2023-03-30

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Technology Connections

There's some pretty cool stuff out there. Speaking of stuff,

Links 'n' stuff:

PART ONE

/youtube/video/CVLLNjSLJTQ

Other videos that popped up in the little clicky things here and there:

My beginner's guide to electric vehicle charging

/youtube/video/Iyp_X3mwE1w

A video on Coleman lanterns

/youtube/video/D_qFWoa_HR4

My 24-hour Vehicle-to-Load Test Run

/youtube/video/yO5fJ8z66Z8

A comparison I did with my old gas stove and a new radiant electric model

/youtube/video/eUywI8YGy0Y

Technology Connextras (my second channel where stuff goes sometimes)

https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnextras

Technology Connections on Mastodon:

https://mas.to/@TechConnectify

The TC Subreddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/technologyconnections

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00:00 Intro

00:42 A bit more on load management

03:43 Running new wires? Maybe not!

04:58 Heat Pump Water Heaters

07:50 Drawbacks

09:39 Thoughts on tankless water heaters

11:34 Other considerations and drawbacks

15:40 Heat Pump Clothes Dryers

17:41 Drawbacks

19:21 Induction stoves - they're a thing!

20:28 Stoves with Batteries

24:58 Pros and Cons

27:22 Power Outages

29:02 A cheap and huge "battery" you can get anywhere (propane)

29:58 Stuff you can do with propane

31:56 My rationale

33:37 Electric cars which offload stored power

37:05 There are nearly endless options, including your community

39:49 Bloops