Trish ;
Judging by the pix of Harmony Farm , you oughta know by now that ' rich ' is a matter of perspective ~ Country rich folks live in trailers less than 5 years old and don't have rusted out pickup trucks , heck ~ they might even have matching brand tires ! . =8-) .
How cold could it have gotten ? you have Keith , dogs & blankets to cuddle / snuggle in , as a last resort , head to the nearest dairy farm , cows shed lots of heat all winter long , just take a blanket and you'll be fine in a corner of the cow barn . (wish I didn't know all this crap but that's life)
Do keep your eyes peeled for the old paper bound shop manuals , I find 'em in the darndest places : Thrift Stores , Rummage Sales , abandoned cars , Chevy Dealers , on and on...
-Nate
Trish wrote:
>
> Hi Nate
>
> Mark in TX sent a pic of the diagram on his 116. I forwarded it to Kevin.
> He seems to think that's what he needs.
>
> I hope you've book marked & downloaded that W-116 manual , you'll be
> > referring to it for years to come .
> >
> YES! Oh drat to google, they changed the email and I can't change my font
> color anymore...bring it back google!!!
>
> >
> > When I lived in abandoned trailers in Rural New England , we make plywood
> > skirts between the floor and the ground ~ fitting the skirts tightly
> > prevents the wind from whistling underneath and freezing you nearly to
> > death .
> >
> The first winter we were out here we didn't have any skirting. We had a
> ice storm. BOTH of our space heaters decided to conk out that night! That
> was our only heat source too. Thank goodness for electric ovens, I'd never
> use a gas oven to heat the house. We couldn't even get out on the road
> till about 1pm the next day. Even with dripping water and heat tape on the
> pipe, it took the water at the bathroom sink 14 hours to thaw!
>
>
> > Rich folks (honest , I knew some) used fibreglas insulation inside the
> > skirts and it was actually _warm_ underneath ,
> >
> Why would rich folks live in a trailer????
>
> Kevin found something like that on Craigs list for about $8 a sheet! One
> side is white the other is multi-color striped. I made sure we put the
> white side out! It sure did make a difference to cut the wind. Under the
> deck, Kevin cut a hole just big enough for the outdoor cats to escape if
> they are being chased. They have spent very cold nights under the house
> and come out toasty warm.
>
> > I know because I had to go fix the danged water pipes more than once in
> > January , both fresh and grey water pipes...
> >
> Ewwww. No fun. Right before that ice storm I called around to all of the
> local plumbers and got some pipe wrap for free. We started out in shorts,
> then the wind turned around, next thing we knew we were bundled up in
> sweats and insulated coveralls! We got it done though and had no broken
> pipes.
>
