Central PA Autumn 2024

[Itstrainingtime]

I have proudly had my AC run during every month of the year. Last winter I had my heat on less than 20 days/nights.

My electric bill is usually in the $115-$140 range year round. Gas fluctuates a lot more.

[canderson]

3 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Time to get your unit serviced…

It’s a year old - keep the house at 71. 

[canderson]

12 hours ago, Bubbler86 said:

The Nam doing Nam things.  Cat 7? 

 

Drops it to 877 tonight …. So Cat 9?

[anotherman]

I can’t believe that I looked at the forecast for the Saturday Penn State game and there is now rain in there.

[sauss06]

Installed new HVAC system in the original part of my house on Saturday. Ducted mini-split heat pump. Will be much more efficient then the 30 year old AC unit. My forced hot air oil will now become backup only, but doubt it will ever run. We use to burn less than 50 gallons a year during heating season. i'm looking for a serious reduction in my elec bill. 

18 minutes ago, anotherman said:

I can’t believe that I looked at the forecast for the Saturday Penn State game and there is now rain in there.

i almost wish i was going to this game. Place will be rocking. 

[anotherman]

Installed new HVAC system in the original part of my house on Saturday. Ducted mini-split heat pump. Will be much more efficient then the 30 year old AC unit. My forced hot air oil will now become backup only, but doubt it will ever run. We use to burn less than 50 gallons a year during heating season. i'm looking for a serious reduction in my elec bill. 
i almost wish i was going to this game. Place will be rocking. 

I’m going, but was really hoping for clear weather. Bringing my son and his friend.

[sauss06]

Just now, anotherman said:

I’m going, but was really hoping for clear weather. Bringing my son and his friend.

maybe it won't be so bad. Last years whiteout i changed clothes twice before even going into game. 

[Bubbler86]

9 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I have proudly had my AC run during every month of the year. Last winter I had my heat on less than 20 days/nights.

My electric bill is usually in the $115-$140 range year round. Gas fluctuates a lot more.

Those are cheap bills.  Mine is in the mid to upper 200's both mid-winter and summer.   My parents will push $500 in the winter.  They are 100% electric.   Just insulated and sealed so hoping for a reduction this winter. 

[ChescoWx]

Showers are likely today for much of the area with some spots seeing up to a 0.25" of rain. Temps will remain below normal today as they have for 15 of the first 25 days of September. At least some shower chances will continue through Saturday but no complete wash outs in the forecast.

[Blizzard of 93]

.62 of year to date surplus building rain so far this week since Sunday in Marysville.

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Low of 60 with .03” of rainfall. 

[Atomixwx]

20 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Those are cheap bills.  Mine is in the mid to upper 200's both mid-winter and summer.   My parents will push $500 in the winter.  They are 100% electric.   Just insulated and sealed so hoping for a reduction this winter. 

Good to know your parents, Abraham and Sarah are still kicking it well into their 5,000s seeing as you're 80 and all lol.

[Bubbler86]

50 minutes ago, Atomixwx said:

Good to know your parents, Abraham and Sarah are still kicking it well into their 5,000s seeing as you're 80 and all lol.

I actually think I am middling age with this group.  

[mitchnick]

1 hour ago, sauss06 said:

Installed new HVAC system in the original part of my house on Saturday. Ducted mini-split heat pump. Will be much more efficient then the 30 year old AC unit. My forced hot air oil will now become backup only, but doubt it will ever run. We use to burn less than 50 gallons a year during heating season. i'm looking for a serious reduction in my elec bill. 

i almost wish i was going to this game. Place will be rocking. 

My oil furnace was installed by prior owner in 2018 and ac in 2017. I  was seriously thinking about getting a heat pump or heat pump and gas furnace, but the numbers after estimates don't work i.e. $ savings vs. cost. So I'm just going to wait for them to die before replacing them, providing I don't die first! Lol

The thing I don't like is that the oil furnace requires a chimney vent, so when it gets windy, even though there's a draft damper on the system, there's still a draft effect as from any chimney. My house is sealed well, with that the only weak spot, so I hoped to fix it but it just makes no sense financially for the little bit of air infiltration from the chimney. So the final plan is to replace the ac unit with a heat pump should the ac fail, which would save on oil with temps above 35 degrees.

[Bubbler86]

20 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

My oil furnace was installed by prior owner in 2018 and ac in 2017. I  was seriously thinking about getting a heat pump or heat pump and gas furnace, but the numbers after estimates don't work i.e. $ savings vs. cost. So I'm just going to wait for them to die before replacing them, providing I don't die first! Lol

The thing I don't like is that the oil furnace requires a chimney vent, so when it gets windy, even though there's a draft damper on the system, there's still a draft effect as from any chimney. My house is sealed well, with that the only weak spot, so I hoped to fix it but it just makes no sense financially for the little bit of air infiltration from the chimney. So the final plan is to replace the ac unit with a heat pump should the ac fail, which would save on oil with temps above 35 degrees.

I would hope your AC would last until at least 2035- 2040.    You will be on Atomix hit list by then. 

[Bubbler86]

The temp here has been between 55 and 60 since late on Sept 22nd. 

[canderson]

Woman next to us has lost her passport. Plot twist: she’s Canadian so now stuck. I think she will start in The Terminal Part 2

[Itstrainingtime]

2 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

The temp here has been between 55 and 60 since late on Sept 22nd. 

