stove is in
Comments Off on stove is in ashley heater is in finely. went smoothly.
installed the metal using rock screws and boards behind to screw into. kinda sandwiched the frame between boards and tin. got, cut and bent a piece for the front of the flue to set in and attach to. a few more rock screws, beer bottle caps and boards and it all became as one, stable and aligned.
then to the outside where i cut the hole, caulked around it and set the flange for the triplewall flue to fit through. used a hatchet to cut a board to length to use under the fiberglass to screw the flange to. got enough screws in to hold it all together and caulked again around the perimeter and over all the screw heads and remaining holes left from the last mounting.
took the remaining 2 sections of flue apart and took the lower one up to fit into place. fit perfect! attached flange and flue with a couple of rock screws and then caulked around the flange flue junction. got the top section up and in place. again fit fine and twisted into place with no problems at all.
checked everything again and then down and started a fire. still going a couple of hundred pounds of wood later.
cooked meat loaf patties and warmed rice and beans and sweet potato surprise dave style in about the same time that the microwave would have taken to warm the two sides.
should cut down on the electric bill quite a bit now. Only got the heater in the front room and the woodburner on and it is 73 in here. First time in days I have been warm!
Thinking on the extension while out warming various body parts. am considering a pole and cement and bottle/can fill on the walls for first floor anyway. may use more wood upstairs but none on the ground or close enough for the termites to get to it. anyway am thinking on 2 full floors and view in 4 directions. with high poles in the center both north south and east west and shorter poles on the corners of a rectangle that is 12 feet north south and 28 to 30 feet east and west the center roof lines will give 4 dormers and 4 points to collect rain and disperse it. Windows on all 4 sides. Can make quilted curtains to go over them. The more I think about this the more it makes sense. Keep the first floor for mud room, bath, heat, whatever. Second floor can be bedroom and lounge area. bed alcove on east or west side. not sure yet. think a 8 foot wide porch along the south side would be in line too. on the second floor. tin roof over top and wood, lawnmower, tool storage underneath.
so tomorrow I figure on starting removal of the wheels and axles. then moving the trailer the rest of the way into place and blocking it up. then power and some sort of water shed on the sides. will check on some right angle tin. gutters are another possibility. got some bill brought over. 50 ft i think. will get some more. guess i will check with herrington and see if he has anything. gonna need more wood too.
added more wood to the stove. still 72 in here at 10:51 pm. according to <a href="http://myweb.cableone.net/mikecalloway/">Mike Calloway's Live Weather</a> it's 28.6 outside. much better now than with the kerosene and oilfilled electric combined. took the kerosene over to the 14 wide this afternoon after the ashley was going. will start on that one soon too.
looking at bookmarks and found the <a href="http://www.broadbandreports.com/stest">http://www.broadbandreports.com/stest</a> and ran it again.
First test:
2004-12-28 00:03:19 EST: 2354 / 272
Your download speed : 2411024 bps, or 2354 kbps.
A 294.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 279518 bps, or 272 kbps<span style="font-size: 13pt;">.</span>
Second test:
2004-12-28 00:09:07 EST: 548 / 259
Your download speed : 561737 bps, or 548 kbps.
A 68.5 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 265672 bps, or 259 kbps.
Thrid test:
2004-12-28 00:10:45 EST: 2424 / 270
Your download speed : 2482498 bps, or 2424 kbps.
A 303 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 277469 bps, or 270 kbps.
Reran the second one and it came out a bit faster. looks like there is congestion between here and there.
about to hit the sack early. been a long day.
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