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Date:         Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:25:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From:         Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: pelonis ceramic heater
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One other note about heaters that David didn't mention, for those of you
concerned about the environment and squandering of resources (oh wait, we drive
big old gas-guzzling vehicles...), is that for every unit of electricity that
you convert completely to heat, a seemingly 100% efficient operation, 3 units
of some other fuel source are required to create it.  In other words, even if
you convert all the electricity to heat, you're still only operating at 33 1/3
% efficiency.  Electricity, a high-grade form of energy, is NOT a good way to
produce heat, a lower-grade form of energy, efficiently.  Better to burn
something like propane or natural gas . . .


Food for thought,
Marc Perdue
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