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Even if insulated, isn’t this setup always heating the home? The insulation slows down the heat transfer but if I’m following correctly it’s basically running t
by conductr 1y ago
Even if insulated, isn’t this setup always heating the home? The insulation slows down the heat transfer but if I’m following correctly it’s basically running the heat element anytime the sun is up. I think this would be counterproductive in my climate as I’m cooling the home most of the year which is an even more energy intensive process
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- killingtime74 1y agoAll cooking appliances are heating the home if you view it in that lens. Fridge, normal cooktop, oven, airfryer, dishwasher.
- kragen 1y agoOnly when you cook, though, except for the fridge, which produces very little heat.
- conductr 1y agoYes this is exactly my point, I don’t cook ~12 hours a day every day. Usually less than 1 and even use the oven less often, most days not at all
- kragen 1y agoRight. Although actually cooling is less energy-intensive—removing 3000 watts of heat only costs about 1000 watts of electricity.
- conductr 1y agoHrm. You probably know better than me, but I always assumed that since my cooling cost in Summer is 5x the cost of my heating cost in winter (with similar differentials, eg. heat+30 degrees, cool-30 degrees) that it was a less efficient process. The napkin math still doesn't make since if I have to increase the cooling of house ~half the day (would be more since summer has longer days.) Other considerations would be extra wear on the HVAC equipment and just the comfort impact of increased fluctuations.
- hshdhdhehd 1y agoStick it in the balcony then?
- conductr 1y agoThat conversation with my wife would be comical
- hshdhdhehd 1y ago"No way... Its like an oven out there"