***Update***
I have slept in the train room a couple of times, when really hot, but luckily have not had to sleep there too many times. I have found that my 4-year old labrador does not care to sleep in the basement. He gets restless after an hour and sleeps much better upstairs.
Luckily the HVAC people should be out this week to install a new furnace and ac. I am also having them add 2 supply ducts and 1 return duct to the train room, as currently there is little heat in the basement in the winter.
In order for their work, I needed to get access to my circuit breaker box, which is behind the train layout. In the past, I have always climbed on the layout to access the box, but this is less than ideal. Earlier this year, while visiting Menards, I noted some 3-wheeled furniture movers, which I had been thinking of ordering for a while. Since they were in-stock, I went home and counted the number of legs on the layout and bought enough for the layout. So, all I have done so far is to put the dollies under the legs, clean underneath the layout, and then gently roll the layout away from the wall. It moved quite easily.
Prior to moving it back, I am going to install some bracing, as I don't want the legs to break due to being pushed/moved.
As for keeping the house relatively cool, without the ac, I have been opening the windows in the early morning and later in the evening. This morning it was 57 F outside, so I opened up the windows and managed to get the house to 70 F, before closing the house up. In to the low 80s today and the house has only gotten to 77 F.
Hoping the HVAC guys will be here in the middle of the week to put the new system in.
NWL
