the good thing about little spaces they are easier to keep warm then big spaces… sometimes I look at the big houses on the hill with the massive windows and cathedral ceilings and wonder how hard and how expensive it is to heat such spaces…. I am sure they are very pretty but they look cold… to much glass.. yeah, I know I am most likely being like the fox and the grapes but I like being warm…
Just a warning not to make the place too airtight, with a lot of people and a small living space, you might use up the oxygen. Also be sure to change the cat box a lot, with no ventilation it could get stinky really fast.
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Oh, if the trailer's still cold after all the insulation work but you have an electricity hook-up, ceramic heaters are very safe and should make the cold bearable. I'm sure you know not to use fuel-based heaters indoors unless there's excellent ventilation in place for the gases coming out of them.
The problem is electric heat is expensive because about 2/3 the energy in the fuel to generate the electricity is being thrown away at the power plant as waste heat. Meanwhile, if you have a gas, oil, or wood heater, nearly 100% of the energy in the fuel goes into heating your home. I like how they heat homes in Asia. Your furnace sits outside the house and heats water. The hot water runs through pipes under the floor heating your house from the ground up. Not as efficient as a furnace in the house, but the separation is a good margin of safety.
Insulation is smart, it costs some money and work up front but saves you a lot of money in the long run. I had a problem with mice getting in through the sump pump pipe a few years ago, had to plug it up with gravel to keep them out.
felonimayhem at 11:29AM, Nov. 1, 2017
Just a warning not to make the place too airtight, with a lot of people and a small living space, you might use up the oxygen. Also be sure to change the cat box a lot, with no ventilation it could get stinky really fast.
Keybounce at 7:49PM, Oct. 30, 2017
I'm actually curious how your child is doing, you haven't written anything in a while.
Nowhereman10 at 5:06PM, Oct. 30, 2017
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felonimayhem at 7:26AM, Oct. 30, 2017
Oh, if the trailer's still cold after all the insulation work but you have an electricity hook-up, ceramic heaters are very safe and should make the cold bearable. I'm sure you know not to use fuel-based heaters indoors unless there's excellent ventilation in place for the gases coming out of them.
felonimayhem at 6:44PM, Oct. 30, 2017
She's sharing the sleeping pod with a bunch of other people, one ceramic heater with the cost split among them shouldn't be horribly expensive.
Makaira at 6:11PM, Oct. 30, 2017
The problem is electric heat is expensive because about 2/3 the energy in the fuel to generate the electricity is being thrown away at the power plant as waste heat. Meanwhile, if you have a gas, oil, or wood heater, nearly 100% of the energy in the fuel goes into heating your home. I like how they heat homes in Asia. Your furnace sits outside the house and heats water. The hot water runs through pipes under the floor heating your house from the ground up. Not as efficient as a furnace in the house, but the separation is a good margin of safety.
felonimayhem at 7:22AM, Oct. 30, 2017
Insulation is smart, it costs some money and work up front but saves you a lot of money in the long run. I had a problem with mice getting in through the sump pump pipe a few years ago, had to plug it up with gravel to keep them out.
Mr Kaos at 2:39AM, Oct. 30, 2017
it is some useful advice. i hope you are doing well even in that cold.