Re: OT: Energy=Horsepower-Hours ???
"Joerg" <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Even if you plug your Prius into an outlet the coal plant behind that
power grid will still spew gases.
But more efficiently than burning the coal in a furnace.
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- Re: OT: Energy=Horsepower-Hours ???
... power grid will still spew gases. ... But more efficiently than burning the coal in a furnace. ... You'd be mighty disappointed when you compared the overall efficiency of the coal-to-wall-outlet process to the 70-80% or so of a coal based heater. ... Plus a lot of big coal plants are run by "politically connected" businesses so they often get away with much looser emissions regs than the manufacturer of that little furnace. ...
(sci.electronics.design) - Re: OT: Energy=Horsepower-Hours ???
... power grid will still spew gases. ... Average coal to wall socket efficiency is around 35%. ... they can power a heat pump with a SEER of 16 or so that completely blows away any conventional coal furnace. ...
(sci.electronics.design) - Re: OT: Energy=Horsepower-Hours ???
... power grid will still spew gases. ... But more efficiently than burning the coal in a furnace. ... You're comparing apples to oranges. ... more useful form than the heat coming out of heater. ...
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... > My furnace recently started this. ... It goes thru the normal cycle but ... > intermittently will continue burning after the blower shuts down. ...
(alt.home.repair) - Furnace burner remains burning after blower shuts down... intermittent concern
... My furnace recently started this. ... intermittently will continue burning after the blower shuts down. ... will burn for maybe 30-45 seconds or so after shut down... ... Then after about 30 seconds the blower will come back on for about ...
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