Woke up this morning to a ton of snow and a freezing house. Our furnace, AKA Mr. Cranky Pants, strikes again! For some reason every time the weather changes significanty (FYI, it does that often in Calgary!!), Mr. Cranky Pants simply shuts down. We blamed it on our fancy-dancy programmable thermostat that was going to save us sooooo much money by turning the heat down while we were gone to work. Finally we tore it out this year and were surprised to see that the heating bills have gone down significantly. Our usage is down by HALF. Now, I should point out that our electricity bill is way UP. This is due to the electric heaters that are down in the basement....but it seems that they generate enough heat that it keeps most of the house much warmer and in turn the furnace kicks in less. We thought that this would make Mr. Cranky Pants much happier about his job and we'd be faced with less shut downs. For the most part, we were right....but today I guess was just too much for the old guy. Anyways Mr. Cranky Pants breaks down often enough that I can go through the process of fixing him in my sleep. I don't even need any tools any more. I just keep the furnace grating slightly loose, hey look ma, no ratchet set!
Chance woke up early this AM but still wanted to sleep so he went back to bed and I got the furnace re-lit, it's starting to warm up in the house now. Good thing for fuzzy housecoats and kitties happy to sit on your lap!
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