Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu...
by Symbiote on Saturday April 22, 2017 @06:29AM
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My mum's house, in a village in "rural" England, has a coal fire -- actually several, since the house is over 100 years old, but only one is operational.
My mum still uses it in the winter, though I wish she wouldn't. Depending on the wind, the smell outside can be disgusting, and the efficiency is something like 10% -- most of the heat goes straight up and out of the chimney. On every measure, it would be better to heat with electric: for CO2, local particulate pollution, and acid rain.
My mum still uses it in the winter, though I wish she wouldn't. Depending on the wind, the smell outside can be disgusting, and the efficiency is something like 10% -- most of the heat goes straight up and out of the chimney. On every measure, it would be better to heat with electric: for CO2, local particulate pollution, and acid rain.