Not a closed system, but I set my tankless water heater at 114F (45.5C)
I generally use about a therm a month per person in the summer. Do storage water heaters ever have a legionella issue? They are constantly getting a stream of chlorinated water (in the city).
I thought closed heating systems generally have corrosion/microbial inhibitors in them?
Yesterday during the beginning of the storm we watched a woman slide off the main road, snap two small trees off at the ground before landing her Pontiac on its side in the drainage ditch. By the time we could climb up to the road she had climbed out the passenger window. She told the cops that she had just moved here from Maryland....what, it doesn't snow there? Just because the sign says 40 doesn't mean you can go that fast when you can't even see the road.
I hit the cars first, about 10 AM.....with a leaf blower. Created my own mini blizzard, but the snow was still light and fluffy, just blew away.
The guy with the snow blower made a few more passes at the road, then quit.
The 80 year old neighbor made a few passes down the road on his quad bike with the plow blade on the front, before breaking the cable that raises and lowers the blade. A couple of truck tie down straps held the blade up so that he could return the quad bike to his garage.
I thought the same thing, I'm out shoveling snow all day in a T-shirt, and the creek is frozen? WTF, I guess that it's because the water hasn't been moving very hard, and it's been in the 20's for several days. The last time it froze it was 1 degree in the morning with a high of 10. It thawed the next day, but there was brown ice floating for several days on.
The Ohio River is only a mile away, but I haven't seen it yet. It has frozen over before, but it took a lot more weather than this to do it. The power plants that burn coal use barges on the Ohio to move coal from the mines to the plants. Some of the plants only have a few days reserve on hand, so a freeze up can screw up the works.
Didn't finish shoveling enough snow to get one of the cars out, but the church we usually attend has already cancelled tomorrow's service, their road is worse than ours.
That sort of thing happens everywhere, even up north where I worked for a couple of years when I was young. First major snow of the year, there would be lots of cars in the ditch. You'd think the locals would remember how to drive in the snow, but I guess not.🙄
jeff
It's not like this one wasn't predicted - fairly accurately, it seems- I guess the Darwin Award will be seeing a long list of new qualifiers by the time the week is out
Snowing here, gale force winds all day, finally a mandatory run to the supermarket for milk and bread, (and cat food, cereal and a few other items, forgot the humus...) and on the way back I managed to slide right past the side street I live on. Slick roads even with AWD are not always negotiated without incident.. I made sure to slow way down for the next opportunity. ABS sounds like a can full of rattling nails when it kicks in.. lol
The snow started way earlier than expected and I am glad that I serviced the snow blower this morning; I may need it tomorrow.
The snow started way earlier than expected and I am glad that I serviced the snow blower this morning; I may need it tomorrow.
Ed, I know how much you like experimentation and unpredictable outcomes. However, in this case, I really hope for a null result. But if not, don't show us the results. Please.
I swear by Bridgestone Blizzak's -- on my Volvo XC-90. Great winter tire.
I pay a "summer penalty" for them as I do a lot of 450 mile drives all throughout the year, but when we get a rain storm or squall on I-80 or the Garden State Parkway there is no hydro-planing.
I measured 27 inches of snow in the front yard this morning.
Its very mild in UK at the moment about 15 degrees C.
We tend to get Americas weather a week or so after them so wet weather ahead again.
We tend to get Americas weather a week or so after them so wet weather ahead again.
One interesting thing i haven't heard commented upon -- after the two really bad storms we had in the past couple years (Sandy and the Haloween surprise) the trees which survived are proving Darwin correct. There were far fewer downed trees this go-around.
@nigel -- I remember travelling to London on business after there had been a freak hurricane (was it 1988 or 1989?). Was really shocking to see the damage from downed trees on the way into London.
@nigel -- I remember travelling to London on business after there had been a freak hurricane (was it 1988 or 1989?). Was really shocking to see the damage from downed trees on the way into London.
It was '87, Jack
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Storm_of_1987
The wags said the'll have to rename Sevenoaks (in Kent) Two-oaks!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Storm_of_1987
The wags said the'll have to rename Sevenoaks (in Kent) Two-oaks!
Floyd on Flood.
(wiki skipped to mention the NW/N of Spain and southern half of Norway, huge damage in those areas)
(should have known you lot prefer a foamy dash)
Bare minimum for snow load calculations on ships (containers) is 1:6 for fresh fallen.
Bare minimum for snow load calculations on ships (containers) is 1:6 for fresh fallen.
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Up here in Scotland snow melts down to become water; not visa versa!
I believe that it is the same worldwide; except, it seems, for the Royal County of Berkshire.
