Baby Grand
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We replaced our 1980's fridge a few months ago and saw an immediate 15 to 20 dollar drop in our monthly bill. I figure that fridge will pay for itself in 3 to 4 years; sooner if rates go up.
Longer term plans include replacing the sump pump with a gravity drain. Last year it was common for that pump to run for 3 minutes every 8 to 10 minutes, for months at a time, due to the near monsoon weather we had. Buy digging a trench from the sump to the nearby intermittant creek, I can have a gravity drain. I will install a holding tank, mid run, so I can clean out the lines and put some critter screens in, just incase anyone comes a callin'.
This is all part of my master plan to justify buying a 'hoe with The Plant Manager. I did a similar cost benefit analysis before buying a welder generator, selling the benefits of being able to preserve all the food she keeps in the storage freezer and being able to stay in the house, keep warm and enjoy a hot shower. She was critical of this analysis after I bought it, but losing power for 6 days in August and 5 days in October convinced her that the Commisar of Central Planning was not blowing smoke.
"Wall Warts" (plug-in small battery chargers) are another source of constant demand. Try to find a way to eliminate them or at least control their eating habits.
Longer term plans include replacing the sump pump with a gravity drain. Last year it was common for that pump to run for 3 minutes every 8 to 10 minutes, for months at a time, due to the near monsoon weather we had. Buy digging a trench from the sump to the nearby intermittant creek, I can have a gravity drain. I will install a holding tank, mid run, so I can clean out the lines and put some critter screens in, just incase anyone comes a callin'.
This is all part of my master plan to justify buying a 'hoe with The Plant Manager. I did a similar cost benefit analysis before buying a welder generator, selling the benefits of being able to preserve all the food she keeps in the storage freezer and being able to stay in the house, keep warm and enjoy a hot shower. She was critical of this analysis after I bought it, but losing power for 6 days in August and 5 days in October convinced her that the Commisar of Central Planning was not blowing smoke.
"Wall Warts" (plug-in small battery chargers) are another source of constant demand. Try to find a way to eliminate them or at least control their eating habits.