First cold snap of the season

 Here we go.
 -35C and dropping.
 This will last for a week.
 A fine time to have a busted oil furnace and a "hobby" wood stove as the only heat source on the rental side of our duplex. Best burn we can get out of the little bugger is about 6.5 hours when it's choked down, less with the damper out.

 Clearance from bottom of floor joists to top of backfill is about 12"

 I'm a skinny old weasel so I was able to get under the building doing a bit of excavating when needed and place heaters set to keep things just above 0 near the pipes closest to the footing.
 Keeping the underside warm is not a problem with oil as there are no cold air return ducts, just grates on the floor....the whole underbelly is a giant plenum.
 If I use the furnace fan (that part works) it sucks so much heat that the wee stove is even less adequate.
 New stove will be installed on the 20th, until then it's touch and go.
 If we loose the pipes next door it's disaster, the floor will have to be ripped up to get at them.
 Yes....we bought this place on purpose...  
 cheers 'n chills