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Originally Posted by freebeard
5 kilowatts times 12 volts is 60 Amps. Check my math. My living module has a 20 Amp service panel. ???
Why not get a 2nd hand heat pump out of a late-model Leaf and trigger it with a laser pointer from your living room window (for example).
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Your math is close you forgot the fuel ...72w + .11 ga of diesel /gas / kerosene = 5kw is correct you see diesel has over 139000btu . 1w = 3.xx btu.
Leaf heater
?How many 50# groop31 batteries aer required at $125 ea??. to heat 4galons of water and a 1000# engine from 40 below 0°fto operating. And start this engine? (Keep in mind that a battery has only about 5-10% of its CCAwhen new at this temperature ... lithium battery is not able to be charged till spring so lead is the only option. . Getting the math wrong is a fatal mistake at 40below.+windchill...
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06 Subaru Forrester XT(WRX PACKAGE) MT AWD Turbocharged 18 plying dirty best of 26mpg@70mph
95Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 14-18mpg
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