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Article #623390Re: off topic All-electric homes
From: maus
Date: Tue, 01 May 2018 06:43
Date: Tue, 01 May 2018 06:43
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On 2018-04-30, Andrew Swallow <am.sw...@btinternet.com> wrote: > On 28/04/2018 22:11, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote: >> On Sat, 28 Apr 2018 16:25:34 -0400 >> Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote: >> >>> Electricity heating has the disadvantage that if you had a local power >>> outage you had no heat. If you had some oil or gas powered system you had >>> it at least warm, >> >> Most oil and gas heating systems need electricity to function, at >> the very least to pump water round the radiators unless it will thermosyphon >> well, but often to run the burner. >> >>> although your fridge, TV and other appliances wouldn't work. >> >> Lights too. >> >> I've been seriously considering UPSing my house - one consideration >> is that the oven can take rather more than most reasonably priced inverters >> want to handle - leave it out or pay the extra ... still thinking. >> > > Leave the cooker off the UPS. Buy a microwave that uses less than 1kW. > Outrages only last a few days. ++ -- greymaus.ireland.ie Just_Another_Grumpy_Old_Man
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