Is that Canada? Because I have seen that in Ottawa. Originally for heating, later AC added.
Heh, my electricity company does write in the invoice what they think I'm spending electricity on. Like so many Kwh for the fridge, the clothes washer, etc. It is ridiculous.
I had a gadget to actually measure the power consumed at a socket, but it broke. Like if its internal software got corrupted. I should get another one day, and find out what my computer socket takes.
I’m Canadian myself, but I never got the knack for washing and cooking with air alone. I’d probably be thinner if I had. ;)
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Phil Hobbs
Heh. No, for that you use electricity. As the combined generator is off (broken), you don't have the space heating, but you still get electricity from the network.
To be a bit clearer, the domestic water pipes freeze and burst too.
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Phil Hobbs
Ah, yes, I forgot about that.
You see, I'm not familiar with those events, they don't happen where I live (south-east coast of Spain). It never freezes. My mother said that when I was born, a pail of water left outside would freeze. The surface only, I assume. But those times are over. I have seen snow here perhaps twice, less than a centimetre thick. With two centimetres, we can not drive, it becomes a disaster.
Although I've lived in Ottawa for two years :-)
I've never been so warm in my life. Houses are so well heated!
Yes. And when comes a hurricane, it levels everything flat. Over there you build with wood (and can have disastrous fires). Over here, it is all concrete and bricks.
Mind, I had water leaks on my roof. I don't have the skill set to go up there (plus I am afraid of heights), so had some men come. Basically what they did was rearrange the ceramic tiles properly leaving no holes. Finding men with that skill is not easy, I was lucky.
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Right.
Yes. It sums usage each day, max/min, power factor, etc, in a tiny display.
Well, if I see my rack using 200 watts I will more aggressively hibernate my desktop machine when not using it.
I think I'm paying too much.
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