Comments on: Apparently Oil is Expensive and Burns Fast http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/11/apparently-oil-is-expensive-and-burns-fast/ Musings of a Balding 27 Year Old Entrepreneur Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adam McFarland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/11/apparently-oil-is-expensive-and-burns-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Adam McFarland Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:41:52 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/11/apparently-oil-is-expensive-and-burns-fast/#comment-619 Update - the maintenance guys definitely misread the stick. We just checked and it was higher than our "reading" last week. All is well for now it seems.... Update – the maintenance guys definitely misread the stick. We just checked and it was higher than our “reading” last week. All is well for now it seems….

]]> By: Adam McFarland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/11/apparently-oil-is-expensive-and-burns-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Adam McFarland Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:22:28 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/11/apparently-oil-is-expensive-and-burns-fast/#comment-613 Yea we were a bit naive about the whole thing. Live and learn right :) We purchased energy saving thermostats and installed them yesterday, so we're going to measure that impact and see where it gets us. We have the warehouse cycling down to 45 at night and on weekends (the lowest we think our products can handle) and 50 during the day. The little office is at 50 on nights/weekends and 70 from 9-5 M-F. If it isn't enough, we'll definitely have to start brainstorming ideas like you're referring to. Like you said - $2k in this case to save $750 a month is a no brainer. Yea we were a bit naive about the whole thing. Live and learn right :)

We purchased energy saving thermostats and installed them yesterday, so we’re going to measure that impact and see where it gets us. We have the warehouse cycling down to 45 at night and on weekends (the lowest we think our products can handle) and 50 during the day. The little office is at 50 on nights/weekends and 70 from 9-5 M-F.

If it isn’t enough, we’ll definitely have to start brainstorming ideas like you’re referring to. Like you said – $2k in this case to save $750 a month is a no brainer.

]]> By: Adam Holland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/11/apparently-oil-is-expensive-and-burns-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Adam Holland Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:35:48 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/11/apparently-oil-is-expensive-and-burns-fast/#comment-610 I had a feeling when we were talking about your warehouse layout last week that this was going to happen... Is there any way to just put up a temporary barrier around the products? In my crappy apartment I actually used an 8' wide blind to separate my living room from the rest of the house.. (8' is the gap of the walkway between the rooms..) It's not exactly insulation, but damn does it work.. Not to mention your ceilings are TALL in the warehouse = lost heat... Even if you spend $2K on a cob-job, as long as you can trap the heat it'll be worth it. Brainstorm w/ the guys - you're all smart as hell, I'm sure you'll come up w/ some ideas. :o) I had a feeling when we were talking about your warehouse layout last week that this was going to happen…
Is there any way to just put up a temporary barrier around the products?
In my crappy apartment I actually used an 8′ wide blind to separate my living room from the rest of the house.. (8′ is the gap of the walkway between the rooms..) It’s not exactly insulation, but damn does it work..
Not to mention your ceilings are TALL in the warehouse = lost heat…
Even if you spend $2K on a cob-job, as long as you can trap the heat it’ll be worth it. Brainstorm w/ the guys – you’re all smart as hell, I’m sure you’ll come up w/ some ideas. :o )

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