Text 37118, 95 rader
Skriven 2013-05-21 20:41:30 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 37091 av Dave Drum (1:261/38)
Ärende: Heating and Cooling
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Hi Dave,


 RH> We keep ours in the upper 70s in the summer, lower 70s during the
 RH> winter. In the summer we want the AC to run enough to keep the humidity
 RH> down.

 DD> I've got ceiling fans in the computer area and the bedroom (the areas
 DD> where I spend the majority of my time) and a stand-up 22" (I think)

We've got ceiling fans in the living room, computer room, sewing room &
bed room. (The middle 2 listed are in theory bed rooms but in our house,
repurposed otherwise.) They do help but I've got to make sure my pattern
pieces don't blow away when I'm laying out a project.

 DD> fan I can move about - which helps. Agree on the dampness factor -
 DD> which wasn't much problem last year with the drought ... but, is
 DD> getting ready to get back to normal this year.

We're currently about 3" above the average annual rainfall. First time
since we moved here we've been that far above this late in the year.

 DD> warmest part of the place and it averages about 86øF which is livable.
 DD> In the winter it stays around 68-69øF. That's when I get out the
 DD> flannel shirts. And put the extra blanket on the bed.

 DD> Mine is in the main (only) hall about the middle of the length of the
 DD> mobile (hah) home. I think it's just that the kitchen area (where the
 DD> computer lives and works) has more heat generating stuff than does the
 DD> sleeping area. The computer, stove, ovens, coffee pot, etc. and the
 DD> ice box all generate heat. Back in the bedroom there is an Aluratec
 DD> WiFi Internet radio and a small laptop (which isn't on much) neither
 DD> of which generate much heat.

The kitchen area does generate a lot of heat by its nature. Add in all
the computer stuff and it can get hot fast. We've got a washer, dryer &
chest freezer in our kitchen to generate heat in addition to the stove,
fridge and microwave so I keep a small fan on top of the dryer for use
in the summer. Just that extra bit of air circulation helps keep me
cool.

 RH> We keep a thermometer on the wall between the kitchen & living room (on
 RH> the living room side); it usually doesn't go much above 80 very often
 RH> in the summer or the upper 60s in the winter. After our second winter
 RH> here, Steve redistributed the insulation in the attic (a lot had blown
 RH> to one area) and the house has kept a more even temperature. No more
 RH> frozen pipes in the kitchen (which is at the opposite end of the house
 RH> from the water heater).

 DD> Oddly I have never had a problem with frozen pipes here. I have more
 DD> insulation under the floors than the rest of the place - which has
 DD> about 2 1/2 inches of glass fibre Pink Panther insulation in the walls
 DD> and between the roof and ceiling tiles. And a LOT of leaky (air wise)
 DD> windows in the walls.

The nature of a mobile home--lots of drafts and cold floors. We lived in
one (a small doublewide) for a few years; it was always an energy
sucker.

 DD>       Title: Soba Noodles w/Shrimp
 DD>  Categories: Seafood, Pasta, Vegetables, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 1 serving

 RH> Other than leaving out the cilantro, it'll work here. I've got some
 RH> soba on the pantry shelf that needs using.

 DD> Must need the space. AFAIK soba doesn't spoil so long as it is kept
 DD> dry.

 RH> No, we don't need the space, it's just that I bought them a while ago
 RH> and should use them. We've cut way back on the amount of pasta, rice
 RH> and such like we've eaten in the past year and won't stock nearly as
 RH> much of it as we did before.

 DD> I don't eat a lot of pasta - mostly as chilli-mac or chicken-noodle
 DD> (soups or regular). But, it stores well and I sometimes buy it when
 DD> it's on sale for future reference. Rice is mostly in Cajun stuff or
 DD> sometimes with Mexican grub. I eat more rice when eating out at the
 DD> sit-down Oriental restaurant - none at all at an Oriental buffet.

Steve's half Italian so we (used to) eat a lot of pasta. Cut back on it
last year when I had to start carb watching so it's not the staple it
was in our diets. We still eat it some, but more rice and keep a better
eye on the serving size of both.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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