We have very intense snow and wind right now in RI.
It’s crazy! We are getting quite a bit of accumulation so I was planning to go out and do a first pass at shoveling an hour ago but the wind is freezing cold and the snow got in my eyes so I gave up. I can hear the wind blowing from inside my house and it’s loud.
Didn't we talk about how cooling is less energy once? It was some European smugness about how we use too much a/c. Anyway my h gave me some DOE stuff I posted. He's not here otherwise I'd ask but I'm pretty sure our (as in America) heating is a much higher portion of our energy usage than our cooling.
But if you think about it cooling generally is working within a much smaller temp swing (not sure if that matters) vs heating which tends to be a larger temp swing. Like my thermostat is set to 77 in the summer and it's 89-95 out vs today when it's set to 65 or something and it's 19 out. And that's the high today.
But also, my guess is that's florida has a lot more energy inefficient heating options than their cooling because it's not a priority which probably strains the power grid.
Electric heat, space heaters, etc, create brownouts and blackouts because the grid can't keep up.
But these brownouts and blackouts rarely happen during peak summer, when A/Cs are cranked up to the highest.
I think it's a different draw. Anecdotal, but there was a convo on FB where one of my friends said that the power company asked that people not crank the heat (for this reason). Other people were advising her to run the heat hotter than normal in case the power goes out. So... I think people are just cranking the heat right now in case it goes out, which is causing it to go out.
No tools needed, just a scissor to cut it to size. It should clip right into your door jamb.
I used that on the screen door in our last house and it fell off within a few weeks, unfortunately. I’ll try it again, though. Instead we’ve been keeping an interior door on the other side of the 4” deep foyer also closed, which means the foyer is freezing but the rest of the house is warm.
Didn't we talk about how cooling is less energy once? It was some European smugness about how we use too much a/c. Anyway my h gave me some DOE stuff I posted. He's not here otherwise I'd ask but I'm pretty sure our (as in America) heating is a much higher portion of our energy usage than our cooling.
But if you think about it cooling generally is working within a much smaller temp swing (not sure if that matters) vs heating which tends to be a larger temp swing. Like my thermostat is set to 77 in the summer and it's 89-95 out vs today when it's set to 65 or something and it's 19 out. And that's the high today.
I think of it as everything we do - including running your condenser for a cooling unit - produces heat, so to get enough cooling you also have to fight against that. Of course different systems have different efficiencies so you can find coolers that are more efficient than heaters.
You're right that great flow into it out of a house is proportional to the temperature difference, so (roughly) the same amount of heat flows in when it's 75 outside and 65 inside as vice versa.
I don't actually know the numbers, but for total heating and cooling energy use you'd look up "heating [cooling] degree days." For example if it's 75 outside and you want it to be 65 inside for 24 hours, that's 10 cooling degree days. I'd guess for the US as a whole we have more heating degree days than cooling for the reason you mentioned, so we would then likely use more energy heating.
Not much snow in Baltimore but the schools are closed. A lot of them don’t have heat and have burst pipes so I’ve sure that is part of why they closed. Plus no one here knows how to drive in the snow so we close all the time.
Didn't we talk about how cooling is less energy once? It was some European smugness about how we use too much a/c. Anyway my h gave me some DOE stuff I posted. He's not here otherwise I'd ask but I'm pretty sure our (as in America) heating is a much higher portion of our energy usage than our cooling.
But if you think about it cooling generally is working within a much smaller temp swing (not sure if that matters) vs heating which tends to be a larger temp swing. Like my thermostat is set to 77 in the summer and it's 89-95 out vs today when it's set to 65 or something and it's 19 out. And that's the high today.
I think of it as everything we do - including running your condenser for a cooling unit - produces heat, so to get enough cooling you also have to fight against that. If course different systems have different efficiencies so you can find coolers that are more efficient than heaters.
You're right that great flow into it out of a house is proportional to the temperature difference, so (roughly) the same amount of heat flows in when it's 75 outside and 65 inside as vice versa.
I don't actually know the numbers, but for total heating and cooling energy use you'd look up "heating [cooling] degree days." For example if it's 75 outside and you want it to be 65 inside for 24 hours, that's 10 cooling degree days. I'd guess for the US as a whole we have more heating degree days than cooling for the reason you mentioned, so we would then likely use more energy heating.
Yeah that sounds right. I'll see if I can find my old post but I think that's what it boiled down to and our heating usage vastly exceeds our cooling usage which makes sense considering I live in TN and have lots of heating degree days.
I also bet FL has a high amount of electric heat. I know our electric bill is less this time of year and it's our gas bill that's high (when it's like $12 the rest of the year).
No tools needed, just a scissor to cut it to size. It should clip right into your door jamb.
I used that on the screen door in our last house and it fell off within a few weeks, unfortunately. I’ll try it again, though. Instead we’ve been keeping an interior door on the other side of the 4” deep foyer also closed, which means the foyer is freezing but the rest of the house is warm.
I don't think we're talking about the same thing. A kerf isn't sticky and can't go on screen doors. There is a slot carved into the wood of your front door to insert it. All you need to do is push it into place and you're done.
I used that on the screen door in our last house and it fell off within a few weeks, unfortunately. I’ll try it again, though. Instead we’ve been keeping an interior door on the other side of the 4” deep foyer also closed, which means the foyer is freezing but the rest of the house is warm.
I don't think we're talking about the same thing. A kerf isn't sticky and can't go on screen doors. There is a slot carved into the wood of your front door to insert it. All you need to do is push it into place and you're done.
Ah, okay. Is it removable? The door swells in summer and is hard to open and close then...
I don't think we're talking about the same thing. A kerf isn't sticky and can't go on screen doors. There is a slot carved into the wood of your front door to insert it. All you need to do is push it into place and you're done.
