- Oct 17, 2008
- 110
I have had a OWB for 5 years now. It has made my house much more comfortable. Not having to worry about the t-stat setting because I would owe my left arm to the oil comp.
On the really cold days of winter, when it is zero or below, my furnace would hardly ever turn off. Poor insulation in certain parts of the house would bleed air.
This year I heard a couple of guys at work talking about putting snow around the house. I asked what they were talking about??
They said that now that we have snow, they shovel or snow blow the snow up against the house's foudation and up over where it meets the siding to help keep the cold air out. Especially with the older stone basements like I have. They said that both their Dad's always did it. I looked it up online (oh great internet ) and sure enough found many who do this.
So, for the last few weeks, when ever we get snow, I have been blowing it up against the house. Now that we have the cold settling in, I really do notice a HUGE difference. The house actually is able to get warm just as fast as it would if it were 20 instead of below zero.
One thing you have to remember is that if your cellar is prone to getting water in it once the spring thaw sets in, you need to move the snow away before that. Fortunately I have good drainage so I don't have that problem.
You know, living my whole life in the country, you think I would have heard about this before now??
On the really cold days of winter, when it is zero or below, my furnace would hardly ever turn off. Poor insulation in certain parts of the house would bleed air.
This year I heard a couple of guys at work talking about putting snow around the house. I asked what they were talking about??
They said that now that we have snow, they shovel or snow blow the snow up against the house's foudation and up over where it meets the siding to help keep the cold air out. Especially with the older stone basements like I have. They said that both their Dad's always did it. I looked it up online (oh great internet ) and sure enough found many who do this.
So, for the last few weeks, when ever we get snow, I have been blowing it up against the house. Now that we have the cold settling in, I really do notice a HUGE difference. The house actually is able to get warm just as fast as it would if it were 20 instead of below zero.
One thing you have to remember is that if your cellar is prone to getting water in it once the spring thaw sets in, you need to move the snow away before that. Fortunately I have good drainage so I don't have that problem.
You know, living my whole life in the country, you think I would have heard about this before now??