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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Winter

« on: March 06, 2017, 06:50:29 PM »

North western Alberta . Been a wacky winter here  in January we had 10 days of plus 8 to 10  then February  2 weeks of plus 10,12 c  now dumped on with snow and cold . tonight 26 below and 15 km n/w wind.     she's biting out there .  Should warm up be July I hope lol

Add Alberta to your signature then we know where your at
http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum/index.php?topic=7501.0


Sounds like here,-30's,, then right into central air conditioning ....[with a quick visit from the blackfly in between]
At least the ontario gov is doing something about the outrageous hydro rates.
Going down 25%+

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Where the heck do ya live

« on: March 03, 2017, 07:10:59 AM »

North East Tennessee where all the great motorcycle riding area is!

Nice,,bet you get more than 6 months riding in down there.
Scooter season May till October here.
[Sled season Feb 5 till Feb 25th way things are going]

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General Discussion / Re: My office window view today

« on: February 15, 2017, 06:34:49 AM »

A light dusting,,comparatively speaking......

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Winter

« on: February 13, 2017, 05:54:00 PM »

Break out the banana hammocks...

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General Discussion / Re: Oil company

« on: February 13, 2017, 01:25:44 PM »

Stack a cord of firewood in front of the filler cap

Unsplit?? give the guy sumpin to do

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General Discussion / Re: Oil company

« on: February 12, 2017, 08:55:28 AM »

Yup even the cows wear orange during hunting season around here

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General Discussion / Re: Oil company

« on: February 12, 2017, 07:45:04 AM »

Yesterday while at work, I receive a phone call from Irving Oil saying they made a delivery to the house but it only took 9 gallons.  They called to make sure everything is okay.  I assure them all is well but I heat the house with wood; the oil burner only runs when I exercise for a few minutes once a month.  She was satisfied with my answer.  I have been trying to get the oil company to remove me the auto fill ever since the OWB was installed.  Every time I call them and ask, they say they'll take care of it.  It's never been taken care of, they still show up every 6 months.  I keep telling them that I'll call when I need oil.  I may have to resort to removing the inspection tag on the fill tube again.  I had to do that 3 year ago due to them not removing the auto fill order.  The only down side to doing that way is if I need oil, they need to inspect the fill tube to be sure it's connected to the tank.  Thankfully they do not charge me for it but it's still an inconvenience because I have to stay home from work to let them in the house.  No one enters my house without me there.  Roger

Yup propane truck wood not stop coming,,, till I locked the filler cap and "released the hounds"

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Teens shamed into cutting wood

« on: February 12, 2017, 07:25:24 AM »

Probably charged parents$$$$$
I know I wood av,when I was 16 

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Site Suggestions / Re: Moderator question

« on: February 04, 2017, 04:43:47 PM »

I did my location like I've seen others. Under the avatar

Some guys arn't on here enough and figure it's too much hassel adding it to their signature.
Oh well,, no big deal

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Rip off

« on: February 04, 2017, 07:08:46 AM »

how can there be such a spread in prices

Quebec has same landscape ie: huge,, lottsa rock,, and water, spread out over millions of miles.
Yet they pay 1/2 of what we here in Ontario pay.
MISSMANAGEMENT = RIP OFF

Oh ya sorry for highjacking the original post,,Cooler

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Rip off

« on: February 04, 2017, 07:04:40 AM »

No one likes the service or fixed charges but would any of us like to pay the cost of the poles, lines, transformers and all the rest of the equipment needed to get power to our homes by ourselves? I have known a couple of people that thought they could generate their own power cheaper than buying from a utility. Within 2 months they were back on the grid because it was way too costly generating power themselves.

WillieG you mentioned the cost of gas to drive 20 miles. You make a good analogy, think of the gas as the electricity and your car as the distribution system of the utility. The cost of the gas to drive your car 20 miles is a small part of the total cost. The car itself, insurance, tires, maintenance, interest on the car loan the list goes on and on is the actual cost to drive your car 20 miles.

I have a 20 KW standby generator but I know I can't run it cheaper than buying my power from the Co-op.

In ontario it's just too high no matter what way u spin it.
The gov made some huge mistakes,, eg: cancelling gas plant in Mississauga cost billions.
Guess who pays.........

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/a-timeline-of-the-ontario-gas-plants-scandal-that-led-to-criminal-charges-against-former-premier-mcguintys-staff

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Site Suggestions / Re: Moderator question

« on: February 04, 2017, 06:51:32 AM »

I'll see what voodoo I can do. If not we can always add a location to our signatures.

For whatever reason, some people have trouble navigating into their profiles to add where they are from.
It would be nice if it had to be added to there registration info and then showed up as they post.

It's frustrating reading a post and some guy say's" it's done this way around here" or "it's warm here" etc etc
Wheres here?

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Fire Wood / Re: Not impressed with Husqvarna 372

« on: February 02, 2017, 06:12:18 PM »

bought a new stihl  a few weeks ago, no settings on it for adjusting the carb, supposed to do it all by itself...I hope it does

Did not know about that Bill,, let us know how it goes

I've had sucess adjusting some small carbs.
 The sthil was good, but you got to have the manual in front of you.
Arbitrarily turning screws in a small finicky carb, with worn out needles, is probably why Sthil took that option away.
My saws are old,easily adjusted, as per manual though.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Rip off

« on: February 02, 2017, 05:52:37 PM »

Your price per kilowatt isn't that bad but your delivery charge is high. I have a rural coop serving my electric and I am on peak/off peak rates with my peak at 25.1 cents / KWH and 6.4 cents/KWH off peak. My facility charge, your delivery charge, runs about $1.00 per day where yours looks like it is over $3.00 per day. My peak rates October through May are only 5-8 pm Monday through Friday and 1-8 pm Monday through Friday the rest of the year. I have everything I can on timers so they don't run during peak hours along with set back T-stats.

The electric rates for the utility I work for run 10.5 to 13 cents per KWH depending on the plan. Our facility charge just took a jump from about $8 per month to about $15 per month. The facility or delivery charges are supposed to represent the cost to get power to the customers and the farther customers are spread out the higher the charge.

http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum/index.php?topic=7501.0


Upper new york state gets it's Hydro from ontario,, yet the customers in new york, pay on average, ,1/2 of what we here in ontario pay...........can we borrow trump for a few weeks?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Season is half over!

« on: February 02, 2017, 02:35:49 PM »

Ya wife wanted it out ASAP.

Thats actually my bed room,,,, me, dogs and scooters.
Flooring is that bullet proof rubber floor, by Allure.
I swear by it





Wife aloud down, if nekad, and carrying beer!