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  1. Salamander_King liked fuzzy1's post in the thread Number crunching.

    Heat pumps commonly used to be rated at 47F, though some colder climate models now seem to be rated at a lower temperature, e.g. 32. In...

    Nov 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM

  2. Salamander_King attached a file to the thread Number crunching.

    Yep, there will be some learning curve adjusting to the use of heat pump as main heat source in our home. You have not missed much here,...

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  3. Salamander_King attached a file to the thread Where have all the mice gone? Long time passing.

    Felines don't work. At least not in our house or outside. Rodents reproduction is faster than any predator catching them. We have 8...

    PXL_20251106_184721432~2.jpg Nov 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM

  4. Salamander_King liked cyberpriusII's post in the thread Where have all the mice gone? Long time passing.

    Old studies, like 30 years plus, showed little problem IIRC. However, in the past decade studies out of California indicate significant...

    Nov 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM

  5. Salamander_King liked Leadfoot J. McCoalroller's post in the thread Number crunching.

    At this point I'm trying to put some numbers into a spreadsheet. Since moving in, we did eight seasons all on oil, one season electric,...

    Nov 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM

  6. Salamander_King replied to the thread Number crunching.

    So far in shoulder season with day time temperature not lower than 25F and daytime high above 32F, the heat pumps works wonder. It is...

    Nov 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM

  7. Salamander_King replied to the thread Number crunching.

    We installed 5 units of mini split heat pumps to cover our entire home. Installation was done this spring, so we have not used them in...

    Nov 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM

  8. Salamander_King replied to the thread Number crunching.

    Well just received a bad news from the utility. They are requiring another transformer upgrade in order for us to install battery...

    Nov 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM

  9. Salamander_King replied to the thread Where have all the mice gone? Long time passing.

    LOL... Then all mice from your neck of woods must have migrated to our home this year. We have been battling against surge of mice...

    Nov 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM

  10. Salamander_King replied to the thread Disease Prevention and Health Reseach.

    I got Novavax COVID-19 vaccine this season. It is not mRNA based vaccine but rather old fashioned protein based. It is of recombinant...

    Nov 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM

  11. Salamander_King replied to the thread 2026 Toyota RAV4 Finally Spec'd Out.

    I guess RAV4 PHEV is going to have CCS1 while new '26 bZ4x is switching to NACS. What a mess! 2026 Toyota bZ Goes on Sale with Upgraded...

    Nov 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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