]

If you want to wash a couple of things, your hands, shave, etc you don't get hot water for a couple of minutes (wasting all the water)

But, is it free range, non-gmo , no added chemicals, antibiotic free, gluten free, 100% certified all natural water?
I try to avoid water as much as possible, since I know what fish do in it and know it's chemical properties show it to be extremely dangerous as it is just one tiny atom removed from one of the most unstable, volatile, and explosive elements in the universe.
Water:

Hydrogen:

 

[Bruce]

My water is, it comes from a well and I don't add anything to it Of course I'm sure there are "natural occurring" additives.

 

[Pastor Dave]

Paul told Timothy to quit drinking so much water and drink more wine... Just sayin'