so cold 09.11.
We have no heat in our house. We probably should have addressed this issue before the cold season came upon us, but our funds were needed elsewhere in the renovation…until now. There used to be an antique gas heater that was hooked up to our living room fireplace. However, we disconnected it to take down the plaster on the fireplace and rip up the carpet. Plus, I’m not sure of it’s age and safety. Since we have a gas line that is already in place next to the fireplace, we decided on ventless gas logs. After finding a really nice unit that would fit perfectly with our house, we discover the city won’t approve ventless gas as your primary source of heat. I still yet have my question of “why?” answered. So, the search for our ‘primary’ source of heat continued. Andy’s dad was talking to a co-worker who mentioned this new product that she has in her house. She said it works wonderfully. After researching it a bit more and falling in love, we got one! The supplier was out, so we found one on ebay. Hopefully we will get in by Monday. And hopefully this can be considered a primary source of heat so we can continue to add the ventless logs…since we hope to have one in each fireplace.
Why not central heating/cooling you may ask? First off, the quotes for a unit were well over $10,000. Second, and more important, I don’t think we would benifit from it much. Our ceilings are 14 feet tall and I think it would cost a huge chunk to try to heat that house with a central unit. Not to mention the fact we don’t even use the upstairs at this point (electrical wiring upstairs is a fire hazard…we have to get it all re-wired eventually). My dad supports my thoughts on this and agrees it wouldn’t really work for us. Way back when we had no walls I asked our neighbor (with the twin house…they were built at the same time for the mill managers and have the same layout and everything) about central heating and air. She has it, but only uses the heat. She also closed up all of her fireplaces and took down her chimney AND lowered her ceilings to be only 8 feet tall. She told me she wished she had spent the money on the fireplaces instead of the central system. So, that’s my third point.
Sadie is a cover hog now. I don’t blame her though. We have a kerosine heater that we turn on for a couple of hours during the night before we head to bed. Sadie and Maple will cuddle into one big catball at the end of the bed (next to the heater). But when we turn it off, Sadie crawls under the covers to stay warm. She purrs so loud the entire time she’s under the covers…even when she’s asleep. I think Maple is a bit more used to the cold, given her kittenhood, and she’ll just stay curled up in a ball at the foot of the bed. I’ll cover her up when I can, but she’ll always wiggle her way out. With this new heater, since the unit itself never gets hot to the touch, it’s safe for pets and children to sit on it. You can even use it as an end table! It’s about time something like this is finally available. Talk about perfect timing.