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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Re: Watermaker
lewhodgett@XXX.XXX
Date: Mon Sep 18 2000 - 12:01:04 EDT
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Tom O'Meara writes:
> Got a decent battery bank and charging system? Save the bucks and
go with
> the Village Marine.
>
> Got limited amps and no way to replace'em? Spend the extra money
and get
>a
> Spectra.
The low equipment cost, high energy consumption system vs the high
equipment cost, low energy consumption system debate has been around
forever.
I submit, the determining factor is usage.
Consider the case of 500 hours of annual usage, and diesel cost of
$5.00/gallon which includes a maintenance allowance of about
$2.00/gallon.
If your fuel consumption is 1 gal/hr, that's $2,500.00/yr of added energy
cost for that glass of R/O water.
There is no question that world energy prices will continue to rise.
Best to consider annual operating costs, especially energy costs, in any
economic evaluation process.
Lew
S/A: Challenge (Under Construction in the Southland)
There are no problems. just varying degrees of challenging opportunity.
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