The Laughing Wolf

Bleep It’s Cold!

I had intended to post a bit more yesterday, if for no other reason than to take some breaks from unpacking. Instead, however, I spent the day making the apartment even tighter than it already was weather-wise because we were/are scheduled to go well below zero on regular temperature, and reach –20 or more on wind chill. Not sure what it is right now, as my remote sensor got buried in the snow and is not giving an accurate temperature reading.

There is now plastic in the windows, and every light switch and outlet I can reach is insulated. There are insulated plugs in every outlet not in use, and the patio door now has plastic across it as well. I don’t care how good a sliding glass door you get, they are major energy loss areas due to sheer size if nothing else. In this case, there were more leaks there than I had thought, and I plan to add another layer of plastic outside when it gets warmer next week, relatively speaking.

TIP: Many of the outlet insulation packages no longer come with any/enough plug pieces. Go buy a package of the childproofing safety plugs, and put the punch-outs from the outlet protectors on them. Then you have a nice and efficient plug to cut down on air transfer.

I have already noticed a difference, the main one being that the furnace is running less. Well, I may post more later, but for now I need to get to work baking shortbread and starting some of the cooking for tomorrow. More soon, I hope.

LW