WinterWolf Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: He was talking about the NESIS map. Oh ok. Cuz the map he posted wasn’t showing any blue circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: You melted 26 inches in 5 days? That's brutal. Snowfall retention in that area is terrible, plus the rainstorm afterwards, in a small way reminded me of the blizzard of 96...Definitely do not want to experience melting like that again, it did sort of make up for it in February of course.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Just now, SnowGoose69 said: That bomb of a storm in the plains that gave Oklahoma City like 2 feet on 12/24/09 pretty much torched the MA and then gave them rain. I thought they had a snow pack still on 12/25 though. I was at Skins/Giants on 12/22 and there was plenty of snow down there still Yeah I remember the cutter...but it didn't hit until 12/26...might have started in the M.A. on the night of 12/25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 minute ago, SnowGoose69 said: That bomb of a storm in the plains that gave Oklahoma City like 2 feet on 12/24/09 pretty much torched the MA and then gave them rain. I thought they had a snow pack still on 12/25 though. I was at Skins/Giants on 12/22 and there was plenty of snow down there still We had snow piles left, but snow on the ground was only found in shady locations by Christmas morning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 41 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: 09-10 was about two storms and that’s it lol. Small ones sprinkled in between. Feb 2010 was epic here 40 inches for the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 50 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: How much did you pay for everything. The tanks are like $1000-1200 but 6 years ago Eversource had a 1000$ rebate on them. I installed it myself so it cost me out of pocket like $300 or so. They are basically a dehumidifier as well so if you run one it eliminates needing to run one. Looks like the rebate is still available and is $750 so you can basically get one as the same cost as a regular electric tank. I monitored mine with an electric meter and it cost about 7-10$ a month to run. If you use oil for hot water your savings will be astronomical. In heat pump only mode they ise about 50-75 percent less electricity than a regular electric tank. https://www.energizect.com/your-home/solutions-list/energy-star®-heat-pump-water-heater-rebate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, Snow88 said: Feb 2010 was epic here 40 inches for the month The Dec 2009 to Oct 2011 timeframe was a sick stretch of big storms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, BrianW said: The tanks are like $1000-1200 but 6 years ago Eversource had a 1000$ rebate on them. I installed it myself so it cost me out of pocket like $300 or so. They are basically a dehumidifier as well so if you run one it eliminates needing to run one. Looks like the rebate is still available and is $750 so you can basically get one as the same cost as a regular electric tank. I monitored mine with an electric meter and it cost about 7-10$ a month to run. If you use oil for hot water your savings will be astronomical. In heat pump only mode they ise about 50-75 percent less electricity than a regular electric tank. https://www.energizect.com/your-home/solutions-list/energy-star®-heat-pump-water-heater-rebate Sorry I meant everything. Solar etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Sorry I meant everything. Solar etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I have gregs post showing up all over the page lol, WTF is up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 14 hours ago, powderfreak said: That looks like Christmas should, nice. IMO the depth is largely irrelevant once you can’t see the grass. And to me a "white Christmas" means snow OG - some folks, by their posts, appear to think it means snowstorm on 12/25, which is a much rarer phenomenon. To wit (snows 2"+ on 12/25): NNJ: One for 20+, final 6 of a 10" event ,but nearly done by 12/25 sunrise. The 12/24/6 thundersnow ended a bit after midnight. BGR: Zero for 3 Fort Kent: 2 for 9. '78 was nice, 1st half of a 16.5" dump. '79 was 32-33° slop, never colored the tar nor accumulated in daylight. Gardiner: Zero for 13 New Sharon: One of 21 (prob will reach 22 next week) Cum. snowfall for 12/25 here is 9.7" and 8.0 came on 12/25/17. Four out of nearly 70 on Christmas Day. Snow cover 1"+ is much better. No NNJ numbers, but 2/3 BGR; 9/9 FK; 8/13 Gard.; 18/21 NS, so 37 of 46 in Maine vs. 3/46 with 2"+ on 12/25. 80.4% vs. 6.5% Returning to the 1995 solstice storm: Had 17.5 of 16:1 snow in Gardiner, biggest snow of 13 winters there, first time I saw snow rollers. (Kinda sad that my central Maine home couldn't produce even one 18"+ event 1985-97, though the co-op at the water company recorded 19" from my 17.5" event.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I see some people posting about the Blizzard 2009, Steve and I have posted photos and maps and such in the remembering past winter storms thread 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said: Give me a below zero Christmas with diamond dust in the air 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, BrianW said: The tanks are like $1000-1200 but 6 years ago Eversource had a 1000$ rebate on them. I installed it myself so it cost me out of pocket like $300 or so. They are basically a dehumidifier as well so if you run one it eliminates needing to run one. Looks like the rebate is still available and is $750 so you can basically get one as the same cost as a regular electric tank. I monitored mine with an electric meter and it cost about 7-10$ a month to run. If you use oil for hot water your savings will be astronomical. In heat pump only mode they ise about 50-75 percent less