Didn't get the starter in this morning. Hands went numb from the cold. Odd bolt sizes. Had to clean up and warm up before work.
I did finish installing it this evening. Had to drag out the halogen lamp again. Tried to start it but the battery was too drained. No surprise there. Had the hazard lights on for a long time when the car broke down, tried starting it a number of times that day. Since then, it's been sitting in the cold without running. Have it on the slow charger now.
Battery on the truck was loose, dealt with that.
Oil pan warmer for the bike doesn't do much good. I think the oil temperature isn't the problem. Instead, I may need to move it to the top end.
Seeing a good thermal gain from the solarium, even though it's not closed up yet. I estimate the temperature this afternoon at about 5 ft and up was around 90 degrees F. When I took a bath this evening, there was no draft at all and the bathroom stayed nice and warm.
Between the solarium and the added water heater insulation, the water temperature was scalding! Nice! Felt really good.
Think what I need to do for the car is get a timer and place a space heater under the car, so it starts warming the engine before I wake up in the morning. I'm not 25 any more and it's too hard to work with numb fingers. Other than that, it's not much of a problem. Not fond of the cold but never have been. At least the majority of the work doesn't involve being on the ground.
I did finish installing it this evening. Had to drag out the halogen lamp again. Tried to start it but the battery was too drained. No surprise there. Had the hazard lights on for a long time when the car broke down, tried starting it a number of times that day. Since then, it's been sitting in the cold without running. Have it on the slow charger now.
Battery on the truck was loose, dealt with that.
Oil pan warmer for the bike doesn't do much good. I think the oil temperature isn't the problem. Instead, I may need to move it to the top end.
Seeing a good thermal gain from the solarium, even though it's not closed up yet. I estimate the temperature this afternoon at about 5 ft and up was around 90 degrees F. When I took a bath this evening, there was no draft at all and the bathroom stayed nice and warm.
Between the solarium and the added water heater insulation, the water temperature was scalding! Nice! Felt really good.
Think what I need to do for the car is get a timer and place a space heater under the car, so it starts warming the engine before I wake up in the morning. I'm not 25 any more and it's too hard to work with numb fingers. Other than that, it's not much of a problem. Not fond of the cold but never have been. At least the majority of the work doesn't involve being on the ground.
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