Cat vs. panel heater: which is better?
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Cat vs. panel heater: which is better?
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#2Not sure where they got their cost estimate from, but I spend a lot more than $250/year on each of my two cats (and 250 NZD is only ~160 USD). Still, fun article :)
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#3Definitely noticed a difference in getting a cat on heating requirements in Seattle. I got two cats now, and my heat is turned off year round.
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#4Cat lady was on to something.
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#5I had to dry out my boots once with a panel heater, after a passing driver decided to enliven my rainy-day walking commute by driving through an overflowing gutter and drenching me from head to toe.
I wouldn't have liked to try it with a cat instead...
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#6“ A 3kg cat has a heat output of 14.8 watts, or 129.65 kilowatt-hours...”
Playing fast and loose here. That’s 129.65 kilowatt hours per year. 14.8 watts is 0.0148 kilowatts of course. Kilowatt hours are a measure of total energy output over a given time not instantaneous output.
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#7The ideal number of cats per home in New Zealand is zero. Cats prey on local wildlife, much of which is near extinction as it is because of introduced predators including humans. Those who advocate for banning cats in New Zealand have a pretty strong case.
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#8The ideal number of cats per home in New Zealand is zero. Cats prey on local wildlife, much of which is near extinction as it is because of introduced predators including humans. Those who advocate for banning cats in New Zealand have a pretty strong case.
Perhaps you can keep your cat indoors?
Re: Cat vs. panel heater: which is better?
#9“ A 3kg cat has a heat output of 14.8 watts, or 129.65 kilowatt-hours...” Playing fast and loose here. That’s 129.65 kilowatt hours per year. 14.8 watts is 0.0148 kilowatts of course. Kilowatt hours are a measure of total energy output over a given time not instantaneous output.
Also that's kWh summed up over the year. Cats have constant output, but for house heating you'd want to concentrate it to just ~3-4 months. So we're closer to 50-60 cats at that point.
Re: Cat vs. panel heater: which is better?
#10The ideal number of cats per home in New Zealand is zero. Cats prey on local wildlife, much of which is near extinction as it is because of introduced predators including humans. Those who advocate for banning cats in New Zealand have a pretty strong case.
Perhaps you can keep your cat indoors?
Or in an outside enclosure. They're not very hard to install around your fence.