Re: Another swamp thang

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From: Michael Spangler
Date: Sat, 04 May 1996 00:00

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In article <4lrt5q$cqb@vu-vlsi.ee.vill.edu>, nick@vu-vlsi.ee.vill.edu
(Nick Pine) wrote:

>
>One frugal Abilene house uses $100/month in winter for gas heat and $100/month
>in summer for air-conditioning. It has 6 window air conditioners. Can the
>owners use less fossil fuel?
>
(much snipped)

It doesn't sound very frugal to me. My (former) house in Winnemucca, NV
cost half that to heat in winter, and one quarter that to cool, although
the cooling was with a swamp cooler, which may not be an option on your
area. The heating was with gas. construction was standard for manufactured
housing, with 6" walls and extra insulation in the ceiling. But it was all
ordered right out the catalog.  

The rest of the post was well done. Good energy balance.

-- 
Mike Spangler 
University of Idaho
span8591@uidaho.edu

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From: Span8591@uidaho.edu (Michael Spangler)
Subject: Re: Another swamp thang
Date: 1996/05/04
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