electricity than a regular electric tank. https://www.energizect.com/your-home/solutions-list/energy-star®-heat-pump-water-heater-rebate Thanks. I’ve been meaning to separate my water heating from my oil. This is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Thanks. I’ve been meaning to separate my water heating from my oil. This is the way to go. I installed one at my Moms and the payback was like a few months from switching from burning a gallon or 2 a day in heating oil. Most oil hot water boilers cycle all day and the stanbdy losses are massive. If you havent got one yet I recommend you get the energy audit done as well. They install insulation, air sealed my ducts, installed weather striping, led bulbs, etc. There is a surcharge for energy efficiency on everyones electric bill that pays for all this stuff but nobody uses it. I am probably close to like 8k in free energy efficient upgrades I did through energize CT on my house. Those in Massachusetts have some of the nations best incentives/rebates available as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: I actually need to get up to Mt. Washington someday. Could I take the cog to the top on an extreme wx day? Get in line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: I actually need to get up to Mt. Washington someday. Could I take the cog to the top on an extreme wx day? Pretty tranquil weather up there i hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: I actually need to get up to Mt. Washington someday. Could I take the cog to the top on an extreme wx day? No I don’t think so? No transportation goes up there in winter by way of the road. Unless you’re going up in a tucker snow cat for the weather station, or on what they call an edu-trip with the observatory. Of course you can hike on foot up there anytime you want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: I actually need to get up to Mt. Washington someday. Could I take the cog to the top on an extreme wx day? Not until April, but you can take a snowcat tour up to around ~4k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Just now, WxWatcher007 said: Yeah, I just looked it up and it’s $1100 for a winter visit and overnight stay. I wouldn’t make a habit of winter visits but I’d drop that cash with zero reservations for that kind of experience. And the day you book just happens to be an inversion with mid 30s, no winds and fog 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 hours ago, BrianW said: I have a heat pump water heater that is 380% efficient. It absolutely destroys an 85% oil furnace and is powered by my solar panels. Brookline MA recently banned fossil fuels on new construction. Heat pumps are where we are headed as they can be run 100 percent on renewable energy. The rest of the world has been using them for decades, especially Japan where mininsplits were invented. How is that 380% efficiency measured? Several years of physics classes (long ago) told me that, unless Newton's 2nd Law of Thermodynamics has been repealed, even 100% is impossible. 2nd question: Does snow fall off the solar panels without your help? If not, how to the panels perform when snow covered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 We had minisplits in our prior house. Removed the oil tank and burner. But the electric bill kind of made up for it and thensome. Gas now. Expensive also. Solar is the way to go and once technology advances a bit more we won’t have those hideous roof panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, tamarack said: How is that 380% efficiency measured? Several years of physics classes (long ago) told me that, unless Newton's 2nd Law of Thermodynamics has been repealed, even 100% is impossible. 2nd question: Does snow fall off the solar panels without your help? If not, how to the panels perform when snow covered? I can answer the second question. Snow doesn't fall off the panels on my roof, which I think is a 2/12 pitch. They do not perform with a lot of snow on them and I am too chicken to try and clear them off. I get calls from the company in winter asking if I have lost my wi fi signal because they can't detect any activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 hours ago, WinterWolf said: Lay off the Wine in the morning Minster...Winter hasn’t even officially began, and the heart of winter is mid /late Jan through mid/late Feb. Yeah I don't know about that....to me Christmas to the end of January is the heart. Once you get into mid February the sun angle really chews the snow and 80 degrees is possible like a few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: One of the great things about my personality is I’m a take life as it comes person, so I’d find a way to enjoy the experience (0 biz fog is pretty wild) but a small part of my soul would absolutely be crushed. I love watching Pep have a meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, weathafella said: We had minisplits in our prior house. Removed the oil tank and burner. But the electric bill kind of made up for it and thensome. Gas now. Expensive also. Solar is the way to go and once technology advances a bit more we won’t have those hideous roof panels. My burner man did not recommend switching to gas like i was considering doing as well, he said it would cost more to heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 @Snow88 How's our Miller B looking? Asking for a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Ya'll should take the home heating discussion to off topic/banter thread. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Just now, dryslot said: My burner man did not recommend switching to gas like i was considering doing as well, he said it would cost more to heat. We don't even have NG in our neighborhood. So oil it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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