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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

RightOnPhotography wrote:

Especially with device's plastic enclosure. Keep the fire department number on the speed dial.

gpc

"astronaunt": a contraction meaning "astronomer's aunt".

Sorry...

TimmyKnowles Loc: Gallup, New Mexico

radiojohn wrote:

Surrounding many news and social media pages are ... (show quote)

radiojohn

pego101 wrote:

Your a genius to see through the silly over hyped ad copy. Thank you for warning the less astute.

I just like observing the idiocy going on around me. This is how radio folks got their material.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

pego101 wrote:

Thank you for the wonderful story

You are welcome
Where I come from, story telling is elevated to an art. Compared to a lot of folks back home, I am only "fair to middlin".

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

radiojohn wrote:

I just like observing the idiocy going on around me. This is how radio folks got their material.

"Eh, could be."

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NDMarks Loc: Dublin, Ca

I know that many people depend on their `15 Amp or 20 Amp circuit breakers but from my experience that they don't always work reliably. During my Firefighter days we had a house (actually a mobil) that burned. The fire investigator calculated that a 15 A circuit actually had 25-30 amps being drawn and everything seemed to be wired correctly, yet the breaker did not trip for unknown reasons and the wire actually got so hot it melted. Be aware of what you are drawing.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Those small, electric heaters (the good quality, metal ones with thermostats and tip over cut offs) or infrared heaters are NOT inexpensive to run. 1500 watts for 24 hours is 36 KWH, and here in NC, which has fairly reasonable electric rates that average 11-12 cents/kwh, that’s at least $4.00/day. If you’re on TOU metering, it may be less, but it adds to the peak load component of your bill. Electrical resistance heating isn’t an efficient way to heat a house.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

NDMarks wrote:

I know that many people depend on their `15 Amp or 20 Amp circuit breakers but from my experience that they don't always work reliably. During my Firefighter days we had a house (actually a mobil) that burned. The fire investigator calculated that a 15 A circuit actually had 25-30 amps being drawn and everything seemed to be wired correctly, yet the breaker did not trip for unknown reasons and the wire actually got so hot it melted. Be aware of what you are drawing.

Same with power strips! Fires have been caused by them also.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

TriX wrote:

Those small, electric heaters (the good quality, metal ones with thermostats and tip over cut offs) or infrared heaters are NOT inexpensive to run. 1500 watts for 24 hours is 36 KWH, and here in NC, which has fairly reasonable electric rates that average 11-12 cents/kwh, that’s at least $4.00/day. If you’re on TOU metering, it may be less, but it adds to the peak load component of your bill. Electrical resistance heating isn’t an efficient way to heat a house.

I think most of the houses in Florida use toaster strips to heat the house.
Boy, you should see the electric meter disk spin!

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

robertjerl wrote:

But Biden & Company want us to give up gas and go to "Green" electric appliances.

Well, electric heat pumps are way more efficient than resistance heating and the new ones will work down to fairly low temperatures before they energize the resistance emergency heating. Here in NC, with my supplier, natural gas prices have been rising about 20% year over year for the last few years (I got a $400 gas bill last month that wasn’t that cold with a high effeciency gas furnace) so I’m considering investing in a hybrid gas/heat pump. It uses the heat pump down to a specific temp and switches to gas where a conventional pump would switch to resistance heating. Hopefully we can use the same evaporator and piping and just change the outside unit - we’ll see. Natural gas used to be a bargain compared to electric for hot water and dryer, but not any more.

I think your point is that for this “electric future” to become reality, we’re gonna need way more “ clean” generating capacity (nuclear) and an upgraded distribution system before the mass adoption of EVs is going to be feasible (if at all)

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

robertjerl wrote:

But Biden & Company want us to give up gas and go to "Green" electric appliances.

Just guess where most electric car batteries are made........
Three guesses, the first two don't count.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Longshadow wrote:

Just guess where the electric car batteries are made........
Three guesses, the first two don't count.

They’re just reopening a big Lithium mine here in NC that has been closed for 20-30 years, but we need a better battery technology than LiPo.

There’s a lot of strange and irrational thinking and political rhetoric about energy.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

TriX wrote:

They’re just reopening a big Lithium mine here in NC that has been closed for 20-30 years, but we need a better battery technology than LiPo.

There’s a lot of strange and irrational thinking and political rhetoric about energy.

Like trying to get everyone to buy a car that they can't afford to replace the battery if need be?
Let alone affording the car itself.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Longshadow wrote:

Like trying to get everyone to buy a car that they can't afford to replace the battery if need be?
Let alone affording the car itself.

I don’t think that’s the motivation, but a discussion of climate change will likely end up in the attic, and I’ve already had one topic moved there by admin last week.