Yup, Doin it! I know these things, but sometimes my brain is on holiday.Love it!
Check out lacto fermented dill pickles. Completely different wonderful taste. And of all things, grape leaves will help with crispness.
Yup, Doin it! I know these things, but sometimes my brain is on holiday.Love it!
Check out lacto fermented dill pickles. Completely different wonderful taste. And of all things, grape leaves will help with crispness.
Heat pumps are my new favorite thing. This is by far my best retro fit decision. 1 2.5 inch hole in the wall for each unit was the 'hard part'.Those are now very popular in our neck of the woods. Homes in these parts of the Southwest have never needed AC (in the past). 7000ft EL meant a week or two of hot weather and then monsoons would kick in and lower temps for the rest of the summer so much that fans were sufficient or simple evaporative (swamp) cooler would be more than enough. Now (esp this Summer) we have had basically zero rain and temps in the 90's the whole summer. Lots of new HVAC's going in to older homes. I heard that the ave cost on a mini split install is like $20K (here) which just seems crazy high since these units are not that expensive on their own (to purchase) really and the install is so simple (exterior walls).
Let us know how it turns out. We are at the point of a new HVAC installation ourselves at not sure which way to go.
Undecided. I am going to put a shed roof between it and the shed to park the mower so the shed won't reek of gas and rotting grass. That will tackle the rain, just not sure if I want to collect off it or not. The plan is for some collection off the shop roof which is huge.That'll be a nice space. Are you going to put rain gutters on it? I have visions of runoff going right into your wood pile.
Undecided. I am going to put a shed roof between it and the shed to park the mower so the shed won't reek of gas and rotting grass. That will tackle the rain, just not sure if I want to collect off it or not. The plan is for some collection off the shop roof which is huge.
Not a thing in short busts, but I'm going to kick overflow wine bottles and such in there too, so a sense of cleanliness will be appreciated when I go to collect them.What's wrong with the smell of gas and rotting grass?
@ibglowin I should also add that I have been led to believe that there are only 3 mini split manufacturers in the world and every other company will just change up outer profiles and slap their names on them. The senville remote and function is the same as the Panasonic unit I had in my hotel in Nova Scotia. I don't think there is much worry of picking any brand over the other, other than with Senville I would have voided my warranty if I charged the lines myself.Heat pumps are my new favorite thing. This is by far my best retro fit decision. 1 2.5 inch hole in the wall for each unit was the 'hard part'.
There were no outdoor units available for the furnace during covid when we did the house. I am so VERY glad. The furnace is LOUD. I put three units in the coldest corners where we struggle with wood heat alone. If it is really cold in the winter I can just turn the fan on and cycle the warm air into all of the areas where before I had floor fans, or ran the furnace to exchange the air.
These things are DEAD quiet. 23 db on low, 40 something on turbo which I only used once to see max volume. You literally can't hear them under normal use. The outside unit is also very quiet. It ramps up every 30 minutes or so to where you can hear it, but only for a minute or two.
And the best part... Portable ones are cheap, so are window units, but 1500 watts compared to 175 watts and dead quiet? Everything is a win with these things. They also have an air purifier mode which is nice, and dry for humid days. The other day we had another couple days of forest fire smoke and the house was fresh, cool, and clean.
The brand I got is Senville because they are very do it yourself friendly. I paid $4500 for three indoor and 2 outdoor units. 36,000 btu total, and I paid $500 for the HVAC guy to connect, vacuum test, and charge the lines and I did the rest myself. $5000 CAD is $3700 USD. I didn't buy them for heat, but it is not nearly as efficient. I have seen it as high as 3500 watts on heat, and the other day I was at 800 watts taking the chill off while the wood stove heated up. I just wanted to see what they would do.
I got free shipping, not sure what that would cost to the US, but I can't say enough good about these. The only bad thing I can come up with is I haven't been able to connect wifi, which I neither need or am worried about, but I tried with the Senville app and you can use Alexa as well which I have not tried.
I intend to build a cover for it to make it cleaner looking. I might paint the channel on the house, but honestly I don't care what the outside looks like. I am just happy to have them!
View attachment 105908View attachment 105906View attachment 105905
Welcome to WMT Sarah. There are a lot of good people here and lots of free fermentation advice.Great job getting that pergola back together without any mishap. Enjoy your time around the fire pit and stay safe.....
Enter your email address to join: