Cold house update

[dreamshark]

Making beer bread was a good idea. Warmed up the kitchen - AND it was delicious. It also occurred to me that if the problem was that the heat was not being conveyed away from the radiators fast enough, what we needed was more circulation. I turned on the ceiling fan in the dining room and moved a small couch away from the radiator near the stairs to give it room to breathe. Also closed the door to the attic. With one thing and another, the heat downstairs is up to 65, and it's now a little too warm on the 2nd floor (at least with all these clothes on). More importantly, the furnace is still running!

For the next stage, I brought up a fan from the basement and aimed it at the living room radiator to dissipate the heat some more. I'm hoping to get the temp up to 70 before the furnace shuts off.

As part of my new exercise program (stand up every 20 minutes), I am running down to the basement to check the furnace at least once an hour. All part of the grand plan.

Comments

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you have the situation in hand! It looks like we'll be past the worst of the cold after tonight; I hope y'all stay warm in the meanwhile.

I'm still adjusting to the electric oven I've got here, which heats hotter and faster than you'd expect. When I cooked a frozen pizza today, it burned on the bottom and I had to open a window(!) to clear the air. Fortunately, just for a few minutes, and fortunately again, this small place is well-insulated and not too hard to keep warm.

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Our kitchen has no radiator in it at all, so using the oven is about the only way to heat it. I make a lot of braised dishes in the winter. Hmm, I have a pork shoulder In the freezer that needs to be cooked one of these days. . .

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

"Our kitchen has no radiator in it at all..."

I was startled by that until I remember where you live.