Came back on at about 2110. Checked all the house systems, and everything seems normal. Had to read the radiant heat boiler manual. "DFT" was showing in the LED display, so I had to look up what that meant.
It stand for "Dry Fire Test," and it's to make sure there's water in the "boiler" before it goes online. Cycled through the test and was apparently satisfied because the alert went away and the water temperature began rising.
We spent last night at my sister's in Buffalo. Partly to visit her new house, partly to not die of boredom. When we got back here this afternoon, it was 62°F in the house, which was quite warm compared to the 42°F outside.
Snow has begun melting, but quite a bit remains. Tens of thousands of people were without power, but most appear to have been restored. There's space in the utility room for some good-sized batteries. We'll need to wire in some kind of transfer switches for the pump and certain circuits. I'll be working on that solution this summer. Have to figure out the loads and capacity we'll need. As a rough estimate, we can use the electric bill and get kind of estimate of an "average" day's load.
This has been a good drill for figuring out what it's going to take to live here comfortably full-time. Mitzi's been a great sport and it hasn't seemed to diminish her support for moving here.
Something to be thankful for, I think.
Originally posted at Nice Marmot 21:48 Saturday, 23 November 2024