by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 11, 2013 | Energy Rant
Duct Leakage Chaff Due to duct leakage, only 57% of heat generated in a home furnace is delivered to conditioned spaces. OMG! Run for your lives. Big deal. Where the “Only 57%” Claim Comes From I have overheard conversations at conferences and other...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 3, 2013 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Sometimes I wonder. No, sometimes I’m amazed how certain energy efficient technologies have fooled the industry and the public for years, possibly even decades, into a false sense and blind acceptance for energy savings. Want to see two technologies that are...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 29, 2013 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
If you haven’t seen Michaels’ recent self-indulgent video, you might want to do that now. It is many hours of video shooting reduced to a fine sauce, just under four minutes. My interview, for example, lasted maybe 45 minutes and maybe 30 seconds of it are included...
by Jeff Ihnen | Dec 31, 2012 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
I’ve read enough energy-saving tip lists to fill a Webster’s dictionary[1]. In this rant, I dissect some common ones, some uncommon ones, and provide some myself. Cook with small appliances – toaster oven, slow cooker, electric skillet: I would strongly advise...
by Jeff Ihnen | Dec 10, 2012 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Believe it or not, I did not have a rant topic in mind going into Saturday morning – my rant writing time. But the fog burned off quickly as a topic came into view – one that arose during the prior week. Incidentally, I once heard a “meteorologist” instructor say he...
