Starting our new life

[ovrszd]

Yeah, we are installing a softner in our build also. Gotta educate nyself about those.

In regards to electric versus propane. We are payin around $2 for propane. Paying .11 p/kw for electricity. At those costs it's cheaper to go electric.

 

[cat fever]

Not sure how hard the water will be where you are. I invested in a double tank softener 30 years ago. One of best investment I made. Always has soft water even when softener is regenerating. Many different manufactures.

The one we had in our last house was a Kinetico (spelling?) It performs just as you stated and no electricity needed. It regenerates on gallons used not time. That is what I'll use again, great softener in my opinion.

 

[ultrarunner]

Depends on costs in your area. Electric varies quite a bit. Some places like the Pacific Northwest electric is cheap. Here in CA it's way more expensive. Also if you go electric you'll need to have more capacity in your backup generator.

The difference can be a factor of 4 when all the costs are added... California has some very high rates with maybe only Hawaii higher?

 

[SirReal63]

In our case, LPG appliances, LPG on demand hot water and 6 tons of mini splits in a well insulated house has made for inexpensive living.

Between the guest house and the main house we are cooling and heating a little over 4500 sq. ft. of Barndominiums. In the summer our electric bills are under $150 (Texas heat avg. of 95+) and we are using about 70 gallons of LPG a year (2 ovens, 3 on demand water heaters, clothes dryer). The guest house has been cooled with window units and heated with space heaters ( the 48vdc mini split is having an issue) and still our electric bills are great, the highest electric bill has been about $200 and that was last winter, the space heaters in the guest house are not very efficient and my SIL was staying there.


If I had to build this house all over I do not think I would change a thing.

 

[Wakey]

Day 1: Boiled crawfish, jumbo shrimp & crab, pan seared red fish with lemon crawfish cream sauce, alligator andouille sauce piquant, dirty rice
Day 2: BBQ wild pig, flounder stuffed with crab meat, spicy fried speckled trout, gar balls, crawfish pistolettes

My lady will make homemade cheese cake I think. We also got a Blue Belle ice cream topped with homemade blue berry glaze.
We probably will buy some smoked boudins and cracklins for snacks. I dunno what else my lady will do. She goes crazy with food sometimes.

That wild pig is going to be something. I will brine it with some mix of Asian spices similar to what you find in Vietnamese crispy pork belly.

I had to ask :laughing:

I brought crawfish pistolettes to a Superbowl party about 15 years ago and it is still talked about.

Y'all have a nice weekend and let us know when you're going to Lynn's grand opening. :drink:

 

[PJSprog]

Wow, just saw this today. Congrats, Lynn. Lots of fun changes for you. Like others, I initially thought I was really going to miss those beautiful views in your pics .... but it looks like you had us in mind when you picked the new place. We appreciate that.

Sounds like we're all coming up for the grand opening. :cool2:

 

[ovrszd]

In our case, LPG appliances, LPG on demand hot water and 6 tons of mini splits in a well insulated house has made for inexpensive living.

Between the guest house and the main house we are cooling and heating a little over 4500 sq. ft. of Barndominiums. In the summer our electric bills are under $150 (Texas heat avg. of 95+) and we are using about 70 gallons of LPG a year (2 ovens, 3 on demand water heaters, clothes dryer). The guest house has been cooled with window units and heated with space heaters ( the 48vdc mini split is having an issue) and still our electric bills are great, the highest electric bill has been about $200 and that was last winter, the space heaters in the guest house are not very efficient and my SIL was staying there.


If I had to build this house all over I do not think I would change a thing.

All I can say is wow. Must be more to the story? Can't imagine the clothes dryer alone running on 70 gal of propane a year. But then I get very dirty.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Sounds like we're all coming up for the grand opening. :cool2:

I'm in.

 

[cat fever]

Wow, just saw this today. Congrats, Lynn. Lots of fun changes for you. Like others, I initially thought I was really going to miss those beautiful views in your pics .... but it looks like you had us in mind when you picked the new place. We appreciate that.

Sounds like we're all coming up for the grand opening. :cool2:

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Thanks,

You can bet I'll let ya'll know when it's done.

 

[SirReal63]

All I can say is wow. Must be more to the story? Can't imagine the clothes dryer alone running on 70 gal of propane a year. But then I get very dirty.

Two people, energy efficient and large appliances. The dryer is probably the largest consumer of propane, if not the range, the two on demand units are both high efficiency. We do laundry once a week. I cook 6 days a week on a 36" range. We filled the 1000 gallon propane tank to 40% almost two years ago, the guage has not moved.

Our goal was minimal energy usage and we have achieved it.