Picked up the radiator last night. Installed it during lunch today. After work, put water in the truck, then went to Family Dollar for antifreeze. So, the truck is up and running again.
Helped a family, including a sick child get home. They got stuck because the bus near their home stops running so early and they had just gotten the girl out of the hospital. Glad things happened the way they did or I would have been on the bike and it would have been more difficult to help them. They had asked a lot of New Mexicans for help and got nothing but blank stares. The family was from Mexico. Glad this Texan came along to help.
The oil pan heater for the bike came in. I'll install it tomorrow. The irony is that I can't install the heater when temps are freezing because the adhesive won't dry properly. However, the heater only uses 25 watts, so I'm happy with it.
Haven't gotten started on the head gasket yet. Too cold in the morning but supposed to be warmer over the next week again. Long as it's above freezing, I'm okay. This is the kind of job I hate breaking up into short work periods. Would prefer getting it all done start to finish. That's not gonna happen with my work schedule at this time of year. Oh, well.
Not seeing much thermal gain from the solarium yet but it is helping slow thermal loss from the house. Been several hours since the furnace kicked on. Outside temp is about 30 degrees and inside temp is still about 70 degrees according to the thermometer in the kitchen. Only heater on is the little space heater next to me in the living room, quite some distance from the thermometer. Solarium will definitely help more once I get it closed up better.
Yes, I'm obsessing. But this is getting so much closer to something I have been attempting at various levels for years. Been through 3 previous incarnations for testing before going this large scale. I'm rather excited about it! If I can get this to work year round the way I am hoping, it will be a huge accomplishment. I am planning on installing some form of heat pump system which will pump warm air under the house through pipes at some future point. Possibly adding more thermal mass (rocks and such) to help retain the heat. Be even better if I can make the whole system solar powered. Though that may not be necessary if I install a smaller solarium on the front of the house, using more clear covering material. There I can use clear plastic because I don't have to worry about the dogs. Not happening this year, though.
Helped a family, including a sick child get home. They got stuck because the bus near their home stops running so early and they had just gotten the girl out of the hospital. Glad things happened the way they did or I would have been on the bike and it would have been more difficult to help them. They had asked a lot of New Mexicans for help and got nothing but blank stares. The family was from Mexico. Glad this Texan came along to help.
The oil pan heater for the bike came in. I'll install it tomorrow. The irony is that I can't install the heater when temps are freezing because the adhesive won't dry properly. However, the heater only uses 25 watts, so I'm happy with it.
Haven't gotten started on the head gasket yet. Too cold in the morning but supposed to be warmer over the next week again. Long as it's above freezing, I'm okay. This is the kind of job I hate breaking up into short work periods. Would prefer getting it all done start to finish. That's not gonna happen with my work schedule at this time of year. Oh, well.
Not seeing much thermal gain from the solarium yet but it is helping slow thermal loss from the house. Been several hours since the furnace kicked on. Outside temp is about 30 degrees and inside temp is still about 70 degrees according to the thermometer in the kitchen. Only heater on is the little space heater next to me in the living room, quite some distance from the thermometer. Solarium will definitely help more once I get it closed up better.
Yes, I'm obsessing. But this is getting so much closer to something I have been attempting at various levels for years. Been through 3 previous incarnations for testing before going this large scale. I'm rather excited about it! If I can get this to work year round the way I am hoping, it will be a huge accomplishment. I am planning on installing some form of heat pump system which will pump warm air under the house through pipes at some future point. Possibly adding more thermal mass (rocks and such) to help retain the heat. Be even better if I can make the whole system solar powered. Though that may not be necessary if I install a smaller solarium on the front of the house, using more clear covering material. There I can use clear plastic because I don't have to worry about the dogs. Not happening this year, though.
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