What I will not admit to you, however, is how old I was before I actually learned that tucking in my bottom layer would help to keep me warmer. Maybe I should try some fleece-lined yoga pants? And y’all know they make fleece-lined jeans, right? And maybe like, a tank top, a long sleeve shirt, a t-shirt, and a sweatshirt on top. I don’t have any shame in admitting that sometimes I’ve got a pair of yoga pants on under my jeans. Layers work because they help to trap air and insulate you better. (Don’t want to read all the words? This blog post is also a podcast-just press the triangle play button on the little black bar at the top of this post!) Keep warm and layer up!ĭressing in layers isn’t just for outside activities. I mean, we all know winter is coming…Ĭold temperatures can lead to extra expense if you’re bumping the thermostat up every time the outside mercury drops, so here are a few of the things we do to keep warm here at Clucky Dickens Farm before we even touch our thermostat. When fall rolls around, it’s time to button up and start the unavoidable descent into colder weather.
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You can view our full affiliate disclosure here.Īs a Minnesota farm(ish) girl, I’m well versed in the art of how to keep warm. Any good Tech will always check the performance this way.A Farmish Kind of Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. I have a cheapee Sears with termocouple and drilled a hole big enough for it to get into the airflow. Get a Temp readout with a probe on it and where the flexible duct is which should be one on the outflow and intake the tech used with sharp tip. If the outdoor temp is in the 40's it near 20 dgrees difference. Last night it was in the teens and the house was toasty all night. My temp above the coil was running about 83 degrees with only a 10 degree difference from the intake and should be at least 14 to 17 on average. Replaced both and working better than new. Found out it had too much freon and the drier was stopped up and theTXV valve was not working right either. This was a side line for him and I figured I needed a full time company that don't pay commissions. He added a little and it stopped heating altogether. The first tech I called said the timer was ok and that the freon was low. Then I noticed the air was not as warm as previous winter and was frosting up a lot and the defrost was not working right. My new unit did great for 7 years because of the mild winters. When there was heavy snows or ice storms I would put it in emergency heat because there is simply not enough air flow to do much good. I ran it when the Temp was near zero and the backup heaters only came on when in defrost. My first one lasted 22 years and was still heating until the compressor shorted out. If an installer put a Heat Pump in for me and said not to run it when below 40 degresses he doesn't know what he is talking about.
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