Text 10506, 91 rader
Skriven 2007-01-14 17:16:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: IN-FLOOR HEATING 70113
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 -=> Quoting Glen Jamieson to Jim Weller <=-

 GJ> in-floor (electric) heating...

 JW> Such systems are all the rage now in Yuppie McMansions, but just in
 JW> bathrooms with quarry tile floors, not the whole house.

 GJ> I suppose there are such people, who don't mind paying to keep the
 GJ> bathroom floor warm all day, so they can get the benefit for a few
 GJ> minutes of use.

You can turn it on and off and even have a timer turn it on 15 minutes
before you wake up in the morning. Not a huge expense after the initial
outlay.

One of my customers added an extra heat duct to his forced air furnace
that ran to the linen closet inside the bathroom. So for next to no cost
he has pre-warmed towels all winter long. Also used damp towels dry
quickly and completely so they don't ever get mildewy and last longer
between washings; as a result his laundry costs went down!

 JW> A few VERY wealthy people in Toronto and Ottawa have had their
 JW> driveways done so they don't have to shovel snow. What a waste! Even
 JW> if I could afford to operate an electric driveway in winter I'd be
 JW> embarrassed to. 

 GJ> These days, with energy conservation in the minds of most thinking
 GJ> people, such behaviour would certainly be valid grounds for criticism.
 GJ> I would expect the owners of such multi-kilo-Watt powered driveways to
 GJ> then get into their over-sized SUVs to drive the 1/2 mile to their
 GJ> favourite gym, to get their exercise.

So you know the type then.

 GJ> I see no reason why a gas or oil-fired hot water boiler should last
 GJ> longer than one which uses a heat exchanger air heater

I can't explain why, but I know from experience that they do.
                         
 GJ> Hot air systems, like cooling air conditioners, use solenoid operated
 GJ> dampers in room ducts to cut off air flow to some rooms when not
 GJ> needed.
 
We don't have solenoid operated dampers here. Perhaps we should. When
the sole thermostat in my house calls for heat, the furnace fires up,
then the fan kicks in and hot air is blown to all parts of the house
whether they need it or not. I can balance the system a bit by half
closing louvers in vents in rooms near the furnace and leaving them wide
open at the far ends of the duct run but that's it.


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     Title: Moquecas
Categories: Shrimp, Latin Amer
  Servings: 4

      1 lb shrimp
    lime juice
    garlic; minced
    cilantro; chopped
    bell peppers; diced
    onions; diced
    tomato sauce
    coconut milk
    dende oil

Shrimp into a bowl  with some lime juice and minced garlic.  Put into
the fridge to sit for 20 minutes.

Put the cilantro, the bell peppers, onion, into a saute pan and cook
in a little oil or butter. Add a little tomato sauce and cook until
very thick, as thick as tomato paste. Add coconut milk and shrimp/lime
juice mixture. Cook a few minutes Add some dende oil. Stir and serve.
                  
  From: Terry Pogue To: Foodwine

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Cheers

Jim, in Yellowknife




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