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The Mystery of the Heat Pump, Solved!
Here’s a website of heat pump reviews, detailing everything you always wanted to know about heat pumps (but were afraid to ask!). Seriously, I have learned, over the course of owning this drafty 1855 house for over decade, that it really, really pays to know how your heating system works. We spend a fortune on [...]
Continue reading...Giving the Furnace a Vacation
23. October 2009
I’m continuing my series of ways, tips, and products to save money this heating season. Check the category “HVAC” or do a search for “heating” and “furnace” for more posts on this subject. I have a great big old house, having more holes than Swiss cheese. Also, 90% of my home is uninsulated, and cannot [...]
Continue reading...Looking at Electric Heaters
22. October 2009
I do not trust kerosene heaters. They are a terrible burn and fire hazard. I had a few bad experiences as a young lady (turned it on only for the flames to go POOF; another time, I burned holes in a shirt that I had been drying over the heater). And if you have young [...]
Continue reading...Change Your Furnace Filters Regularly
12. October 2009
We had our first big freeze last night. The house is pretty cold this morning, but I am stubbornly being a miserly scrooge frugal by refusing to turn on the furnace yet. Truth is, I’m late this year in getting ready for winter! My furnace needs a tune up and new filters yet, and I [...]
Continue reading...Cold Air Return Vents
3. December 2007
This blog gets a lot of hits from people searching Google, questioning whether they should cover their cold air return vents. I just wanted to let you know that it is very unadvisable that you cover these vents. I did for a few years until my Furnace Guy informed me of the details. Your home [...]
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I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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4. January 2010
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