New heating system is now just humming along and everyone is much happier in this houehold. The installer is assured by the manufacturer that he will be reimbursed the extra $3000 of parts and labor that it took to make it function. Gosh, it seems among other things that the oil needs to be 40 degrees F to ignite properly in the burner. That requirement may be fine in Georgia but not in Maine. We now have a nifty little in-line heater (with thermocouple) that heats up the cold oil before it reaches the burner. The installer can't wait until the scheduled spring workshops on furnace installation. I'll give the installer credit; he was there when we needed him and he tried out about a dozen different things to get things running smoothly. One would think that the regional dealers would know more about installing these furnaces, rather than just selling them.

But we're all happier now, and much more cozy than we were before.

Last night we got a nice dusting of snow. It looked lovely floating down.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble