DeerFlyHater

DeerFlyHater t1_j749ued wrote

I'm in a tiny rental house-built within the last 20 years and is pretty tight. 1K sq ft upstairs and it is heated by the wood stove only. It's a small all steel instead of cast iron stove, so it warms up quick but also drops off quick. It has electric heat as a backup that I set at 50 and it never comes on.

Edit to add, no circulation needed due to the layout of the house. The general theory with circulation is push the denser cold air towards the heated part.

The downstairs(house is on a slab so it's a garage) is another 1K sq ft with all the water stuff and laundry room. It is heated by electric garage heaters. Those heaters are crazy expensive to run.

Downstairs is set at 50 with the temp checked a few times a day, upstairs is whatever the woodstove feels like doing. See the above post of the guy at 91. With the exception of just before bed time, I try to keep it in the 70s but sometimes it gets nuts.

I'm having a 1400 sq ft house built in Coös County. The basement will be oil fired radiant heat in the floor. So will the main floor, but I plan on heating it with a wood stove and using oil as the backup. I have a Hearthstone Green Mountain 60 sitting at the dealer, waiting for my builder to be ready for it. I may need to use some sort of circulation to move heat around. I'll find out next winter.

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DeerFlyHater t1_j732ybx wrote

They're not.

Holier than thou folks are just being their typical selves.

It's a balmy 72 in the house right now heating with the wood stove. It will be over 60 in the house when I wake up. Other portions of the house, such as the basement, is heated by other sources.

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DeerFlyHater t1_j73257c wrote

Nailed it.

Heck, this isn't even extreme weather if you're prepared for it. Sure, it's not North Dakota, but I could have sworn New Hampshire was a state that saw winter from time to time. Not to mention, it warms up to darn near 40 on Monday.

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DeerFlyHater t1_j6zfuyy wrote

>It’s a very odd gap in statutory coverage for a very vulnerable population.

I agree. Good catch! I would be interested in hearing what DOE or DHHS would have to say about that gap. It is likely they will both default to well, traditionally X covers it as it is attached to the school.

My view is that is wrong and it should be codified in our statutes.


Unfortunately there are gaps and competing laws throughout all the states as legislators add and remove stuff piecemeal. I would love to see an initiative, both local and federal, to review what is on our books. Even if it takes five years-review a few sections a week to identify conflicts, while using the last week of the month to piece together fixes. Have a couple special sessions from the legislative bodies to bless off on them before final approval.

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DeerFlyHater t1_j6p200q wrote

I would normally say the same thing, but the OP is from Texas.

The entire state of Texas became the world's laughing stock a couple years ago when it got a bit below freezing. Everything shut down, no kidding bread lines in the streets, no power, no heat, broken pipes everywhere, etc. It was comically pathetic given the TX ego.

OP is trying to avoid a repeat. Also, since this is OP's first winter in his new house, he doesn't know what winter quirks it has. My quirky rental house had the dishwasher freeze last year at about -12.

but I do agree, this is nothing. Here by Squam Lake the coldest it is supposed to get is -18 and that is only for a couple days. No unusual preps needed. Planning some outdoors work on Saturday.

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DeerFlyHater t1_j6kskf0 wrote

I get sad reading that report every time it comes out. Some like the runaways I can sort of understand, but to just disappear? Sad, bewildering, and potentially scary-especially if you may fit a description of a couple of the suspiciously missing persons.

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DeerFlyHater t1_j64uxav wrote

The excavator will give you a cleaner look in the future. Mini ex rentals aren't cheap in some parts of the state. Do some research to see if that piece of equipment is capable of doing what you want first.

Sometimes ground stumps start rotting and leave eventual low spots in the yard. Years from now of course.

You'll need to backfill plus add topsoil regardless of the method.

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DeerFlyHater t1_j5h0p6c wrote

Dude, the place to ask is local and not the internet. Get to know people who shoot, hang out at the local shops, competitions, bars, restaurants, town meetings, etc.

Those friends and acquaintances will be the helpful folks in your area instead of a bunch of randos spread throughout NH.

Furthermore, this is reddit, which is about as sketchy and anonymous as it can get and not be one of the chans. If you want internet help on items like this, the place to ask are forums or FB groups after being an actual participating member.

NH law is quite permissive when it comes to shooting on public land. The laws have been posted a gazillion times by me and others. RSAs 207:3A, 207:3c, and 644:13

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DeerFlyHater t1_j4spe20 wrote

Yep, I've done some. A combination of helping out my Dad on an addition, then working off punishment for someone, and then as a teenage job. Not level enough on that seem-get back to work :(.

but, if the OP wants cheap drywall done, it is self intuitive enough for the random person to knock out OKish

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