[Greenbuilding] cost to run appliance--(no) math help (here)

[Benjamin Pratt]

Everyone, thanks for all the help!
I'm sure i did learn unit factor analysis analysis in school, as well
as a bunch of other stuff I don't remember....
A big thermos is a good idea!
-Ben


On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM, RT <Archilogic at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:22:29 -0500, Corwyn <corwyn at midcoast.com> wrote:
>
>> On 11/21/2011 10:38 AM, Benjamin Pratt wrote:
>>>
>>> My house came with a small "Instant hot water dispenser" to keep 1/2
>>> gallon of water at 190 degrees f.
>
>>> Can anyone give me an estimate on how much it costs to
>>> run--versus a kettle or a microwave? The math is difficult for me, and
>>> i have no idea how often it would run. I suppose i could put it on a
>>> timer to turn it off at night...
>
> but to quote something that Corwyn actually wrote (in another thread):
>
>> All this makes me want to go on a campaign to get unit factor analysis
>> taught in schools.  Sigh.
>
> Me ? I'd be happy just knowing what "Unit Factor Analysis" (UFA) is. (as
> distinct from SFA, which I do know)
>
> Regarding Ben's wife who wants to keep a half gallon of 190 degF hot water
> around for the purposes of possible instant dispensation (like when Spousal
> Unit is trying to quietly sneak in at 5:30 am after a night of carousing
> with the boys perhaps ?)...
>
> In almost every Chinese home, train, boat, wagon etc. the world over, for
> about the last century or so up until say, 2008, one could have fully
> expected to find at least one (if not more) "instant hot water dispenser" in
> the form of a vacuum-insulated flask or jug, minimum capacity of 2 litres,
> up to pumpkin-sized depending upon the expected demand for a 24 hour period.
>
> Boil the water once, have HOT water available for the rest of the day.
> Repeat the next day.
>
> Frugality (and boiling water before drinking it too, for that matter)
> amongst Chinese is pretty much inbred as a result of millennias-worth of
> necessity.  Present day, not so much. They all want to be like Murricans.
>
>
> --
> === * ===
> Rob Tom
> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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the university of wisconsin stout