They discovered I had the dreaded type 2 while they treated me for osteomyelitis in the summer. Apparently my pancreas had packed in due to the massive liver damage caused by my hemochromatosis and had been that way for a couple of years. Also explained why I keep needing to have a massive pee every time I get to the wksp due to the temp change when you go in.
Yes, until you hit "phase changes" of ice at 0º to water at 0º, or water at 100º to steam at 100º, and a very large amount of heat is required, known as "latent heat". x 79.7 for ice to water and x 533 for water to vapour. Latent Heat of Water
I did buy a Melita coffee maker with an insulated pot which works well but doesn't make as nice a drink. I also discovered that I shouldn't have that coffee before going to the Drs because otherwise he thinks my blood pressure requires medication!
Opening the window was indeed a tongue in cheek comment on reducing condensation if leaving the bath water in until it dropped to room temperature. But that is the reality because it makes the bathroom too moist IMHO. But I was just thinking if I cut something like a bin bag to the water surface outline then the heat could escape but condensation wouldn't while the plastic floated on the surface? I'll try that next month.
We currently have a cheap, lightweight plastic kettle so combined with the £30 flask is not expensive compared to an insulated kettle. The biggest benefit that still makes me smile to realise it is I'm not waiting for the kettle every time I make a brew. A full kettle is two brews in the flask for later and one mug full now.
But it seems I've been making tea wrong all this time from Chris152 so I need to buy a temperature varying kettle immediately! How long will another £50 on a kettle that does that take to pay for itself if I only heat water to 80 dgrees C instead of boiling?
Another thing I do is always have a super strong filter coffee in the morning plus a tea. I make them both at the same time, the coffee using an MSR mugmate or the equivalent cheaper knock off filter in the mug. That goes in an insulated mug so that by the time I've finished the tea the coffee has cooled to just right
I assume you are talking about hot water recirculation where due to long pipe runs there is a noticable delay from opening the tap to getting hot water with an associated waste of water. Running a pump constant is not ideal, have you thought about adding some control like a temperature sensor so the pump only runs when the pipe temperature falls below a threshold or a pressure sensor that detects when the tap is opened.
While we are worrying about the third decimal place of a penny it's worth noting that some of the 5W goes to heat the water so not all is lost
William Cobbett thought that tea drinking ushered in an age of reduced productivity, since people sat round waiting for the kettle to boil, instead of just drinking beer, as they had hitherto done.
Thanks, Jacob, that has been mentioned before, although I also remembered it from skool. It was the graph showing the specific heat variation with respect to temperature that surprised me.
I still have the original gas pipe work for some of the gas lighting in my house, but I'm not going back to gas lighting
Yes, I had the pipe work in my last house. I wouldn't go back to it either. I honestly have no idea as to the relative efficiency/economy of gas lantel lighting versus incandescent electric. Obviously the gas is more dangerous and a giant hassle. Dimmable though...I still have the original gas pipe work for some of the gas lighting in my house, but I'm not going back to gas lighting
apparently, about 2 lumens/W for a gas mantle lamp and 1 lumen/W for an open flame gas lamp. A candle is about 12.5 lumens.
Ok. So LED is apparently 30 to 90 lumens per watt.
But, if you have a room upstairs, the ceiling lights act as underfloor heating
.Getting well above that now with Samsung apparently 220 lumens per watt!!
