advantages and disadvantges of electric heating (industrial) 1

[eengrimrankhan]

Hi all,

Please enlist the advantages and disadvantages of industrial electric heating methods as compared to other heating methods (e.g. gas, oil heating etc).

Thanks to all in advance.

 

[rbulsara]

It depends on a lot of things peculiar to your project site, fuel cost and availability. Hire a consultant.

Rafiq Bulsara

http://www.srengineersct.com

 

[waross]

The main advantage may be cost.
The main disadvantage may be cost.

Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter

 

[dpc]

How long is a piece of string?

David Castor

http://www.cvoes.com

 

[jraef]

Heating what?

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[OperaHouse]

Have you checked your utility bill lately? I did all those things you are supposed to do to lower your home bill. I now pay more for the basic service charges a year than I do for the total gas used with supplemental charges. And that is with last years numbers before I added even more insulation. This was also a very cold winter.

 

[jraef]

That's why I said "Heating what?". Space heating for offices / work spaces I'd say gas or oil, hands down. But if you are trying to melt titanium, that's a different issue. You would not get the BTUs out of fuel oil to do it very effectively.

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