Electric resistance heating is 100 percent efficient. All of the electric energy is converted into heat. It's the only 100 percent efficient thing we have.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Eden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON? > It's probably useful to take a broad look at the efficiency of electric > heat. Considering that running a coal generator is only slightly above > 30% > efficiency, hence throwing away 70%. Then considering the line loss > between > the generator plant and your home, which is often discussed as around 10%. > Then to further discuss the inefficiency of electrical resistance heating, > which, I understand is only about 35%, then the whole picture of > electrical > heating fuel waste comes into perspective. > > Geoff > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What Do You Want Information ON? > > > So, lets add anothr question to this. Does it make sense to lower the > temp at night in the home or leave it set at the same temp day and > night? The thought is by lowering it 3 to 4 degrees at night while > your asleep, it would run less, but then if the heatpump has to fire > up the backup heat source which is likely electric itself and run at > the same time to raise the temp up the 3 to 4 degrees, have you really > saved anything. > > Scott > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Aug 27, 2007, at 11:21 AM, Dan Rossi wrote: > >> Actually, I think that a heat pump is supposed to be more efficient >> than >> just straight electric heat, but not exactly sure how it works out >> that >> way. >> >> -- >> Blue skies. >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >> >> > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the > following > address for more information: > http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list > just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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