good luck tonight On Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 9:35 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The Mitsubishi mini-split we had installed last year is rated for either 5 > or 10F. It has been down to 15F so far, and it held the temp just fine. The > temp is supposed to drop to 12F tonight - we'll see.It's also very quiet. > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 7:46 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > yes we just had one rated 4F installed in our church rectory. > > the one we put in our house 15 years ago is rated 30F for heat > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 6:00 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > Actually, there are heat pumps now rated for lower temperatures. My > > > insulation guys in Flagstaff offered me a mini-split that’s good down > to > > 4F > > > (-15C) for the casita. Granted, I can’t imagine the air temperature > > coming > > > out of it would be that great, but it’s supposed to produce heat down > to > > > that ambient temperature. > > > > > > I passed for now, but I may still do it so I can disable the old gas > wall > > > furnace that’s currently in there. > > > > > > -D > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 2022, at 3:08 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > It really isn't a problem for Tesla owners to keep the car warm in > > > really cold weather. They just light it on fire and it burns hot for > > days. > > > > > > > > Heat pumps for houses don't work here in the winter temperatures. > They > > > are fine in spring and fall but come winter, you will be relying upon > > > electric heat built in to the heat pump system. > > > > > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 05/01/2022 2:39 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> Ask the folks in Teslas who were stranded on the interstate in > > Virginia. > > > >> > > > >> I think at least the newer EV cars do not use resistance heating, > > which > > > would be a heavy drain on the batteries, but use a heat pump system > which > > > should be more efficient, at least as long as it's not *too* cold > > outside. > > > >> > > > >> I don't know how a half-charged EV vs. a car with a half-tank of gas > > > would compare as far as keeping warm enough to prevent hypothermia in a > > > "stranded in a blizzard" scenario. > > > >> > > > >> Allan > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
