Chad Fabry Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 I went out to load my boiler this morning and the light was funky and there was fresh snow. The combination produced an ethereal world. Here are some pics. http://picasaweb.google.com/inspecthistoric/Feb22008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Chad, I think you have a decent lifestyle goin' on. God was there just before you, and left all that "funky" light for your enjoyment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hi Chad, Those are some pretty kewl pictures and they left me wistfully remembering the winters growing up in upstate New York. My wife can't understand why I'd like to move back there - she can't stand any climate where it gets less than about 40°F more than one or two days a year but I miss those winters a lot sometimes. There's just something about small town living in snow country that's appealing to me. OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Chad, That a good looking place. I would like to see some snow like that, but only for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Ok Chad, where are the vegetables from that garden?? I laughed out loud when I saw the "machine" at the left side of one photo! I guess another year went by and the facia didn't get painted. Is that an Artesian well? I'd trade you in a minute if I were a younger man! That "light" used to be quite common when I lived on the island in the middle of Lake Michigan. There were times when I really did feel like God had just left the area and forgot to turn off the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Chad, Isn't that the boiler that you welded up in the garage and showed us photos of a couple of years ago? How is that working out for you? Is it located in an outbuilding? If so, how far away from the main house and what kind of circulators and controls are you using? OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Chad, Isn't that the boiler that you welded up in the garage and showed us photos of a couple of years ago? How is that working out for you? Is it located in an outbuilding? If so, how far away from the main house and what kind of circulators and controls are you using? Yeah, I finally got it installed. I put a basement under my barn and 40 yards of concrete later my boiler has a home. It's about 150 feet from the heat exchanger (giant A coil from a military climate control trailer) that's in the return air plenum of my furnace. It's piped with 1 inch pex and circulated by a 1/6 hp Bell and Gosset. I control interior temps by controlling combustion air and water temp. The furnace blower runs all the time. First the hot water runs through a water to water heat exchanger for domestic use. It produces about 7 gpm and the water coming out is within 10 degrees of the boiler temp which is usually around 130F. I have a sign in my field that says "Tree surgeons! Dump your chips and wood here!" and they do. It saves about 3500 a year. The house doesn't heat easy. Next year I'm gutting the whole first floor of the house... the second floor will be done by spring. When we gut I'll install radiant for the second floor and radiators on the first floor and eliminate the forced air set up. The picture of the fire is after a 14 hour burn. I burn about 1-1/2 face cord a week. Image Insert: 49.73 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 I think I'd have a difficult time inspecting your place! Wonderful pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Is that an Artesian well? No Les, That's a dollar a day pump running so our koi make it to spring. Ammonia gas (I think) builds up if the pond freezes over and they all will die..(don't ask me how I know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manor Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Chad, you've confirmed (again) that I wanna be more like you! Nice pics. -Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Originally posted by Chad Fabry Next year I'm gutting the whole first floor of the house... the second floor will be done by spring. When we gut I'll install radiant for the second floor and radiators on the first floor and eliminate the forced air set up. Why not in-floor radiant on the first floor as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Image Insert: 49.73 KB "Ehyep, That there be a genuine Fabry boiler, Grandson. That Fabry guy was quite the tinkerer. They say he blew himself up trying to invent a new kind of gas-powered garbage disposal." OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Why not in-floor radiant on the first floor as well? Too much crap in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 About the pictures Chad, were you using any filter on the lens or was the lighting really that blue? Regardless, really nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 That's how it looked. I can barely run the camera sans filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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