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Article #623343Re: off topic All-electric homes
From: Carlos E.R.
Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 00:33
Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 00:33
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On 2018-05-02 01:15, Peter Flass wrote: > Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >> On 2018-04-30 22:20, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: >> >>> I guess having electronic ignition instead of pilot lights saves >>> on gas. Back then they toward us pilot lights used so little >>> gas as to be insignificant. >> >> It is not. >> >> I had a butane flash water heater with a pilot light. We calculated that >> the pilot light alone was some bottles (12.5Kg each) a year. >> >> I just searched a site, which says it is 13 g / hour, making up to 10 >> bottles/year. >> >> Spanish: >> <https://www.climahorro.es/info/cuanto-consume-la-llama-del-piloto-de-una-caldera-de-gas> >> >> > > Compare the outdoor gas lights that were popular a few years ago, which > were always on. I've never seen that :-) But the thing is, the purpose of the pilot light is to light up the big flame when needed, automatically. It costs money to have it on full time over a year, measurably so. And in my case, I also have to carry those big and heavy butane bottles. It makes sense to use an electric lighter on the thing - and sure enough, my new butane flash water heater uses two 1.5 big batteries (type A or D?) that last years. -- Cheers, Carlos.
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