That's actually really impressive. Over 48 hours in September sitting at 60 degrees or below. Can't happen that often...

[Itstrainingtime]

A very discouraging 2nd half of the season aside, the O's are in. 

Last year they pretty much went wire to wire, won over 100 games, and then promptly got swept in 3  games right on out of the playoffs. Seems like in recent years (2022 Phillies, 2023 Diamondbacks) that it's almost better to make a run being a Wild Card. Let the Yankees win the division and let's see if this team can get something done with lower expectations on them. One thing's for certain - they won't do worse in the postseason compared to last year. 

Unlike last year, no one is talking favorably about the Orioles. I kind of like that.

[Bubbler86]

4 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

That's actually really impressive. Over 48 hours in September sitting at 60 degrees or below. Can't happen that often...

MDT, THV and HGR having similar stats but a few degrees higher.  I have mostly been at 57-58. 

[Itstrainingtime]

2 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

MDT, THV and HGR having similar stats but a few degrees higher.  I have mostly been at 57-58. 

58 to 63 here. 

[paweather]

37 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

A very discouraging 2nd half of the season aside, the O's are in. 

Last year they pretty much went wire to wire, won over 100 games, and then promptly got swept in 3  games right on out of the playoffs. Seems like in recent years (2022 Phillies, 2023 Diamondbacks) that it's almost better to make a run being a Wild Card. Let the Yankees win the division and let's see if this team can get something done with lower expectations on them. One thing's for certain - they won't do worse in the postseason compared to last year. 

Unlike last year, no one is talking favorably about the Orioles. I kind of like that.

100% Phillies now win the division and one game for a first round bye. I don't like the off week. It does nothing for starting pitchers. Your in good hands this year!

[sauss06]

1 hour ago, mitchnick said:

My oil furnace was installed by prior owner in 2018 and ac in 2017. I  was seriously thinking about getting a heat pump or heat pump and gas furnace, but the numbers after estimates don't work i.e. $ savings vs. cost. So I'm just going to wait for them to die before replacing them, providing I don't die first! Lol

The thing I don't like is that the oil furnace requires a chimney vent, so when it gets windy, even though there's a draft damper on the system, there's still a draft effect as from any chimney. My house is sealed well, with that the only weak spot, so I hoped to fix it but it just makes no sense financially for the little bit of air infiltration from the chimney. So the final plan is to replace the ac unit with a heat pump should the ac fail, which would save on oil with temps above 35 degrees.

I'm fortunate that my family is talented. We started at 7 am and had it pumping  air by 1pm, which included tearing out the old and installing new, plus the duct work modification from old to new.

[Superstorm]

Woman next to us has lost her passport. Plot twist: she’s Canadian so now stuck. I think she will start in The Terminal Part 2

I can’t imagine. When I travel abroad I literally sleep with my passport. Too many horror stories.


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[mitchnick]

1 hour ago, Itstrainingtime said:

A very discouraging 2nd half of the season aside, the O's are in. 

Last year they pretty much went wire to wire, won over 100 games, and then promptly got swept in 3  games right on out of the playoffs. Seems like in recent years (2022 Phillies, 2023 Diamondbacks) that it's almost better to make a run being a Wild Card. Let the Yankees win the division and let's see if this team can get something done with lower expectations on them. One thing's for certain - they won't do worse in the postseason compared to last year. 

Unlike last year, no one is talking favorably about the Orioles. I kind of like that.

As a lifelong Yankees fan and Oriole hater, I  can only wish the worst for your team. Lol

p.s. I used the most obnoxious emoji I could find in keeping with the reputation of Yankees fans!

[Itstrainingtime]

2 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

As a lifelong Yankees fan and Oriole hater, I  can only wish the worst for your team. Lol

p.s. I used the most obnoxious emoji I could find in keeping with the reputation of Yankees fans!

Noted.

I won't say much else. I see no reason to engage. Not how I roll. 

[mitchnick]

1 hour ago, sauss06 said:

I'm fortunate that my family is talented. We started at 7 am and had it pumping  air by 1pm, which included tearing out the old and installing new, plus the duct work modification from old to new.

I do most of the improvements in my home from replacing windows, doors, insulation, hardwood floors, moldings, etc. But I have no experience with heating and cooling beyond sealing and insulating ducts. If I did, I'd probably just go with a Goodman for $3-4K instead of the +$10K I am looking at getting it installed by a contractor. 

I got spoiled back in my MD house by having an employee of the HVAC company replace my original heat pump on the side and then having a client's husband replace it again (I was in the house for 33 years.) Up here, I'm just another "mark" the HVAC contractors.

 

[mitchnick]

15 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Noted.

I won't say much else. I see no reason to engage. Not how I roll. 

Lol. 1 thing I don't do is fight over sports. All sports have become an arm of the corporate entertainment industry.

In the end, it means nothing to me. Last time I  paid to attend a baseball/football game was in 1979 at Memorial stadium, and even then I got a college student discount. The Orioles were playing the Angels and Frank Tanana was pitching. He was throwing nothing but aspirins at the Orioles, who couldn't touch them. I think it was in the 3rd inning when he had to leave for some injury. Orioles ended up winning because of it. 

[Superstorm]

The outflow on Helene looks impressive.


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[Bubbler86]

9 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

The outflow on Helene looks impressive.


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LIke many times recently, there is plenty of chance for this to surprise stronger.   Bradenton, FL Evacing low lying areas,