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> would just replace the gas-powered boiler with an electric one With resistive heat? That would be a horrible idea. And creating steam with a heat pump would
by ars 4y ago
> would just replace the gas-powered boiler with an electric one
With resistive heat? That would be a horrible idea.
And creating steam with a heat pump would be less efficient than gas.
So like I said, they have not thought it through.
- oblio 4y agoInduction... Look it up.
- CyberDildonics 4y agoYou realize induction is still resistive heat right? It's just directly resistive in the magnetic metal, usually an iron pan on the stove.
- oblio 4y agoThat's not what the grandparent comment meant, if they're complaining about efficiency.
- CyberDildonics 4y agoSome other comment mentioned induction, but that doesn't make sense in the context of heating a house. Your parent comment said resistive heating is terrible for heating houses, which it is. You replied Induction... Look it up. Induction is still resistive heating and doesn't create more heat for the same electricity, so what are you talking about?
- oblio 4y agoThe entire discussion is about boilers and steam... This entire subthread is useless when you missed the original comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35393157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35393157
- CyberDildonics 4y agoI already mentioned that comment when I said one mentioned inductive heating. What is it that you are trying to say? Inductive heating has no benefit over regular resistive electrical heating for heating a house, because it is already resistive heating. For a stove it just transfers the resistive heating to the pan directly instead of using an iron coil burner first. All you did was make a sarcastic comment but there is no context where it makes sense and it's even more bizarre that you think other comments help it make sense.