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04-06-2021, 05:51 PM | #1 |
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Summerizing
How do people feel about "summerizing" at this point. This is really early and it seems like it could still get pretty cold at night.
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04-06-2021, 06:02 PM | #2 |
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04-06-2021, 06:30 PM | #3 | |
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04-06-2021, 09:39 PM | #4 |
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In the past, I loved to open early, get stuff done and enjoy May instead of it being a working month. Now, I enjoy May anyhow because Island Construction does the heavy lifting/cleaning. Than you, Ben. Great job. Someday, Instacart will come to the island, and I will read another book, or play with the dog.
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04-07-2021, 12:15 AM | #5 | |
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It won’t go below 40F until April 14th it dips to 35F. Not much rain either. Worried we are facing more drought. To warm to fast and no rain. |
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04-07-2021, 04:48 AM | #6 |
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At 5:45 am it is 70 deg inside camp on Welch with the heat pump running. Water in yesterday for 1st overnight. Last year our 1st overnight was on 3/31 so a bit later this year.
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04-07-2021, 05:55 AM | #8 |
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Not too many years ago we had a fire in the stove on July 3rd.
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04-07-2021, 06:26 AM | #9 |
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With a heated mattress pad you can sleep warm as toast in an under insulated/heated seasonal cottage after the wood stove dies down, or after you lower the temp on the Rinnai for the night.
Best place to buy a heated mattress pad is on Ebay.
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04-07-2021, 07:00 AM | #11 |
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I'm not on an Island but my the heat is off in my house and the temp inside is 52 this morning. I have big windows and sky lights facing south so the inside really warms up on a sunny day.
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04-07-2021, 07:35 AM | #12 |
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go for it, need a couple straight days below or close to freezing for it to freeze. and even if you are worried about it, leave a faucet at a drip and it wont. You are good to go!!!
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04-07-2021, 08:00 AM | #13 |
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I would be on the island full time if I could. Hard to be a remote school administrator when school is full time in person. Weekends only for know. I look forward to retiring, someday, and staying on the island as long as possible.
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04-07-2021, 08:18 AM | #15 |
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turned on my outdoor shower last week. Saturday morning it was frozen. Hit the pipes with a blow dryer and it loosened right up. No leaks. No problems since but I know I am living on the edge!
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04-07-2021, 09:22 AM | #18 |
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It was 22 in Tuftonboro just a few nights ago...
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04-07-2021, 09:44 AM | #19 |
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Friday into Saturday was 20-22 with strong wind guest. We are out of the woods now for Freezing, I would have been on this past Saturday if the association turn main on already, and just left a drip faucet until this weekend, and had the heat not turned on.
If the pipe, valve, or anything is not directly exposure to the elements we are past the freeze. if the valve or pipe was out in the open subject to the wind and direct hit of the 25 degrees for a multiple consecutive hours then it would freeze
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04-07-2021, 11:49 AM | #20 |
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04-08-2021, 09:04 AM | #21 |
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Weather and opening
By mid-April you’re fine. Even if it drops below freezing briefly overnight, it would take a sustained cold snap to put pipes at risk. If you are at all worried, leave a few taps dribbling when you leave to keep water flowing. It’s not a zero risk that we could have a weather surprise, but it’s pretty remote. Just my 2cents from doing this for 25+ years....
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04-08-2021, 09:53 AM | #22 |
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So I gave strong consideration to opening this weekend. I have opted not to...
Low overnight temps are part of the consideration. The other piece for me is that I am re-doing some of the plumbing... In an effort to get my system to a design point, that will allow me to start the season early and end it late. My point is it depends on your set-up, when I am done I will be able to blow my lines out, and the pump and HW tank will be in a closed shed.... with heat tape on the pump head....
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Lowest temp I see in forecast is 35F. I am on the "warm" side. I'm there now WFH I can turn on heat remotely if it dips when I leave, but I doubt I'll need to. If things do freeze at this time of year, it tends not to break things. It really needs to be in the 20's to start bursting pipes. |
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04-09-2021, 06:40 AM | #24 |
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Been in the lake yet with just a swim suit, no wet suit, no dry suit ....... guess what ..... the lake water is still plenty cold! .....
You can wade in, slowly, up to your neck and easily live to tell about it, but I would not want to fall out of a boat into deep water or flip a small sail boat. ....
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How long does it take for hypothermia in 42 degree H2O ?
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The camp is open!
Fired up the water system today. Only challenge was the ice snapped off a ball valve I have down at the water that I use to drain the black pipe back to sea level in the fall. My son and I had to get wet up to the knees to cut it out and put in a splice, and yes that water is a wee bit chilly! But couldn’t ask for a more beautiful day to be on the lake.
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