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- From: pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
- Subject: Re: How to cut back my heat bill?
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 02:00:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.175535.1694@osf.org> drand@spinner.osf.org (Douglas S. Rand) writes:
- >Although Stavros debunked this elsewhere in this thread, I'll
- >do it here. The laws of thermodynamics says that the heat loss
- >is directly proportional to the temperature delta. It is never
- >more expensive to let the house cool down and reheat. It is not
-
- Unfortunately, there is a tiny bit of truth in what is otherwise
- a myth. If you have a heat pump AND it gets into a mode where it
- decides the heat pump can't handle the delta T asked for, it may
- turn on electric resistance coils to make the heat.
-
- It is still true that heat loss is directly proportional to delta T
- but the type of heat used also affects the cost.
-
- --
- My opinions are my own.
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