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Offline Hartley

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Water & Very Cold Weather
« on: January 15, 2009, 12:13:35 PM »
Hi All,

Well it's officially COLD here. and getting colder... 10 to 17 degrees right now.

I found a flaw with the Shurflo Extreme series water pumps.. They simply
don't like cold weather. Seems that the pressure sensor that tells the pump to speed up is faltering slightly. Takes either a long wait for it to recognize pressure loss or a swift rap with a hammer it wakes up.

It's too cold to be out there fiddling with changing pumps as far as I am concerned. My pliers froze almost instantly when I sprayed water on them
and this is inside the barn! So far nothing on board is iced up and once I get water flowing everything is fine.

My outside water supply is frozen all the way from the water softener to the barn.. Well did I say it was cold???

Anyone else trying to survive the cold?

Dave...
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Offline Fredward

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 12:21:46 PM »
Dave,
Its -11F right now (2:14pm) here in Minnesnowta. It was -23 at our place last night and supposed to be similarly cold tonight. Wind chill is in addition to that! Kwitcherbitchin!
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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 12:23:25 PM »
Yep it's cold
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Offline travelingfools

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2009, 12:33:23 PM »
Heatwave here..its up to 11..was 3 when I woke up.
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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 12:36:59 PM »
I let the dog out this morning and her paws froze to the ground and she couldn't move had to get one of them kerosene heaters to thaw her out.

Fellows that is cold.
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Offline FloridaCliff

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2009, 12:58:04 PM »
This is usually where I would insert a sarcastic comment about how nice it is to live in Florida...... ::)

But I find myself feeling sorry for you guys in the cold!

Now don't think I dont get the cold your in, I did live in Greenland for awhile.......

Stay Warm.........

Cliff
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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2009, 01:02:48 PM »
Is the global warming here yet?  Where's Al Gore when you need him.lol
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Offline Eagle

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2009, 01:10:20 PM »
Yeah Cliff but in Greenland they a woman behind every tree and that heated things up a little.
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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2009, 01:10:49 PM »
Yea Dave I hear ya! It's about 38 here tonight! ;)

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Offline usbusin

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2009, 01:15:47 PM »
Moving toward 76F at N35 W120, will be 28F tonight. 
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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2009, 01:18:27 PM »
Our high yesterday was -31F, the arctic front sunk in a little further last night and it got cold, at 3AM on a trip to the potty it was down to -43F and dropping, I heard of a -54F on the otherside of town, right now it's -27F but they are calling for the teens this weekend.  When is the global warming getting here.
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Offline steve5B

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2009, 02:10:07 PM »


   I'll add to the comments, it's 2 as I write this.  5:05 PM here in Indpls. down to -10 tonight with wind chill in the range of

   -35  looking forward to spring in a hurry!

  Steve 5B..........
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Offline Len Silva

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2009, 02:11:10 PM »
You guys are all crazy.  It got down into the forties in Tampa and I'm ready to move south. :D
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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2009, 02:41:01 PM »
Be patient. It's like summer here on the west coast and everyone knows that weather travels from the west to the east ;D It's coming! ;D
Will
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Offline jjrbus

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Re: Water & Very Cold Weather
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2009, 05:06:41 PM »
You will have to go farther south than Ft Myers it's 54 here now and they are forecasting 34 tonight.  I really hate you guys that burned all that fossile fuel and warmed up the planet, shame on you!!
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