β² 732 βΌ The stolen heat! (feddit.org) submitted 8 months ago by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 133 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] ViperActual@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (3 children) Good lord, well that puts that into perspective, thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] thetrekkersparky@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, a tankless pulls down power like an EV, and since conversion to heat is 100% efficient (loss in the pipes on the way to your shower notwithstanding) you actually need that power to heat up the water at the speed a tankless sends it through. That's why the gas ones work better, hydrocarbons store a shitload of energy. permalink fedilink source parent [β] thetrekkersparky@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, although electric heat is 100% efficient it takes a lot of energy to heat water quickly. You're better off going with gas for hot water on demand. I imagine the unit price is more, but the install price will probably be lower. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] thetrekkersparky@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, a tankless pulls down power like an EV, and since conversion to heat is 100% efficient (loss in the pipes on the way to your shower notwithstanding) you actually need that power to heat up the water at the speed a tankless sends it through. That's why the gas ones work better, hydrocarbons store a shitload of energy. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] thetrekkersparky@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, although electric heat is 100% efficient it takes a lot of energy to heat water quickly. You're better off going with gas for hot water on demand. I imagine the unit price is more, but the install price will probably be lower. permalink fedilink source parent