Oops. I included the Electric Dryer here too:
> Optional: back up additional large appliances > > Air Conditioning N > Electric Water Heater Y > Microwave Y > Electric Heat N > Electric Dryer N SHOULD BE Y > This come out to be 22 to 28 kW. This is extravagant. Not many people have a hot tub and electric hot water and an electric range. I think most people have gas water heaters and central heating. Heat pumps are still rare. I set up the comparison above in order to show why it would be a mistake to use a cold fusion generator to power an electric water heater or an air conditioner. It would be better to use the waste heat from the generator for space heating, and high grade heat from another cold fusion cell for refrigeration and air conditioning. A more realistic scenario for an actual house in Atlanta today is: Air Conditioning Y Electric Water Heater Y Microwave Y Electric Heat N Electric Dryer Y Freezer N Heat Pump N Hot Tub N Sump Pump Y Electric Range (in kitchen) N Well Pump N This comes out 16 to 20 kW. Lose the Electric Water Heater and it is 14 to 18 kW. I do not understand how that could be, since most water heaters listed at Lowe's use 4.2 kW. The Kohler Power website has a water heater consuming 4,500 W, ditto starting VA. I don't know how they get away with using such low power. Gas ones are rated 40,000 BTU which works out to be 12 kWh. - Jed
