Did ya miss me?

On a crazy whim we left the year round warmth we are blessed with here in Hawaii and went to spend the holidays at our Never Rush Ranch.

Like I said, crazy...

We had a lot of wood from the trees that were chopped down last year, but the pieces were too big and we never thought we would be back here so soon and need it, so it sat.

Poor Hubby had to bear the cold and split and saw a bunch of wood to keep us warm.

Don't get me wrong, we have the oil furnace and it keeps the house perfectly warm, but you can't beat wood heat.

His efforts were TOTALLY worth it.

We had Hawaii Temps!!

I did get some work done at the house and we found some things that need some work....I'll be posting about that in the up coming weeks.

That's all for now,

Aloha a Hui Hou!!

Keeping the furnace humming

So, as a first time home owner a whole new world of obligations has been opened to us.

As I mentioned a couple of days ago we had to fill the fuel tank. When I talked to my dad he said that we might need to get the filters and the injection nozzle changed. Our contractor recommended a company that they had been working with for years, that they might know what can be done.

No sooner said than done  - I scheduled  a tune up for our furnace - which by the look of it, is from the 70s.

I did a bit of research and found some info in one of my favorite magazines Mother Earth News. So If you are a first time home owner like we are and your home has a oil burning furnace - this is a list of what is recommended to do once a year for your furnace:

• combustion chamber cleaned thoroughly or replaced
• heat exchanger cleaned
• oil-pump pressure checked and regulated, if needed
• oil filter replaced
• all operating and safety controls checked
• pump and blower motors checked and oiled
• barometric draft regulator checked, adjusted, or replaced, depending on its condition
• burner fan, motor, electrodes and transformer cleaned and lubricated
• oil pump bled (if necessary)
• nozzle replaced (you should do this every year)
• leaks into the unit sealed
• potential of "baffling" installation assessed (important in older units)
• final combustion tests completed; tag attached to the heating system which shows the final combustion efficiency.

This information is from a Mother Earth News

Aloha Hui Hou!