BrianW

I would love to see all the dew lovers spend a week with this... I am getting sent out to this for work.. and its outside... But its New Orleans...

Thermodynamics... I am going all in on air source heat pumps for both heating and cooling. Combined with solar panels I am going to attempt to not burn any fossil fuels this winter... Under the principles of vapor compression refrigeration, an ASHP uses a refrigerant system involving a compressor and a condenser to absorb heat at one place and release it at another. Air at any temperature above absolute zero contains some energy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_source_heat_pumps

This has been an epic summer for solar production. My panels have been running close to peak efficiency almost every day this month so far. CT has good incentives but those in MA with good sun exposure should install them. MA is currently the #1 state with the best solar incentives and payback period.

Was just going to post that as well. Wonder if any planes went into it while landing. There have been many terrible large casualty accidents with planes landing and encountering microburst's. Though I think now they must have some sophisticated technology to avoid it. Like onboard radar or something.

Yep. Another perfect day here in Narragansett.

Mini split or central air?

Europe never understood America’s love of air conditioning — until now BERLIN — A second-sizzling heat wave that’s sweeping Europe this summer is fueling a shift in attitude across the continent to the once foreign concept of air conditioning. Until now, fewer than five percent of all European households have air-conditioning, compared with 90 percent in the United States. But Europe’s air-conditioner stock is estimated to roughly double within the next two decades, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), as record heat becomes more frequent. https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/28/europes-record-heatwave-is-changing-stubborn-minds-about-value-air-conditioning/%3foutputType=amp Wow. Never realized the less than 5 percent have AC in Europe.

Heading out to my families beach house in Narragansett and then off to Block Island for the weekend. Looks like an epic weekend weather wise!

3.21 here. Ton of 3+ reports along the CT shoreline.

2.46 here and over 1k lightning strikes.

This lighting has been like completely stationary over New Haven. Absolutley insane thunder and heavy rain. My lightning detector has 316 strikes last hour within 25 miles.

There was like no lighting' as this approached KHVN and then it just exploded. Wow.

I am enjoying my 81 and seabreeze out on the deck.

Everyone ready for some expensive electricity. Noticed they fired up the oil power plant in New Haven this morning. Its sits idle about 99.9 percent of year. When its running it sells its electricity for about 20+ times normal rates. Our grid provider ISO New England has all the electric data on its website. Right now power is about 20$ mwh. I bet tomorrow its 20 times that. At peak load tomorrow power will cost 7-10 million an hour. https://www.iso-ne.com/

Good soaking here before the big heat. 1.35 so far and more coming. This stuff has been real slow moving and just dumping rain. Flood advisory up now.

My friend in CO posted this 2 days ago. He is in the Aspen area. Looks like they still got a solid pack in some spots.

Been a pretty epic start to the month for those with solar panels. Been having some amazing production since the start of the month. My panels have been pretty much at peak efficiency the last 2 weeks.

This was posted in the tropical forum. Hell Is High Water When will the Mississippi River come for New Orleans? ....One of the most unnerving aspects of this year’s record high water is that it now coincides with the start of hurricane season. The Army Corps’ river levees are built with the assumption that tropical storms would coincide with a river only 8 feet high—less than half its present height. Hurricane Katrina pushed a surge of 13 feet up the river. Hurricane Isaac made the river run backward, with a surge of 8 feet up to Baton Rouge. A storm surge of that size right now would cause the Mississippi to overtop the levees in New Orleans, a catastrophe in its own right that would weaken the barriers below, threatening worse. https://slate.com/business/2019/06/new-orleans-mississippi-river-high-water-climate-change.html

70 here at my sisters beach house in Narragansett. This is such an awesome area in the summer that never really torches as we are pretty much surrounded by water.

I am trying to save my other ash and I started treating it with a insecticide soil drench a few years ago. Cost about $10 a year to treat with a professional grade insecticide available online. They trimmed some dead branches off it but the crown is really healthy still. The other picture is the tree that was taken down. Notice the entire crown is dead and when that happens there is no saving it. Just about every ash around me is dead so this may be one of the few still alive and doing well in the area.

My dying ash tree was taken down Monday. I had them leave the wood for my wood stove. Love burning in the winter. Had to break up the main trunk with a sledge and maul as they were to massive to move. Those that burn know how back braking using a maul is especially in this heat.

Does not look like that it is up to code. You need 4ft of clearance I believe to a window. Did you pull a permit and get it inspected? Does your insurance company know? They will most likely want to see the permit/town inspection. If you did none of the above and that causes a fire you can be guaranteed your insurance is going to fight not covering that loss.