Polar Vortex Coming

[Fattylocks]

What happened to the Arctic wedge?

That's next week.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Come on Kelowna....0c? that's 32F. That ain't cold...beisdes, my weather app shows this for Columbus Ohio (assuming that's where you meant)
Thursday 2/11 - High of 17F (-8C) , and a low of 2F (-16C)
Friday 2/12 - High of 13F (-10C) , and a low of -8F (-22C)
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if curious why it says "Ryan's place" at the top, I have Columbus Tagged that way, because my buddy Ryan lives in Columbus...

Yes, thanks. I had meant 0 F. I’m used to typing a C. Even 0 is too high judging from your update.

 

[AutoMechanic]

That sucks I hate the cold. Especially here in the south where we aren’t used to it being really cold lol. The wind is what kills me though and makes it worse and blows my hat off every time so I have to chase it.

 

[ragtoplvr]

Are you suggesting that the media loves to create hysteria, and tries to panic people like they're scared sheep? Surely not.

Don't forget add, make up lots of fake drama.

 

[MParr]

About time!

 

[ArcherDriver]

I'm ready !

I did a shower on an exterior wall. Will be interesting to see if it freezes. Hopefully not.

As Long as the pipes don't come up the outside wall, you'll be fine.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

As Long as the pipes don't come up the outside wall, you'll be fine.

The exterior wall is 2x4. I insulated the wall cavity, did a vapor barrier , then plywood over the studs, then built out another 2x4 wall for a 4' wide section then insulated behind the pipes. There's a few hidden vent holes going into the bathroom in an attempt to keep heat in there.

Haven't had issues on the 3 degree F night we had last weekend. I am on a crawlspace and the wall itself faces northeast so it gets all the cold wind off of Lake Ontario

 

[SevenBizzos]

These things spill into the lower half of the hemisphere all of the time. The last one sat over Europe for awhile. Now it's our turn.

They're also throwing around the "Greenland Block" again, so this will be with us for awhile.

 

[brianl703]

The wind is what kills me though and makes it worse and blows my hat off every time so I have to chase it.

The wind also helps reveal just how well built your house is. My old house is so drafty that a huge gust of wind outside actually moved one of the interior doors.

In the winter, I could actually watch (on humidity/temp display) as the interior humidity slowly dropped when the 20-30MPH NNW winds started up.

My new house is much better. When it was being built, I probably used 5 tubes of polyurethane sealant and 30 cans of Great Stuff (I even spent the money for the professional Great Stuff gun) to seal all the gaps and cracks in the building envelope, including the top plate in the attic. It is MUCH easier to do this during construction than to try to do it later. And it paid off, my heat pump can keep this house at 68F when it's 25F outside without using aux heat.

 

[AutoMechanic]

The wind also helps reveal just how well built your house is. My old house is so drafty that a huge gust of wind outside actually moved one of the interior doors.

In the winter, I could actually watch (on humidity/temp display) as the interior humidity slowly dropped when the 20-30MPH NNW winds started up.

My new house is much better. When it was being built, I probably used 5 tubes of polyurethane sealant and 30 cans of Great Stuff (I even spent the money for the professional Great Stuff gun) to seal all the gaps and cracks in the building envelope, including the top plate in the attic. It is MUCH easier to do this during construction than to try to do it later. And it paid off, my heat pump can keep this house at 68F when it's 25F outside without using aux heat.

That’s crazy lol I hate drafty houses. My sisters house was built in the 1920s and it’s very drafty too they have a nice wood stove that keeps it somewhat warm. Glad your new one is better. Our house was built in 1981 still going strong just had a new roof put on back in November.

 

[53' Stude]

Oh well. Here in southwest PA we are supposed to have single digit temps Tuesday to Saturday. Big deal, I grew up on a farm and in the country. It’s called “winter” folks

 

[Ignatius]

At least you're not in Siberia where I see it's been below -70F a few times last week.

Well I WAS thinking about moving there, are you saying that I should reconsider?

 

[53' Stude]

Ignatius: move to PA

 

[dlundblad]

I have 10w40 in the sump. I’m ready!

 

[atikovi]

Well I WAS thinking about moving there, are you saying that I should reconsider?

Not at all. I hear the summers are quite nice actually. All three weeks of it.

 

[atikovi]

It's dry heat.

 

[Dave Hess]

I like cold temps without snow and ice.

 

[Snagglefoot]

BRRRRRRRRRR! Break out the mittens and wool overcoat. Time to salt the roads. It's gonna be in the low 50's here!

Look out for falling Iguanas!

 

[RazorsEdge]

It's currently 2 degrees Fahrenheit.

Low temperature for tonight is forecasted to be -16 Fahrenheit

 

[Snagglefoot]

The cold weather is at the Canadian border tonight! Keep your wife’s begonias warm!