Tuesday, we had a new fireplace insert put in. We had had the old one for 27 years- it was working at 30% efficiency, and as a result, I was throwing wood in it every 1/2 hour in the cold months. They say this new one will have 70% efficiency. We'll see. I am still "breaking it in"- I have to make 6 separate fires and let them go out each time to "cure" the paint. Hmmmm....sure is a lot of rigamarole every time we get something new. What happened to ,"put it in your house and use it" .......anyway. It cost a bundle, but I think it will make us more comfortable and less hassled.
We are now ready for winter- wood in, gutters cleaned, yard winterized, etc....reminds me of that scripture from Doctrine and Covenants- "if ye are prepared, ye shall not fear..." Yep, except I am always looking at my food storage and thinking- "I could use a little more of this-".
Anyway-
Hope your winter preparations are underway. It's nice to be warm, fed and secure!
3 comments:
oh how I wish we were able to travel over this winter just to see the difference! I wonder how much less wood you'll go through!
alot, I hope!!!!
wow- a whole new fireplace... weird but great. :)
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