Re: Use of Extension Cord

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 20:20:07 -0000, John Fields <jfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 06:54:49 -0000, "Peter Hucker" <no@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:12:16 -0000, John Fields <jfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:17:14 -0000, "Peter Hucker" <no@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:



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Why do you use less than I do?

FFS. I'll rephrase. What do you do with all that water? 

You must have _some_ idea.  That is, I'm almost sure you use hot
water for the same things I do; bathing and washing clothes and
dishes.  May be I have more clothing and bathe more often?


Myself, I never actually heat water, but that's besides the point.  I know noone here (except one) who has more than a standard water tank (about 3ft high and 2ft wide).  The exception is someone who uses the tanks to heat the house - he has a very unusual system, he gets very very cheap electricity to heat them, switched on remotely by radio by the generating board when there is surplus power.

What do you think I do with it? 

I have no idea, which is why I asked.

I see. Since a puny 80 amp service is good enough for you, it should
be good enough for everyone else?

It's good enough for everyone in the UK. I find it hard to beleive Americans use more electricity. 

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You just posted that you don't have air conditioning

That doesn't use much. 

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Sorry, Charlie...


I take it that's an American phrase for "incorrect"?

and that you
have a gas stove and probably a gas water heater, so since I have no
gas appliances at all, I use more electricity than you do.

Than ME. But the 80 amps is the same for houses here with electric heating. 

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Fine, but if you take the time to gather some facts I'm sure you'll
find that, by and large, our houses are larger than yours and
consequently cost more to heat _and_ to cool.


That may be possible.  The one good thing about America is the space.  How come your poulation has not grown to overfill it like the rest of us?  Maybe Durex is cheaper over there ;-)

Check into air
conditioning costs and you'll find that it takes much more energy to
do that than you thought if you think it "doesn't use much,"


It's just a big refridgerator.  I'm assuming cooling the house by 10 degrees costs less than heating it by 10 degrees.

You should go *** yourself, and as far as your "evidence" goes, you
can stick it up your ass along with your "argument".

Two in one sentence, you're getting worse. 

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Nope, just more efficient.


You don't need to be efficient with 200 amps.

Electricity usage will not increase dramatically. 

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Really?  Envision someone in the US moving into a house with an 80
amp service and wanting to air condition part of it that wasn't
air-conditioned before.  If the capacity isn't there, it just won't
happen.


So, how many amps does your airconditioner use?


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