your net energy consumption will be lessened by opening the door. with it closed it wont change the ambient temperature enough to affect the thermostat thresholds. With it open, it may raise them enough to delay or skip a heating cycle.
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 1:53 PM David Coudron <[email protected]> wrote: > We always leave it open, figuring more makes it into the room rather than > getting absorbed by surrounding cabinets, etc. Probably same net effect > as you say. > > Regards, > > David Coudron > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nate Burke > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 1:46 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Thermodynamics Question > > We're in the single digits in chicagoland today, and I just made my self > lunch in my oven. > > The oven is electric, so there is no outside vent. After I'm done, should > I open the oven door, to let the heat into the room quickly, or keep it > closed so that it radiates heat for longer? > > I think that the math says that the same energy will be put into the > environment regardless, since there is nowhere else for it to go. So will > the room be warmed by the same amount if i keep the door closed vs open? > > The things I think about when I'm hungry.... > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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