smitty55

Just curious, assuming the unit is temp controlled why bother turning it off if it wouldn't click on anyway with the lower outdoor temps. How large is your space? For instance, in my case come June I turn my setting to cool and set it at 24° and then I don't touch it until the fall. It maintains a humidity level of 50% so it's plenty comfy at that temp. As for those heat pumps, from what I've read and heard the main issue would be heating space enough once the temps get below -20° and specially below -30° which still includes lots of Canada. No doubt the volume being heated matters as well.

If it was me I would save myself a lot of stress and just keep with what I have now until the furnace actually packs it in before even considering it. Chances are prices will drop too over time just like everything else does. Now I also burn wood so my furnace gets far less use than it would otherwise so it should last much longer. Plus I still need propane for my range and hot water. As I recall my yearly rental fee for 2 tanks is around $130.

Is there a fuel filter, that could be the issue at idle.

Personally I wouldn't be so quick to believe any numbers told to me by a salesman whose main interest is to sell a product for his employer. My AC unit is close to that age and except for a $20 start capacitor back in June it's been fine for a 2500 sq.ft. home. I wouldn't ever consider getting rid of a very dependable unit unless it actually failed as for all I know I could easily get another ten years or more of use. Don't forget that they don't make appliances to last like they used to and the life expectancy of those heat pumps can be as low as 10 years. In your case every extra year of use you get from your AC unit is money you don't have to spend on a new one. Plus your furnace at 8 years old will be an HE unit so why spend more money needlessly. At the very least I would insist one him proving those numbers to you with links to sites that prove you will save that much. Plus how much extra hydro will that pump use? All this to supposedly save $50 a month in propane??? No thanks.

I would think so for the most part. However, back in the day for example the OMC 9.9 and 15hp were the same except for carb jets and an intake spacer iirc.

Engine itself seems to be OK, you need to look for another lower unit. Check out marinas and repair shops.

You nailed it CrowMan. My propane furnace has that variable speed fan and it runs 24/7. I went over two years with the exact same price for propane and even now it's only 5¢ more than 3 years back

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Not a chance, my hydro bill goes up around $30/mo in the summer, not a big deal. Why spend all that money? On cool nights I open up all the window in the house so it's often later in the day before the A/C even kicks in and I have it set at 23.5°. Even with energy savings the cost of a new unit would take at least a decade to pay for it. In the winter I only run the furnace every so often to warm up the basement as the wood stove does a fine job heating the main floor. Temps below -20°C are common here in the winter so that heat pump wouldn't do a proper job. I also have 8 4x6 south facing windows that make a huge difference in the winter and I can put the blinds down in the summer. I also use propane for my hot water and kitchen range and I'm not giving that up.

I was curious as to their lifespan and it seems like it could be anywhere from 10-20 years depending on several factors. https://www.hvac.com/expert-advice/when-to-replace-your-heat-pump/ My York AC unit is 25 years old now and the only thing I've had to do was replace the starting capacitor a few weeks back, cost me $20 and 5 minutes. My propane furnace was installed in 2013 and apart from cleaning and tune ups every 4 years I've only had to get the ventor motor replaced last year. It doesn't get tons of use as I do have a wood stove. Fan is on 24/7 and I replace the filters quite often. One thing I learned was not to use those super high filtration Filtrete filters, they make the fan work so much harder, you can really hear the difference when I went to merv8 filters.

Looks like the whole lake is a sanctuary from Dec 1 to mid May https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/fishonline/Index.html?viewer=FishONLine.FishONLine&locale=en-CA&extent=-8690351.739567589%2C5585280.255103454%2C-8671242.482496321%2C5597586.61665735&layers=0vBHO%2F1aoGjj0OzgHB3B6Jhu30AslE&waterbody=18-2645-49676

From what I've heard from neighbours who've had them installed -30° is really pushing it, -20° is far more realistic

I wonder how they'll manage to blame that on man made climate change lol. Plus I bet that produced more pollution than all the cars in the state combined but you'll never hear that mentioned.

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I don't see why it would matter what type of battery it is.

I haven't had any issues here but I did have some suspicious emails recently from McAfeee that I deleted without opening. I would suggest running a scan with malwarebytes, there's a free version.

Yea they make a mild version as well which is what I use when making a tomato soup with my canned tomato sauce.

Just came across this Live cam of Iris, the oldest known Osprey in the world by far at 28/29 years. Here's the article with the live cam link. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/worlds-oldest-known-osprey-online-sensation-and-living-indicator-watershed-health?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Looks decent for sure. For me a can of Rotel would add the finishing touch to that but then you might not realize it's venison.

Best tip I can give for Lakers is to be fishing by 7AM because they really slow down by 10AM. I don't normally share trolling runs but here you go. I'm a big fan of Western water as it's quieter there and out of the wind and we always do well there. Be sure to check out Tallow Rock bay. I'll also include a very accurate old hand drawn map. So far as tactics go I always fish with lead core or copper and a #1 big hammer gang troll with a minnow dragging behind on a 24-30" leader. This time of the year we would be fishing 25 to 50ft down close to structure. If you can find bait schools close to structure even better.

Looks good for sure. In my case I would have added 2 tbs of my wild leek compound butter to that pasta for an extra boost of flavour or at least some fresh garlic. I add garlic to just about everything lol.

Here's that mesh shelf I mentioned, it's great for rubbing the husk off the fiddleheads and keeping things dry. I also use it for washing off leeks with the hose. Plus it's a great rock/gravel screen for when I'm making up new garden beds. I also use the ferns for foundation plantings, I have 30ft at the east side of the house and over that at the back north side along with scattered ferns around the property. Lots of shade here with all the trees.

So I just looked up that site you posted and for me they couldn't be more wrong about fiddleheads. First they say you shouldn't pick them yourself, well duh I think I know what an ostrich fern look like, it's pretty hard to mistake them for anything else. But of course they want to sell them lol. I also know how to pick them sustainably, I never take more than 3 or rarely four at most out of any clump and they always grow back fine. They do have one thing right and that's to always cook them before eating. Then they say to boil for 15 minutes or steam for 10-12 minutes, both of which are way too long. The also recommend steaming which is the worst thing to do as all those contaminants that turn the water brown when boiling stay in them. So soon as I saw them recommend steaming it tells me they don't know what they're talking about. Just saying, I've been picking and eating them almost every year since the mid 70's. https://montreal.lufa.com/en/blog/articles/fiddleheads-101

Never had them go slimy in the bag as it's not tightly sealed and they can still breath. They're not usually wet when I pick them so things stay humid in the bag but never wet. If anything sometimes they dry out. I clean the husk off outside by using a coarse mesh metal shelf from a cafeteria, it works well and I would never want all the husk going down my drain into my septic tank. I also get way longer than a month out of them. I also never clean them before using them. I have three bags in the downstairs fridge with around 13lb total. It's always worked for me that way so that's what I keep doing.