[geeks] Stoves (was: Re: [rescue] Introduction + Cray Solaris questions)

[Gregory Leblanc]

Moving to geeks.

On Tue, 2002-05-07 at 22:29, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 10:20:34PM -0700, James Lockwood wrote:
> > On Tue, 7 May 2002, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> > 
> > > i do the same thing, only i have one power meter.  my house and water are
> > > heated by home heating oil (evil, but i rent, so what can i do) so really the
> > > only things that draw power are the stove, the dryer and the lights.  and
> > > compared to what my gear pulls?  i know it's a drop in the bucket. ;)
> > 
> > Oil is actually one of the most efficient ways to heat, end to end, if
> > you've got a clean burning high efficiency boiler.  Beats the heck out of
> > electric and propane, and LPG is only useful and economical in certain
> > circumstances.  Solar has advantages but it has disadvantages too.
> > 
> > Dryers and electric stoves suck power.  You might be surprised at how much
> > they consume if you run them regularly.
> 
> Stoves are a place to get what you feel works best for you, rather than what
> is most energy efficient, in my opinion.  I personally think I'd prefer gas,
> but I've only used electric all my life.

Ranges, or ovens?  :-)  Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a
GOOD electric oven.  They pre-heat in a lot less time than gas, but the
temperature regulation isn't quite as good.  Gas ranges are the ONLY way
to go, electric is only useful if you like spiral shaped burns.  Bleah.
	Greg

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Portland, Oregon, USA.