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Comment by tshaddox

5 months ago

> My furnace produces 0.9W of heat for every 1W of energy input.

I assume you mean that 10% of the energy immediately escapes your house?

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tshaddox

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icehawk  5 months ago

Yes, last 10% goes up the chimney, so only 0.9W goes into the house.

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