Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.
We’ve installed a new Air Conditioner and there is a terrible amount of work to be accomplished. The highest priority is insulate the ducts against moisture and clean up the living room. I have to run a new duct to the dining room and do a bit of insulating on the ductwork over the living room.
Project Engineering: Layout new ductwork. With a variable speed compressor the temperature drop in the ducts has a much greater affect on the performance. The reason is that the forced air temp can be just a few degrees above the room temperatures. (Meaning that a few degree change becomes a large percentage of the heat/cool capacity into the room.) I’ve doubled the insulation on the 6″ ducts since they had the greatest surface area per volume of air. I’ve also doubled the long trunk line to the Master Bedroom since it’s length and the two 6″ ducts were affecting the air significantly. I need to buy a 12″ duct to encase the 8″ from the kitchen.
My EcoFlow R600 Pro won’t be shipped until 15 January 2021, I should get it in February 2021. Boo!
The COVID numbers have gotten really high from Thanksgiving, in fact they are the highest I’ve ever seen them.
Narrative: I’m skipping the time bullets today. The heater is working pretty well with the majority of the ducts connected back. I used the NodeMCU network to record some data on the performance of the ducts I’ve already installed. (Not Many)
It’s been very cold the last couple days and that has given me an opportunity to see how well our new heat pump works. (Along with the new ductwork I’ve spent months installing.) I also found out that our dryer vent needs to be replaced, very cold air is entering the house through the dryer at night.
At 3AM in the morning I enabled fossil fuel
I worked on cleaning up the messes all through the house since the flood and moving the church out of the school. I also tested the water pump that I got for Christmas and promptly destroyed it with 24 volts. (Instead of 12V) I need some barbed fittings that I ordered today.
Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.
Researched Philippines Typhoons last month, they took a huge toll on the island. I watched several videos, 3-5 feet of water leaving 3-5″ of mud on everything inside their homes and on the streets. This will take a long time to clean up, I checked the Internet and they were pretty bad off. Homes and crops were destroyed and thousands are displaced without enough food or water. According to CNNCF they anticipate being back to normal by Jan 2021, WOW!
I sent a message to CF asking about our letters we’re missing, they’ve not responded.
Tomorrow: Sunday
Retirement: We’ve spent 10K on an air conditioner, need to make that up.
Purchases: Conservation mode, we’re more than 3 paychecks in the hole.
Repairs:
Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.
Family News: Going day by day.
Arts:
- Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
- Swollen feet have returned, 20.5″ today. (Yes Potato chips and candy.)
Travel: Florida travel looks well out of reach!
Taxes: 2k refund from Georgia in February.
Pi News: Love em, but no time to play with them.
Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.
Injuries: No injuries.
Accomplishments: None.
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To