Broken Arrow
Heathen Pagan Witch
So my two main sources of heat went out. It's 28 with a 17 wind chill and will get colder tonight.
Been trying to get my wood stove fixed for several months. Finally found a friend to help and he found that 8 of the fire bricks were broken and someone had shoved asbestos board up inside it. This wood stove was a "great find" according to my late husband, who got this from a "friend" who has since decided that helping a widow is not his or his wife's forte.
Still need one fire brick as the store was out and had to wait for shipment. Got that coming this week. Also need to have the chimney swept and the friends of my son who agreed to help last week blew us off also. Hope that happens this weekend. I dont do ladders or heights.
As for my propane furnace, the thermocouple has shite the bed. I cant keep the pilot lit. Its very sporadic as to when it wants to work. Emailed the company to find which is the correct part, only to never get an email back. Called them today, and the woman who answered the phone informed me they do not have replacement parts for anything over 10 years old, and gee, why dont I just shell out 2K to replace it!!!
After much searching I found an aftermarket replacement part that, per their website, works on my model of furnace. Got that coming but it will be several days before it gets here, and then I have to find someone to put it in with more experience than I have with such things.
So, now i'm down to three electric milk house heaters. One is under the house in the crawl space so the pipes dont freeze, one is in the kitchen and one is in the living room.
I'm hoping maybe my son has the magic touch to get the furnace to stay lit, even if its just for a little while. Otherwise, its going to be a chilly night.
I am glad I have the electric heaters, and its my last line of defense, Keep your fingers crossed that the power doesnt go out.
Been trying to get my wood stove fixed for several months. Finally found a friend to help and he found that 8 of the fire bricks were broken and someone had shoved asbestos board up inside it. This wood stove was a "great find" according to my late husband, who got this from a "friend" who has since decided that helping a widow is not his or his wife's forte.
Still need one fire brick as the store was out and had to wait for shipment. Got that coming this week. Also need to have the chimney swept and the friends of my son who agreed to help last week blew us off also. Hope that happens this weekend. I dont do ladders or heights.
As for my propane furnace, the thermocouple has shite the bed. I cant keep the pilot lit. Its very sporadic as to when it wants to work. Emailed the company to find which is the correct part, only to never get an email back. Called them today, and the woman who answered the phone informed me they do not have replacement parts for anything over 10 years old, and gee, why dont I just shell out 2K to replace it!!!
After much searching I found an aftermarket replacement part that, per their website, works on my model of furnace. Got that coming but it will be several days before it gets here, and then I have to find someone to put it in with more experience than I have with such things.
So, now i'm down to three electric milk house heaters. One is under the house in the crawl space so the pipes dont freeze, one is in the kitchen and one is in the living room.
I'm hoping maybe my son has the magic touch to get the furnace to stay lit, even if its just for a little while. Otherwise, its going to be a chilly night.
I am glad I have the electric heaters, and its my last line of defense, Keep your fingers crossed that the power doesnt go out.
If we need to, we can can shut off the two bedrooms on the main floor, put foam insulation over the inside and outside of the basement utility room window, shut the doors to the basement rooms except for the bathroom, mostly shut the upstairs bedroom doors so all the heat doesn't go up there and roast us. If needs be, we can shut off the water to the upper floors and drain the pipes so we don't have to worry about pipes freezing; and can tote water from the faucet in the basement utility closet if needs be (lot of bottled water in stock).