Dubya, Perry, Abbott - Texans are not electing their best and brightest. At least I hope not, because if these are the best their average idiot must be on par with swamp gas.
But I assume you are also not trying to install a fireplace in the house you have now. That would be madness. I recommend buying a house that already has a woodstove or one that has a good place for one. You can use that article to determine how much space you would need for one and the most cost-efficient type of ventilation system. For example, the cheapest ventilation is with a a vaulted/cathedral ceiling (so that you're not venting up through other floors on an attic). That's also far more efficient compared to going "out and up" with a chimney instead of through the roof, because that's less vent pipe exposed to the cold outside. You'll also avoid drafting that way. And the less steep the pitch of your roof, the cheaper the chimney will be, because it doesn't have to be as tall on the outside for clearance. Going up through multiple floors is the most expensive, so "out and up" might be the best option if you don't have a vaulted/cathedral ceiling to work with.
Alternatively, you can purchase a home that has a fireplace and brick chimney and convert it. Wood-burning inserts require electricity for a blower. But a good builder can convert the fireplace to a pad for a standing wood stove and then you run the chimney pipe up through the brick chimney, which is a good deal cheaper than installing a wood-stove chimney.
So let me get this straight, ERCOT jacked the price of wholesale power through the fucking roof and is now Paxton is suing Griddy for not properly telling consumers about the risks of ERCOT jacking the rates through the roof? I bet Griddy has legal statements signed by each and every consumer spelling them out.
I see. So the notion that I have spent months investigating this particular issue (and I have) is not something you were even ready to consider before dismissing me. This is the Courtier's Reply at its finest. I am done with you on this.
This may just be the beginning for Texas as they face completely realigning their fossil fuel driven economy which directly or indirectly amounts to 35%-40% of the Texas economy.
A few of us have figured out how to decentralize energy production which could have a huge economic impact on rebuilding both rural AND urban America.
I just hope Democrats can figure it out and get on board as well because if they do and message it right they could make Republicans the minority party all over the country.
here's how this is going to go down. a bunch of rich guys in suits will say "it wasn't me" as they claim bankruptcy and skate away from their obligations up the chain until there's one asshole left holding the bag. and that asshole is either the federal taxpayer, or the little people of texas who want their lights to come on.
Kovid Kim is so upset that these other states are getting all the press for recklessly endangering their citizens when Iowa did it first she's going to mandate that everyone going to a restaurant, bar, or school carry a loaded handgun. Have fun kids!
Since your reply was a link to a hacky blog article from a dubious source, no. it did not occur to me that you possessed, quality, reliable information on the subject.
No electricity, no fan to force the heat through the vent work to the rooms above. (For you Southerners, we have basements up North for our furnaces and water pipes and such.)
I lived for a few years in an apartment that had a gas wall heater-- no fan, just the burning gas for heat-- and while you had heat when the electricity was off, it was still crappy. It was 100 degrees next the heater, 70 degrees three feet away, and freezing in the rest of the apartment.
Oh, gosh ... don't even get me into that debate. Whitney was amazing, but her rendition (I edited this to be more kind) made SO ANGRY. It's Dolly's song! It's perfect! I never liked the updated version.
Dubya, Perry, Abbott - Texans are not electing their best and brightest. At least I hope not, because if these are the best their average idiot must be on par with swamp gas.
Unless you're trying to heat the basement, that wouldn't do any good, I'm afraid.
We're renovating a 275 year old house that will have at least one wood stove on each floor. We'll be set. When we're done, 15 years from now.
But I assume you are also not trying to install a fireplace in the house you have now. That would be madness. I recommend buying a house that already has a woodstove or one that has a good place for one. You can use that article to determine how much space you would need for one and the most cost-efficient type of ventilation system. For example, the cheapest ventilation is with a a vaulted/cathedral ceiling (so that you're not venting up through other floors on an attic). That's also far more efficient compared to going "out and up" with a chimney instead of through the roof, because that's less vent pipe exposed to the cold outside. You'll also avoid drafting that way. And the less steep the pitch of your roof, the cheaper the chimney will be, because it doesn't have to be as tall on the outside for clearance. Going up through multiple floors is the most expensive, so "out and up" might be the best option if you don't have a vaulted/cathedral ceiling to work with.
Alternatively, you can purchase a home that has a fireplace and brick chimney and convert it. Wood-burning inserts require electricity for a blower. But a good builder can convert the fireplace to a pad for a standing wood stove and then you run the chimney pipe up through the brick chimney, which is a good deal cheaper than installing a wood-stove chimney.
vote out the repubs and get it organised, then. that's all you can do
So let me get this straight, ERCOT jacked the price of wholesale power through the fucking roof and is now Paxton is suing Griddy for not properly telling consumers about the risks of ERCOT jacking the rates through the roof? I bet Griddy has legal statements signed by each and every consumer spelling them out.
Government so small it can freeze in a bathtub.
I see. So the notion that I have spent months investigating this particular issue (and I have) is not something you were even ready to consider before dismissing me. This is the Courtier's Reply at its finest. I am done with you on this.
This may just be the beginning for Texas as they face completely realigning their fossil fuel driven economy which directly or indirectly amounts to 35%-40% of the Texas economy.
A few of us have figured out how to decentralize energy production which could have a huge economic impact on rebuilding both rural AND urban America.
I just hope Democrats can figure it out and get on board as well because if they do and message it right they could make Republicans the minority party all over the country.
here's how this is going to go down. a bunch of rich guys in suits will say "it wasn't me" as they claim bankruptcy and skate away from their obligations up the chain until there's one asshole left holding the bag. and that asshole is either the federal taxpayer, or the little people of texas who want their lights to come on.
Kovid Kim is so upset that these other states are getting all the press for recklessly endangering their citizens when Iowa did it first she's going to mandate that everyone going to a restaurant, bar, or school carry a loaded handgun. Have fun kids!
Since your reply was a link to a hacky blog article from a dubious source, no. it did not occur to me that you possessed, quality, reliable information on the subject.
No electricity, no fan to force the heat through the vent work to the rooms above. (For you Southerners, we have basements up North for our furnaces and water pipes and such.)
I lived for a few years in an apartment that had a gas wall heater-- no fan, just the burning gas for heat-- and while you had heat when the electricity was off, it was still crappy. It was 100 degrees next the heater, 70 degrees three feet away, and freezing in the rest of the apartment.
that is surprisingly openly horrible.
I STILL prefer Dolly's soft, sweet and heartfelt "I Will Always Love You" over Whitney Houston's powerhouse rendition...
Oh, gosh ... don't even get me into that debate. Whitney was amazing, but her rendition (I edited this to be more kind) made SO ANGRY. It's Dolly's song! It's perfect! I never liked the updated version.