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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Re: Watermaker
From: Tom O'Meara (LLL@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Sep 18 2000 - 18:26:45 EDT
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At 09:01 AM 9/18/00 -0700, you wrote:
>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
Ah, but Lew... you are only considering diesel charging, at least in the
above. That is being overtaken by solar technology pretty quickly. See
John's post earlier.
Fair Winds,
Tom
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