Re: ETHANOL OR METHANOL?


"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4843B5C2.70C23733@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


DB wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
> DB wrote:
>> Mishagam wrote:
>>> Eeyore wrote:
>>> I also like fresh air, so
>>> idea of completely hermetically closed house doesn't look attractive >>> for
>>> me.
>> Counter-flow heat exchangers are 97% efferent.
>
> Efficient.
>
> You know, I drrew up a design for one around 30+ years ago. I hadn't > remotely
> the resources to develop it though. I don't think the design has > changed much,
> it's fundamentally quite simple.

drew.

Yes, that's how products are made. From (technical) drawings. I AM btw an industrial
designer by profession.

In the 'old days' they were called 'blueprints'. Is that a term you understand
better ? Nowadays it's done by emailing CAD files.


And the 'blue' prints smelled of ammonia when they were fresh. Ooops, now I'm dating myself too :-)

<snip>

The real work needs to be done in conservation and efficiency, and the science for
that is simple. Changing attitudes (esp in the USA) is the only real hurdle here.
Just getting an American to turn off a TV they're not watching is a serious
psychological struggle.


Agreed. When I mention to anyone that I have a regenerative heat-exchanger to recovery energy from hot water going down the drain, the number of people that grasp the idea and see its usefulness can be counted on one hand with room for the thumb. But when I tell them my average monthly energy bill while all my neighbors are much higher, they wonder how I 'cheated' the utility.

No fraud or 'magic' gizmos. Just simple *work* in sealing leaks/infiltration, insulation and some low energy appliances like CFL. But I still keep the house a comfortable 68-70F (20-21C) in the dead of winter (lower at night for better sleeping).

But that isn't 'high tech' or 'sexy technology'. Nobody's going to get a Nobel prize for advocating climbing around your attic one weekend, or going around the foundation looking for air leaks.

daestrom

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