Hey Lee I live in Maryland On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:53 AM, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > what state do you live in scott?Lee > > On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 05:18:32AM > -0500, Scott Howell wrote: > > Folks, as it is 14 degrees outside this morning, I have been > wondering > > about something. I am stuck with a heatpump at least for a while, so > > getting rid of the unit of course would solve my problem but since > > that is not an option, let me ask a question. > > When it gets this cold outside, the compressor outside will still > run > > and one of the emergency or backup heat strips generally will come > on > > to supplement the heat that doesn't exist. These heater strips are > > typically 5Kw and 10Kw. The system will use first the 5Kw and the > 10Kw > > as necessary, which means a total of 15Kw if you kick on the > emergency > > heat. THe only advantage of the emergency heat is the compressor is > > not running and you get heat that is around 120 degrees or maybe a > > little less. So, I am wondering on days when the temperature is so > > cold that the heatpump can't really extract warmth from the outside > > air, would it make sense to switch to the emergency heat? Would this > > save me any money? I imagine it will come down to how much > electricity > > is being used and that may be the simple answer, but I am curious if > > anyone has explored this question and has any thoughts? > > > > Thanks, > > -- > "... there could be talking bunny rabbits, spiders who write English > messages > in their webs, and for that matter, melancholy choo-choo trains. > There could > be, I suppose, but there aren't--so my theory doesn't have to > explain them." > [Daniel Dennett] > Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net >
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