Power

[udokeir]

This is a graph of my electricity usage over the past 20 months, and the monthly average temperature in Houston for the same period. As you can see, during the 5 summer months when the temperature is higher, my power usage skyrockets. It should be interesting to see what effect the new fenestration has on this.

Comments

[antipop_phenom]

limeythatdoesn'tcutsaywhat?

[udokeir]

Think of it as a tattoo on your friends page.

[antipop_phenom]

My friends page must have been wasted.

[mystan]

You are getting new windows?

well it might make the exagerated usage of summer months slow down a little but probably not a lot.

This speaks more to the overall efficency of chilling air, dont you think. Most heat in these parts is gas. You burn the gas.. and use the heat. the only power consumption you would see is in the running of the blowers. Not to mention burning the gas for its heat is fairly effective compared to the mechanical process of chilling freon or some other coolant

1. compress the coolant so that it heats up under pressure. 2. "Cool" the really hot coolant by exposing it (in tubes) to the outside air temperature. 3. Decompress the slightly cooled coolant, causing it to expand and at the same time drop in temperature. 4. Expose the inside air to the decopressed coolent, thus chilling the air. 5. repeat.

Not too efficient! Summer is always going to cost more.. Sigh.

lets all just go to the beach instead.

[udokeir]

Yes, it's absolutely the cooling doing this. Hopefully the new windows and patio door will reduce the need for so much cooling.

[i_do_hate_u]

omg, ur so nerdy.

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