Power Outtage in Lusby?

[pvineswinger]

Originally Posted by dmc854

ohhhhhhh, I am with Ridgell and they have come out and fixed my furnace including the red reset switch. Call them anyway. They might have an emergency service. And I have LOTS of seasoned wood up here, free for the taking.

I'll stop by when I'm getting smokes! ha ha.

Not a problem if you are drinking red wine..LOL

[pvineswinger]

Originally Posted by Ken King

Unsure about the clicking of the ignitor. But with any oil burner they have igniters and an optical sensor that detects the light from the fire. If it doesn't see burning then it will shut down, usually after about 10 to 15 seconds or so. I'm betting that your nozzle is plugged and that you are also in dire need of a filter. Filters are about a buck and the nozzles run about 5 if you can find them. A service call without contract will run between 50 and 80.

it doesn't have a sensor then because the blower ran for three hours last night- blowing cold air. It probably does need serviced...I guess I'm going to have to get a service contract for the future. (I'll probably never need it ever again! It's like pet health insurance!)

[Ken King (Premo)]

Originally Posted by pvineswinger

it doesn't have a sensor then because the blower ran for three hours last night- blowing cold air. It probably does need serviced...I guess I'm going to have to get a service contract for the future. (I'll probably never need it ever again! It's like pet health insurance!)

Not knowing your system I am unsure as to why the blower would continue without the presence of heated air (might simply be a switch setting). It also might be a controller issue and then you are talking money. My oil burner is for a boiler system as I have hot-water baseboard and have replaced everything on it myself over the years.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by BadGirl

I just got a call from someone over in Solomon's. He's been without power since about 7:00 am today. He mentioned the Food Lion shopping center was out, too.

Wonder who this could of been? wer is back, as of about 4:30, but the heatpumps can't catch back up,STILL 62 degree s in the house!

[Penn]

Originally Posted by itsbob

Wonder who this could of been? wer is back, as of about 4:30, but the heatpumps can't catch back up,STILL 62 degree s in the house!

All you can do is give it some time to do it's work. One of the reasons I bought this house is because it had a fireplace. I had the fire going in about 15 minutes after I lost electrical. True, I burned a bunch of wood in 7 hours, but it kept the temps up to around 60 degrees all the time.
Now the new heatpump I put in last May is doing it's thing, and the thermostat says 68. I can live with that.

I'm wondering about the folks in trailers and those without a fireplace; it's not got above 17 all day, I imagine. We can only pray for those people.

[pvineswinger]

Originally Posted by Penn

All you can do is give it some time to do it's work. One of the reasons I bought this house is because it had a fireplace. I had the fire going in about 15 minutes after I lost electrical. True, I burned a bunch of wood in 7 hours, but it kept the temps up to around 60 degrees all the time.
Now the new heatpump I put in last May is doing it's thing, and the thermostat says 68. I can live with that.

I'm wondering about the folks in trailers and those without a fireplace; it's not got above 17 all day, I imagine. We can only pray for those people.

I have been EXTREMELY thankful for my woodstove this weekend. it sucks having to wake up every other hour to throw wood on the fire- but it's better than freezing!! My woodstove has kept my WHOLE house (about 1200 sq.ft.) at b/w 63-68 degrees- I'm amazed!

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Penn

All you can do is give it some time to do it's work. One of the reasons I bought this house is because it had a fireplace. I had the fire going in about 15 minutes after I lost electrical. True, I burned a bunch of wood in 7 hours, but it kept the temps up to around 60 degrees all the time.
Now the new heatpump I put in last May is doing it's thing, and the thermostat says 68. I can live with that.

I'm wondering about the folks in trailers and those without a fireplace; it's not got above 17 all day, I imagine. We can only pray for those people.

Upstairs never dipped below 60, broug t my kerosene heater in at noon, kept it around 63 on the main floor was REALLY cold in my oldest's room on the ground floor! How my upstairs stayed so warm is beyond me!

[Penn]

Originally Posted by itsbob

Upstairs never dipped below 60, broug t my kerosene heater in at noon, kept it around 63 on the main floor was REALLY cold in my oldest's room on the ground floor! How my upstairs stayed so warm is beyond me!

My upstairs stayed pretty warm too. I took a nap around 12:00pm, hoping by the time I awoke the power would be back on. Right! Not for a few more hours.

Maybe its the fact that warm/hot air rises, and it kept the upstairs warmer?

[CMC122]

Originally Posted by itsbob

Upstairs never dipped below 60, broug t my kerosene heater in at noon, kept it around 63 on the main floor was REALLY cold in my oldest's room on the ground floor! How my upstairs stayed so warm is beyond me!

Heat rises