Re: Use of Extension Cord

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 13:46:54 -0000, John Fields <jfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:42:13 -0000, "Peter Hucker" <no@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:


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"? 

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More or less.  Go to abse and download "starkist.au"


ARGH!  You watch adverts?  You nee a spam filter on your TV set.

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. 

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The "one good thing"?  What is it with you that you like to start
***?


Remove the the then.  [Grammatical appallingness may be deliberate, it may not.]

How come your poulation has not grown to overfill it like the rest of us?
Maybe Durex is cheaper >over there ;-)


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Maybe we know what they're for?


It's the Irish and Italians that are Catholic.

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. 

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Don't assume; do the math.


I don't need to.  I know the basics of what they do.  Heating the house has to generate that heat.  An AC just MOVES the heat.  Any electricity used is due to inefficiency (like with a lightbulb).

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. 

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That's just stupid.  If you don't know why, that's even worse.


It's not stupid, it was a hint that Americans are not efficient - look at your gas guzzlers.

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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The largest one has a starting current of 129 amps and a running
current of 25 amps, the next largest a starting current of 61 amps
and a running current of 13 amps and the smallest one probably about
50 amps and ten amps, all on a single phase 240V service.


How often are they on?  You must have an extremely large house, or live on the equator and like the temperature to be zero.

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