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A tale of three thermostats
When we bought our 91-year-old house, it came with a 25-year-old furnace and a 30-year-old thermostat. We knew we’d have to replace one or both of these things right away. The old furnace is not...
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Our fast-n-snowy refrigerator quest
Well, our goal of saving in 2014 for a kitchen renovation in 2015 has already hit a snag. Long story, but basically we had a refrigerator breakdown that resulted in some quick online research and a...
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Humidifier power
Since becoming a first-time homeowner nine months ago, I’ve had to figure out how to maintain, adjust, and upgrade the inner (and outer) workings of our old house. From dealing with electrical and...
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Insulation and icicles
There are so many pros to buying an old house (charm, character, even the doorknobs). But there are drawbacks, too, and a big one is the lack of modern insulation. We didn’t really notice any issues...
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The night our furnace died
Winter continues to persevere around these parts, and we’ve had a sudden and unplanned acceleration in our quest to improve our home’s energy efficiency. Earlier this week, our old furnace fought what...
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The new refrigerator: Installing the water line
Today we’re sharing a DIY plumbing fix I made to complete the installation of our new refrigerator! In our last post, I talked about the delivery and installation of our new stainless-steel...
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Switching to green energy
We just enrolled in our village’s electrical aggregation program, and we chose the all-green energy option. What does “green energy” mean anyway? According to the provider selected by our village...
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Our budget bathroom update: Let there be light (part 1)
Sometimes during DIY renovation projects, the initial plans and ideas you have for fixing up a space snowball into something bigger. That’s kind of what happened with our budget bathroom update when we...
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Choosing an energy efficient furnace for an old house
While we’re finalizing our project plans for 2015, we thought we’d post an update to our dramatic furnace breakdown story from last winter. Remember how we were on the hunt for a new energy efficient...
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Saving for a snowy day: Our interview with OFB
Hey there! Remember that time our furnace died in the middle of an extreme winter, and we had to scramble to find, buy and install a new HVAC system before we turned into human icicles? We recently...
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