Daplumma

I have never been ice fishing and dont pretend to know much about it.I can understand not dumping trash and poop on the ice,that is a given.I wouldn't think that ashes from a woodstove would be an issue,its pretty biodagradable and a lirrle rough to carry to shore and dump.Is it really a big problem?Not strirring up poop here..just wondering. Joe

Reboot and try again.If you cant get there the topic will be YOU!!Actually I'm gonna go to bed in a few.Its been a long day! Joe

Thats crap,Deal with thieves like they did in the NAVY.Balnket party,dont know happened to him sir.He must have tripped on the steps. Joe

Especially if you duct in the combustoin air from the outside(90+).The furnace wont pull the combution air thru all of the nooks and crannies of the house.Went with the 90+ in the old and new section of the house and it saved me quite a bit.The wood stove helps in the romm it is in but I'm sure its a break even thing for the overall house efficiency. Joe

Discussing Lews new dancing career and why he stole Roys clothes for the video. Joe

From what I understand the heel spur surgery is not always a sure thing.The recovery time is fairly long(6 weeks).Good to see ya back on board! Joe

I cant remember ever not being able to swim.I can remember when the shallow end of the pool was 3 ft and over my head.I cant even remember when Art,my younger brother could not swim.We must be some of the origional water babies.Good thread. Joe

Good luck,let me know if Aplumma or my self can help. Joe

Saskatoon loop..Ilove it.can I use that line?The chances of the entering air into the funace being that low down here are nil to none.Even a short run on the intake on a 90+ furnace will heat up enough that it wont be an issue.Where y'all are at..another story.Maybe we need another forum for hvac theory.I love this stuff. Joe

SUV BLACK BOXES The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had covertly funded a project with the U.S. Auto makers for the past 5 years, whereby auto makers were installing black box voice recorders in four-wheel drive pickup trucks and SUV's in an effort to determine in fatal accidents, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds before the crash. They were surprised to find in 45 of the 50 states the recorded last words of drivers in 61.2 percent of fatal crashes were, "Oh Crap!" Only the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas and Central Florida were different, where 89.3 percent of the final words were: "Hold my beer, I'm gonna try somethin'."

Heya Randy.Dont think a hardwater trip is in the cards this year.Got tons going on this year round here.If I do make it up I will prolly fly in and bum a ride with an OFNer to the fishing hole.Hope all is well with you! Joe

The mid efficiency ususally cannot be hooked up to outside air for combuction unless you put them in a small tight room and vent to the outside.Not recommended unless the designer of the system really knows what he is doing.The combustion air is completely different than the cold air return.The air that the frunace burns goes up and out the chimney.The air that goes thru your ducts never comes in contact with the flames.Sorta like the radiator on your car the coolant(antifreeze) never actually contacts the air that cools it. Joe

Different brands fail in differant places.Its a good idea to have a carbon monoxide dectector or two around the house.If you have a standing lipot furnace check closely aroung the area where the pilot burns.Many time(but not all)a service tech can tell if there are holes in the exchanger by watching the flames movement when the fan kicks in.I would just make sure you co2 detectors an get the furnace checked every couple of years. Joe

Thank you dwag for not posting pictures of your ass.I think I speak for most of us here. Joe

Gerrit, Do you have the brand and model numbers of the proposed funaces?Might help a bit to help you out here.Dan,you are correct with some of the newer units and the "extra" technology that causes problems.Remember the first "sepentine" heat exchangers with the induced draft motors the Carriers had.They started to fail in the first year because they were very thin and if you had your kitty litter box in the same room the chlorides from the litter would corrode them.As soon as they upped the efficiency by pulling the combustion air from the outside the failure rated dropped dramatically.Pulling the combustoin air from outside will save big bux because you are not replacing the conditioned air that you have burned.If the mid efficiency furnace is using ducted combustion air it may be the way to go. Joe

Where did the 5 to 15 bux a month figure come from?What is the efficiency % of the mid and what is the % of the high?What is the age and efficiency of the old unit?If you are going with the mid one it may be better to spend some bux on the old one if it not completely toast.I assume that this is a gas unit.Depending on the year of the old furnace a runaway furnace should not be too tough an issue to resolve.Might be worth a service call from a good SERVICE mechanic as opposed to a parts changer.If the problem can be duplicated while the mechanic is there he should be able to fix it right away.If you are set on replacing it you may as well upgrade it if you can. Joe

Good to know Lew..They still look sexy! Joe

Dont know what they are but they sure are sexy lookin!I love metal! Joe

The cp Pro is a little rough to learn on.The CX is one down from the pro in skill level and can be flown well in a short time.It will not do the tricks the pro can do but the controls are the same so it is an exellent trainer.If you have the funds you should park the Pro and get the CX to learn on.Be prepaired to buy lots of extra props and body parts.Thetraining "wheels" help some.Good luck! Joe

Alice Cooper is living the southwest and is quite the golfer. Joe

Dan and tjsa...nice trout.Larry..That is a pretty good year..sweet cat there. Joe

Here are two pretty good ones Striper catfish

I may have a pair I wore the treads off of .Not much snow here and the gravel tears them up.

As long as the unit is cleaned up correctly you should be able to run it until your AC guy gets there.You will get some humidfiing with the way that one is installed. Joe

Yup.The Drumatic style would not be my first choice.I put one of them in my MIL s house!I would go with a unit with a fan in it like the Aprilaire.The reason some of them are installed on the cold(return) side is that the heated air being pulled thru the humidifier and recycled thru the furnace will be able to hold more moisture.When it gets down to it it doesn't matter one way or another.The air is still being pulled thru the humidifier and thru the furnace again with that type of set up.Some types mount on the supply,some on the return.I would prefer to have any type that has water trickling thru a media and going down the drain over one that has a water resiviour. Joe