thermal inefficiency
#1
i dipped my furnace's oil tank today, shocking to see only 10% remaining in the tank
so i got out my calculator
nov 28 (filled up) to jan 18 = 51 days
765 litres - 10% = 688.5 litres
688.5 / 51 days = 13.5 litres used per day
76.5 (10%) / 13.5 = 5.6 days of heat if i dont fill it up
either this house doesn't hold heat or the furnace is wasting fuel.. or both
so i got out my calculator
nov 28 (filled up) to jan 18 = 51 days
765 litres - 10% = 688.5 litres
688.5 / 51 days = 13.5 litres used per day
76.5 (10%) / 13.5 = 5.6 days of heat if i dont fill it up
either this house doesn't hold heat or the furnace is wasting fuel.. or both
#5
I see where you messed up. You need to be measuring the tank capacity in gallons, which are much larger than those metric liters. By using gallons, you will find that the number representing fuel consumption will be much lower.
Unfortunately, this will not have a favorable impact on the number of days until you run out of heat. Our calendar is much the same as yours in that we both use days. If our calendar used half-days, you would find that it would double the time-til-empty.
You are welcome. I offer my services as a technical consultant free of charge to forum members, but if you feel compelled to send me large sums of cash, I believe I can make an exception in your case.
Unfortunately, this will not have a favorable impact on the number of days until you run out of heat. Our calendar is much the same as yours in that we both use days. If our calendar used half-days, you would find that it would double the time-til-empty.
You are welcome. I offer my services as a technical consultant free of charge to forum members, but if you feel compelled to send me large sums of cash, I believe I can make an exception in your case.
#10
I'm getting a large discount on diesel this week I just need to decided how much i want to store, only need about 50 gallons in the boat, but at the price I'm getting would be nice to have some extra for the car, getting it for 25% below the pump price, but it's a one time deal