tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post1534384614065882217..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: Propane!Ed Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-76185758390739241862015-01-28T13:45:15.809-05:002015-01-28T13:45:15.809-05:00Propane is the gas that you use for barbeques, rig...Propane is the gas that you use for barbeques, right? Do they use it for anything else? I was trying to think of other things they could use it for, but I couldn't think of any. I see you have a picture of a fireplace, does propane fuel that? <a href="http://www.stonypropane.com/about-us/" rel="nofollow"> http://www.stonypropane.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511855752218553752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-118829277076714302014-01-26T21:34:42.736-05:002014-01-26T21:34:42.736-05:00Yep, sadly gone forever. Going to have to become ...Yep, sadly gone forever. Going to have to become more of a scrimper in my old age and I though we scrimped enough!Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-71068176132054923362014-01-26T21:33:43.067-05:002014-01-26T21:33:43.067-05:00That's corn kernels, Chimel.
I was counting h...That's corn kernels, Chimel.<br /><br />I was counting heat sources, not just fuels.<br /><br />You pick up on everything!<br /><br />I goofed up and caused some smoke so some of my precious heat went out the door with the smoke, cough, cough.Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-30623875641483809772014-01-26T18:03:04.357-05:002014-01-26T18:03:04.357-05:00Ground ground source Hvac plus spray foam.....a wo...Ground ground source Hvac plus spray foam.....a wonderful combo. Propane fire place in the living room Incase we lose power.<br /><br />Ran the fire place when it was really cold while we were home and used maybe 2-3% on a 500gallon tank all of last year...haven't checked it this year but doupt its moved much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845731523408663367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-34557681017001724632014-01-26T13:02:34.173-05:002014-01-26T13:02:34.173-05:00Maybe we need to re-consider the wisdom of using f...Maybe we need to re-consider the wisdom of using fossil fuels to dry corn. But then I don't grow corn. I can only ever remember one year when wheat had to be dried using propane on this farm. Other than that we just wait for the sun and wind to do it's work. Plus a little in bin aeration when necessary. Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-90279630101453507352014-01-26T12:46:49.750-05:002014-01-26T12:46:49.750-05:00That's 6 sources I count, although I don't...That's 6 sources I count, although I don't know how much energy can be extracted from the first one, and there is still a feed cost to turn that hamster wheel generator... ;)<br /><br />And what's that big white pot in your picture?Chimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601975288198239103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-86904764032634771802014-01-26T12:41:49.933-05:002014-01-26T12:41:49.933-05:00"What if this is a sign of winters to come?&q..."What if this is a sign of winters to come?"<br />You wish, Ed. What winters? There are no more winters with global warming!<br /><br />Irony apart, this is probably to be expected in the future indeed, between scarcity and higher prices, but it does not seem to be what happened this year. I don't have the data to check, but it looks like production of propane in the U.S. actually increased as a result of the additional fracking.<br /><br />This year was more about financial managers of oil companies deciding to sell more of it for a sure price rather than not knowing how cold the winter would be or how wet the corn would be and risking having high unsold stockpiles left. I guess it's one of the consequences of free unregulated market. On the other hand, it is not the job of oil companies to plan for every contingency of the country, that's what the government is for. They should set some minimum quota of energy reserves under which the oil companies can't sell, like a 30 or 60 days of usage or something. And no, that wouldn't be "Big Gov", or conservative, or liberal, that would be normal government doing what we elect them for. It's an economical problem, not a partisan one.<br /><br />I think farmers should be glad that there were some sales to China, or the media would have accused corn farming! ;)<br />But really, farmers should get it into their heads that the time of cheap petrol-based fuel is GONE FOREVER. They should have alternative fuels and systems in place for drying grain or even powering tractors and combines, or be studying and deploying them. Maybe digest some corn stalks for biomethane or dedicate some of the soybean to make biodiesel. Farms also have all the real estate necessary for solar and wind, maybe even try heat pump or air to air transfer. Even in the most freezing weather, there is always a place colder than another, the differential can be concentrated to provide heating.Chimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601975288198239103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-51851786592439091092014-01-26T10:18:30.720-05:002014-01-26T10:18:30.720-05:00Glad we have four sources, Brad, wood, pellets or ...Glad we have four sources, Brad, wood, pellets or grain, electric and LP backup. We are using some of all four sources.Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-72782608343404629022014-01-26T09:32:34.059-05:002014-01-26T09:32:34.059-05:00Bad news for sure at this time of year when you ca...Bad news for sure at this time of year when you can literally freeze to death without heat. Only a matter of time before this affects natural gas prices and of course fertilizer prices. Lower grain prices plus higher fertilizer and drying costs. A "perfect storm". Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.com