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Weather report from Ann Arbor, Michigan

crash2009
crash2009 Member Posts: 1,484
in Strictly Steam
It appears we are having a Design Day.  Thanks to you guys we are melting the snow before it hits the windows.  Just doing my part to contribute to Global Warming. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...



* SNOW WILL INCREASE INTENSITY THROUGH 2 AM AND MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MONROE TO ADRIAN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 1030 PM AND 2 AM IS EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. TIMING OF THE PEAK STORM INTENSITY IS MIDNIGHT TO 4 AM WHEN A RUMBLE OF THUNDER MAY BE HEARD WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW.



* NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH TONIGHT AND

WEDNESDAY MORNING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING

SNOW...AND WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.



* THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO COINCIDE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT 4 AM.



* HEAVY STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.



<span style="color:#000000">* WIND CHILLS ARE FORECASTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 0 AND 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.</span>

Comments

  • Brad White
    Brad White Member Posts: 2,399
    You are just trying to make us jealous

    that spring has arrived in Ann Arbor.

    What you describe is U.P. T-Shirt Weather. 



    :)
    "If you do not know the answer, say, "I do not know the answer", and you will be correct!"



    -Ernie White, my Dad
  • crash2009
    crash2009 Member Posts: 1,484
    That was a weather service report

      As usual, they blew it out of proportion.  Back in Edmonton, a big storm burries your house, the snow calculation is in feet per hour.  Ann Arbor barely gets a foot per year.  Oh well, coffee pot is empty, time to put on my T-shirt and warm up the snowblower.
  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    Report for the Quad Cities

    Snow fall has decreased markedly, but still falling a bit.  Since the storm began with yesterday, we have received 16.5" !!.  The situation was worsened by VERY strong winds.  Temperatures were about 20.  The winds have died down, but still have the ability to cause drifting.  Current temperature is 16F.  Forecasted low tonight is -12F.  

    I can't wait to see if the normal cycling of my boiler builds pressure!!!

    This is fun!   :)
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
    http://grandviewdavenport.com
  • The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro)
    The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro) Member Posts: 834
    At about $3 per hour of run time......

    I wouldn't be so excited!  (But I do know what you mean....finding out if things really are as you expect).  My 100,00 btu/hr input boiler may be running at 55,000 tonight to heat my 3,000 sq ft monster.

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  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    I know.....

    I am so happy when my boiler runs and makes the radiators HOT!   And, then again, I am so happy when it shuts off and the gas meter stops spinning!
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
    http://grandviewdavenport.com
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    what a mess

    It is pouring rain south of Boston right now. i just finished shoveling the drive and walk of 3-4" of slushy snow, my neighbor was trying to use his snow blower but it just continually plugged up so he put it away and got out his shovel. It's not easy lifting up that crap to sit on 5 foot banks of snow, I guess that's my stress test for this week!



    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
  • Brad White
    Brad White Member Posts: 2,399
    Rain in downtown Boston too

    Two hour train commute from Auburndale. Light fluffy snow last night, starting to sleet when I left.



    Ice dams on four sides (American Four-Square house). We named them: Hoover, Grand Coulee, Bonneville, Glen Canyon... hope they let loose. :(
    "If you do not know the answer, say, "I do not know the answer", and you will be correct!"



    -Ernie White, my Dad
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    ice dams

    My NE colonial (any house that fits no other description) has some good sized ice dams front and back and the rain is just pouring off the roof right now. This old house (1918) has 1X6" roof rafters supporting the 8/12 pitched roof;  I'll just pray that most of the snow gets flushed away before the weight becomes a serious problem.



    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
  • crash2009
    crash2009 Member Posts: 1,484
    All done, finally

     It was a lot of snow for Ann Arbor.  Some of the drifts were 12" but most of it was only 6".  I think the storm missed us.  Just one breakdown.  Snapped the 2nd stage cable.  I had to hay-wire the 2nd stage pulley.  I put my boots on the boiler to dry and am going for a nice warm nap.  The boiler is cycling 17 on, and 38 off. 
  • The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro)
    The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro) Member Posts: 834
    Or the House Spinning around the meter!

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  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    It's a mess in Rock Island, IL

    We live on a main Street leading to a hospital a mile down the road, so our street is in great shape.  Many, perhaps the majority of residential streets are impassible.  I made it down to the bridge and over to Davenport, Iowa, to check on the Best Mansion steam boiler.  However, I could not get within a block and there were car and trucks abandoned, and I decide it was best to not try to park and walk.  I can go back later today. 

    Gonna go back out and go clean of the walks of an elderly woman down on the corner.  In some places we have 4' drifts! 
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
    http://grandviewdavenport.com
  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    Cold Wave!

    It was -13F when I got up this morning.  It has now fallen to -17F  Brrrrrrrr!

    I gotta run over the Best Mansion (AKA The Alamo) to see what the steam system, controlled by Tekmar 279 is doing.
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
    http://grandviewdavenport.com
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