Under the new Carbon Plan i have plans for your in home furnace.

[SASKFARMER3]

You see its real easy go to any local Walmart and buy the chinese candles that are toxic but china might go green then the clay pot from Mexico that wont go green. Add in some nice bricks from USA that definitely wont go green.

Enjoy the nice warm heat as the power bill is so reasonable.

[redleaf]

I agree with your sentiments about carbon taxes. The concept is foolish in my opinion. However what prompted my reply is the elaborate set up around the candles. No one has been able to explain to me what advantage there is in such a setup. Will some bricks and a clay pot magically increase the heat output from some candles ? In a closed environment I think the candles will produce the same BTUs with or without the setup much the same way a $15 1500 watt ceramic heater will warm a room the same as a $900 dollar 1500 watt oil filled heater in an Amish cabinet.

Edit to add that yes the bricks will stay warm after the candles go out but using the same reasoning the room will initially stay cold longer as it takes an equal amount of heat to warm the bricks.
(Cold weather...... too much time on iPad)

[Klause]

That's ok. Probably way more reliable than a 3 year old ultra high efficiency furnace... every time the wind blows from the west, or it drops below -20 it gives grief.... Our old wood furnace in MB you fill up light it, keep it full house stays warm. Even without power.


Not environmentally friendly though.... *shakes head*

[checking]

Shut off Sask Energy. Cut your our wood on your own property, put into your 1940 wood furnace. Tax avoidance on the new carbon plan.

chuckChuck is already googling articles to stop it.

[stonepicker]

Shut off Sask Energy. Cut your our wood on your own property, put into your 1940 wood furnace. Tax avoidance on the new carbon plan.

chuckChuck is already googling articles to stop it.

chuckle chuckle, lol

[Klause]

Shut off Sask Energy. Cut your our wood on your own property, put into your 1940 wood furnace. Tax avoidance on the new carbon plan.

chuckChuck is already googling articles to stop it.

Bingo!!!


Get a big outdoor boiler, can heat the house, shop, and grain bins with 1 fuel source that's 100% biodegradeable and renewable...


I wonder how well solar panels are working in SK right now. Haven't' seen the sun in 3 weeks till today!

[mcfarms]

Todays catch phrase for which I will be applying for a large grant from someone for.

BIOENERGY

http://www.bioenergy-news.com/display_news/11498/NIB_co_finances_new_biomass_heating_plant_in_Finla nd/

[rockpile]

When Ralph Klein was Premier and when he deregulated electricity and NG, his advice to Albertans was to put on heavier sweaters, lol! Mcfarms - look up Alberta Innovates. I'm sure they'll at least give you a listen.

[biglentil]

Biomass does not work so well here they tend to freeze.

[parsley]

Shut off Sask Energy. Cut your our wood on your own property, put into your 1940 wood furnace. Tax avoidance on the new carbon plan.

chuckChuck is already googling articles to stop it.

Checking, your humour runs in cruise control.

[oldjim]

That's ok. Probably way more reliable than a 3 year old ultra high efficiency furnace... every time the wind blows from the west, or it drops below -20 it gives grief.... Our old wood furnace in MB you fill up light it, keep it full house stays warm. Even without power.


Not environmentally friendly though.... *shakes head*

Back in the 1980's when we got natural gas I had a new high efficiency furnace installed. It did the same thing - whenever the wind blew from the west (where the exhaust pipe vented out) it quit. The dealer couldn't make it work, even brought out a couple company reps from the manufacturer. They finally gave up. They said they'd seen the same furnace model at a house near Lethbridge act the same way. I told them to install the mid-efficiency version of the same furnace that used a regular chimney. It's worked fine ever since.

[blackpowder]

Actually had warm thoughts of comrade Suzuki this morning as I stood for hours in a wind chill of >30.

[bgmb]

That's ok. Probably way more reliable than a 3 year old ultra high efficiency furnace... every time the wind blows from the west, or it drops below -20 it gives grief.... Our old wood furnace in MB you fill up light it, keep it full house stays warm. Even without power.


Not environmentally friendly though.... *shakes head*

Klause, We have a luxaire gas furnace vented with pvc pipe. has yet to let us down. -4 or -40

[mustardman]

We've had a hi efficiency pulse furnace since Nov 1989 . It costs us $35 per month for nat gas
Big Split level house, well insulated and as much important is the vapor Barrier.
Lots of South facing Windows ,sun comes shining thru in winter and Furnace shuts off.
Always found it strange that farmers could face their house anyway they want and they have big Windows facing West , way too hot in summer with west windows

[tweety]

1 Bushel of Grain is Equivalent to:

20.8 LITRES OF PROPANE
13.6 LITRES OF FUEL OIL
148 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY
15.9 CUBIC METERS OF NATURAL GAS

The rest of the math is up to you.

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Ergot grain has potential.