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		maccard 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm I’m inclined to agree, even in cold places. AC is remarkably efficient, especially when you reverse it (and get a heat pump).

rrr_oh_man 18 days ago [–]

…but when electricity dies down, you’re basically fucked.

maccard 18 days ago | [–]

My main source of heating is a gas boiler, but it requires two pumps to actually push the water around. If our power is out we have no heating.

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