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Warming dishes
On 28/01/2016 11:16 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> On 28/01/2016 8:36 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> On 28/01/2016 1:41 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:27:29 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> > On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:43:09 -0700, cibola de oro >
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>>>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>>>> >> > I have instant hot water, none is wasted here.
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>>>>>>> >> You brag like the spoiled rich bitch who went to Swiss boarding
>>>>>>> >> school,
>>>>>>> >> you risible ****.
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>>>>>>> > She should preface her just use "hot water" puffery with the fact
>>>>>>> > that
>>>>>>> > the suggestion only works for water wasters and those with an
>>>>>>> instant
>>>>>>> > hot water dispenser.
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>>>>>>> Why is it puffery??? Is an instant water heater so unusual in the
>>>>>>> US???
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>>>>>> Yes.
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>>>>> It is odd. I always though USA was far ahead of us technologically
>>>>> yet
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>>>>> many things, you are far behind. I don't understand it! As for
>>>>> simple
>>>>> instant water heaters, we had them in the 50s.
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>>>> I recently replaced my water heater with a conventional 40 gallon one.
>>>> Gas
>>>> fired. Instant ones have been promoted here for a couple of years or so
>>>> but it wasn't feasible for my house. Mini, under the kitchen sink
>>>> heaters
>>>> are often in up-market houses and have been for over 20 years.
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>>> Do they run the central heating too?
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>> The overwhelming majority of houses here have forced air heating. There
>> are rare cases of water heating, usually sub-floor. In fact, my son built
>> a house last year (for which the contractor still owes him a few
>> grand) which
>> has sub-floor heating. Others he has built even have some sub-floor
>> cooling for wine storage.
>> Water heating is more economical to run but we have wild swings in
>> temperature here in the winter and if it warms up outside, the heating
>> can't respond due to the heat sink.
>> There is a chinook blowing today so the temp is above freezing.
>> However, if the Arctic Front moves south, overnight temps can drop
>> below -20C (as it did a couple of weeks ago) or even below -30C, which
>> we haven't suffered for a couple of winters.
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> I was surprised to read that. You are a scientist so I guess you feel
> that is good for that country. If you were in UK would you not look at
> a much cheaper and more effective alternative?
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> We have another storm (Gertrude) blowing already and it is bloody cold
> outside.
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My gas and electricity bill for December was about £115.Graham
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