what are some forms of electric resistance heating?
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Max Robinson wrote: > 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: <[email protected]> > 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: <[email protected]> >> 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/[email protected]/ >> >> 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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