Re: Electric space heater?

"Lone Haranguer" <linusz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

D.J. Osborn wrote:

You stated that as a question, which leads me to think you haven't found
it to be true.

That's your problem. I've found it to be true, which is why I mentioned
it.


It's not generally true of residential electric furnaces, which is why I
called you on it. Therefore, I'm not the one with the problem of making
flase statements.

The OP stated why he was happy with gas rather than electric. Because it
was more efficient. Why do you think his unit was designed that way?

I have not read a statement from him that gas is more efficient than
electricty. Even if he did make that claim, no data have been provided to
substantiate such a claim.

He's happier with the gas is what he said.


Provide the quote, since I don't recall him making that statement. Even if
he made that statement, it's simply a statement preference, and not a
statement of efficiency comparison.

Gas DESIGNS are more efficient in providing heat for the amount of BTUs
expended.

No, they aren't. Even the most efficient gas furnaces have a flue that
exhausts waste heat.

And harmful carbon monoxide. How efficient it is at capturing the input
BTUs is a matter of design.


By design, electric furnaces dont send waste heat out a flue, while gas
furnaces do.

Electric furnaces have no flue to exhaust wasate heat.

But they use more input BTUs to heat the same amount of air.


Another false claim. The "input BTUs" go into heating the air--and not out
the flue.

The price of electricty has remained at the same levels for years while
propane has doubled in price. At what price would you consider switching
to an electric furnace?

That's a red herring--because we're not discussing the price per unit of
energy--we're discussing whether or not electric furnaces waste energy,
as you have falsely claimed they do.

I'm comparing them to gas. Now, what would the price of propane have to
reach before you would switch to an electric furnace?

No dancing. Put your money where your mouth is.


I'm not the one making false claims; you are. That means that I'm not the
one "dancing"; you are. A gas furnace has a flue to get rid of waste heat,
while an electric furnace does not. Therefore, it's quite clear that an
electric furncae is more efficient than is a gas furnace.

--
D.J., N8DO; FMCA 147762
dj[underscore]osborn at yahoo dot com




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