Our trusty Toro Electric Snow Blower died during the first blizzard of 2015 that slammed us with 2 feet of snow. I originally thought I could repair it by replacing the broken blade, but unfortunately the motor had also reached the end of it’s usefulness. Fortunately, I was able to buy a new Snow Joe […]
Breaking Ice Dams with Lady’s Lingerie
Posted on February 14, 2015 Written by 3 Comments
Do you have ice dams on your house? While the long term solution to preventing ice dams is proper air-sealing and insulation under your roof, people with ice dams want to know what to do now, not next spring. A good way to deal with them in the middle of winter is using discarded pantyhose filled […]
Nemo – The Blizzard of 2013
Posted on February 9, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
We are still digging out from Nemo, which turned out to be the 5th largest blizzard in Boston history. The official snow fall amount was 25 inches, though we have several drifts well over 3 feet around our house. Schools and business were closed Friday and the Governor declared a state of emergency and prohibited […]
Getting Rid of Ice Dams
Posted on January 7, 2013 Written by 10 Comments
Ice dams are those sheets of ice and snow that form at the edge of your roof. They often look beautiful and result and in long, lovely icicles hanging from your eaves. I love looking at them and as a child I loved breaking icicles off our roof and sucking on them. They were nature’s […]
Going for Solar: Removing Snow from Solar Panels
Posted on February 29, 2012 Written by 8 Comments
I love snow, but when snow is piled up on our solar panels it significantly reduces our electricity production! Most manufacturers recommend letting nature take care of clearing the snow from your solar array, and since we are grid-tied (meaning we are still connected to the electricity grid) we won’t actually lose power if the […]
