Nova Scotia BS Thread

Does anyone have a pellet stove?

 

Yeah, I have had one for about 8 years now.

 

The hose we bought has one, I figure we're going to use it quite a bit over the winter. I really like it.

Where do you get your pellets?

 

20180920_212338 by Mitch Parsons, on Flickr

20180920_212616 by Mitch Parsons, on Flickr

 

And roughly how many bags do you go through in one winter?

I have 23 right now, and I'm debating picking up another ton. I figure it's better to have them and not need them then need them and not have them. Plus, I can't see why I wouldn't be able to use them again next year.

 

I have a leak in the return pipe for the hotwater baseboard, so there's no other heat in the house. I just haven't gotten around to fixing the gasket. Been too buys working on the garage and building furniture. I think I'll have to do it before I go back on nights.

 

I don't use it that much. I found that i didn't save any buying in volume, so just buy half a dozen bags when needed. If you are using as main heat when it's cold, its easy to burn a bag a day or so. I usually get 1.5 - 2 days a bag. I use it to make a warm spot in the rec room when its used (basement). its also my power outage backup, as I can run it off my generator.

I buy my pellets at Canadian Tire

 

Ah, I got ya, mine is in the basement too. It's so cozy! And no, there's no savings in buying them in bulk, but I'm more comfortable having them!

I have a little 1000w generator I found at my moms. I figure it'll run it no issues. It draws roughly 400w during start up and 40w when the igniter goes out and it's just the blowers running.

 

yeah, it doesn't take a lot of power to turn an auger and blow some fans. I think mine worked out to 450 watts. I bought a 3500 watt generator, so i can run fridge, freezer and still have capacity left over.

 

The house has a generator panel, but I don't have a generator large enough. I figure keeping the house warm is the most important thing. Unless we're out for days, That would suck for sure.

 

I should get around to putting a generator panel in some day, instead of running extension cords through the house. To be fair, I have only had to use it once in 5 years, Christmas day last year.

 

I was asking the lady next door to us about outages, she said they rarely ever lose power. Later the next day we lost power.. it was funny

 

Main reason i want a generator panel is to run my well pump, and septic pumps. Running water is nice to have if you have a multiple day outage.

 

That's for sure! I'm honestly not sure if the well pump is tied into the panel.. I'll have to check.

 

Just saw these LR UCAs on kijiji, Amazon shipped him the wrong ones, he's asking $500

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-auto-...80/1386549428?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

I thought of you guys this summer. One day (a super hot day) I was in Sussex NB in the Mini and saw a black Taco with NS plates drive into the Super Store parking lot. Lifted 4 door and loaded with camping gear on the truck and the expedition style trailer. Camping big time. But what struck me odd was that all the windows were open (30*C+) and the driver that got out did not look happy to be there at all. LOL..... Either someone likes big heat or they were not having a good trip at all.

 

Bird season is starting soon. Any other hunters here? This is my first season with a capable 4wd, and I am really looking forward to getting out.

 

thought that may have been me up to the trailer part.

 

I'll be starting hunting this year. Picked up a Benelli Supernova a few months ago.

 

Nice gun. I have a 50 year old single shot 410, and mossberg 12 pump for birds. 410 single is nice for the cab of the truck. Trying to quietly load a pump action on the side of the road while trying not to spook a bird is no fun.