Ah, okay. Is it removable? The door swells in summer and is hard to open and close then...
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. You could damage it. In the summer, it also helps keep heat, dust and rain out of your house. How old is your door? Make sure you have this slot all around the door jamb.
Ah, okay. Is it removable? The door swells in summer and is hard to open and close then...
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. You could damage it. In the summer, it also helps keep heat, dust and rain out of your house. How old is your door? Make sure you have this slot all around the door jamb.
We just bought the house in spring, the house is 91 years old and I assume the door hasn’t been replaced, but have no way of knowing. In the summer the door swells so much that it’s hard to open and close, so adding extra bulk may present a big problem then.
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. You could damage it. In the summer, it also helps keep heat, dust and rain out of your house. How old is your door? Make sure you have this slot all around the door jamb.
We just bought the house in spring, the house is 91 years old and I assume the door hasn’t been replaced, but have no way of knowing. In the summer the door swells so much that it’s hard to open and close, so adding extra bulk may present a big problem then.
I haven't used the exact one pictured, but usually these are supposed to go on the side of the door jamb that wouldn't really be impacted by door swelling. Assuming the door opens inward, the weatherstripping will touch the outside of the door around the edges, not the side of the door. For example, you'd attach it to the door-facing side of the green "jamb stop" in the first picture at www.booneyliving.com/1655/how-to-install-door-weatherstripping-to-keep-the-heat-in/
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. You could damage it. In the summer, it also helps keep heat, dust and rain out of your house. How old is your door? Make sure you have this slot all around the door jamb.
We just bought the house in spring, the house is 91 years old and I assume the door hasn’t been replaced, but have no way of knowing. In the summer the door swells so much that it’s hard to open and close, so adding extra bulk may present a big problem then.
Yeah, if your door is 35+ years old, you might not have the grooves to insert the kerf. You might have to do the sticky stuff that doesn't last very long.
It would drive me crazy to have all these drafts! I used to live in an old house (100+ y/o) that had roof damage so the front door couldn't close properly because it was swollen on top. Door was still relatively new though (double pane, insulated, metal...). One day I had enough and bought a basic new front door/frame and replaced it myself. Job was done in 1 day for under $300 including all the supplies.
My parents are stuck in Savannah, we had enough snow to cancel school here in NoVA, and DH is in Boston for work and only the half of the class within walking distance showed up for the training he's teaching. It's nuts how widespread the effects of this storm are.
More proof Florida can’t handle cold: we now have major blackouts due to low temps. It’s 40 degrees....
Wait what? I don’t understand.
Up north they are worried about legit cold temps. My area had a massive blackout last night because the grid couldn’t handle the added heating of homes in 40 degree weather.
they often take parts of the system off the grid in the winter to do maintainence in warm places, so they have less capacity in the winter.
We just bought the house in spring, the house is 91 years old and I assume the door hasn’t been replaced, but have no way of knowing. In the summer the door swells so much that it’s hard to open and close, so adding extra bulk may present a big problem then.
Yeah, if your door is 35+ years old, you might not have the grooves to insert the kerf. You might have to do the sticky stuff that doesn't last very long.
It would drive me crazy to have all these drafts! I used to live in an old house (100+ y/o) that had roof damage so the front door couldn't close properly because it was swollen on top. Door was still relatively new though (double pane, insulated, metal...). One day I had enough and bought a basic new front door/frame and replaced it myself. Job was done in 1 day for under $300 including all the supplies.
The foyer isn’t insulated at all, but there’s a separate door into the house that we keep closed and it seals well, so it doesn’t drive me nuts. However, the cheaply done mudroom door on back that leaks air like crazy despite being fairly new drives me absolutely batshit crazy!
We just bought the house in spring, the house is 91 years old and I assume the door hasn’t been replaced, but have no way of knowing. In the summer the door swells so much that it’s hard to open and close, so adding extra bulk may present a big problem then.
I haven't used the exact one pictured, but usually these are supposed to go on the side of the door jamb that wouldn't really be impacted by door swelling. Assuming the door opens inward, the weatherstripping will touch the outside of the door around the edges, not the side of the door. For example, you'd attach it to the door-facing side of the green "jamb stop" in the first picture at www.booneyliving.com/1655/how-to-install-door-weatherstripping-to-keep-the-heat-in/
We're all closed here around Philly. It's snowy but not too bad and the roads looks ok. Philly public off again tomorrow - a lot of the schools have inadequate heat and it's too cold to stand outside waiting for buses and public transportation is off and on, so I'm not surprised. My school is closed for school but open for heat/food and the principal said there were a fair number of people there today. Not sure what we'll do tomorrow.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
We have 12-16 inches on the ground. Miraculously an overhang made a little spot for our dog to shit in.
Holy cow. That is an insane amount for your area.
We got 3 inches or so, but the roads are icy. All of the school areas around us have closed for tomorrow. I am betting we'll delay, but would gladly take another snow day.
We have 12-16 inches on the ground. Miraculously an overhang made a little spot for our dog to shit in.
Holy cow. That is an insane amount for your area.
We got 3 inches or so, but the roads are icy. All of the school areas around us have closed for tomorrow. I am betting we'll delay, but would gladly take another snow day.
This is the worst I’ve seen it. Plows are getting stuck so many roads remain impassible. With the vortex rolling in, we’ll be stuck through the weekend. I’m going stir crazy.
Sections of Boston near the Harbor flooded earlier due to high tides link
This is totally nuts. I saw a video clip on Facebook of water streaming down the steps of the Aquarium T station and it made my eyes go wide.
It’s insane. A friend posted a picture from the Gloucester high parking lot, which is right next to the river. The cars look like they are frozen in the arctic, with giant blocks of ice floating everywhere.