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bdevel t1_ivantt7 wrote

Reply to comment by NumerousAbility2332 in New dwellings in Washington state must be warmed by heat pumps, rather than furnaces, beginning in July, state board rules Friday by BarnabyWoods

Even cooking with gas is outdated. Modern induction cooktops heat much faster, are responsive to temp changes. They only heat the pot instead of the air around it. Gas can light cooking oil so it is a fire hazard. Also, burning gas in your house releases toxic emissions. You wouldn't run your car in your house.

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bdevel t1_ivan6h7 wrote

Reply to comment by Rocketgirl8097 in New dwellings in Washington state must be warmed by heat pumps, rather than furnaces, beginning in July, state board rules Friday by BarnabyWoods

It's cheaper to install a heat pump and operate a heat pump. The installation of a furnace plus A/C is twice the work. A friend bought a new DR Horton house which only had a gas furnace. They spent $8,000 to add AC. They keep the thermostat at 68 degrees and still pay $300 for gas in the winter. So stupid to use install a furnace which you'll have to rip out later.

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thedeepdark t1_ivalgqa wrote

Reply to comment by the_other_b in New dwellings in Washington state must be warmed by heat pumps, rather than furnaces, beginning in July, state board rules Friday by BarnabyWoods

I have heat pump with no furnace and it’s been fine! It doesn’t get toasty warm but you won’t be cold (have had it for about 4 years) I did end up converting an old fireplace to a gas insert for those days when I just want to super warm and cozy. I’m in the Seattle area.

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Jethawk55 t1_iv9cx5r wrote

Reply to comment by AttitudePopular6549 in What happens when a state changes political party by pokedmund

Wow do you actually think that hundreds of miles of barren unpopulated land in Eastern WA actually gets to vote like it's a person? Because a Massive majority of WA's population lives within the very left-wing counties of King, Snohomish, and Pierce, all of which are in Western WA, so you're absolutely full of shit!

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vanisaac t1_iv9b303 wrote

Reply to comment by StupidizeMe in A Hiker and His Puppy Were Shot Dead on a Remote Washington Trail; Investigation Has Been as Strange as the Killings by ExtraNoise

The shooter is from Thurston County, and the Lewis and Thurston County sheriffs are brothers. Not suggesting anything in particular, but if there is a connection that is causing this, it could run through the north. Also interesting that this is coming out right when the sheriff is in a tough reelection campaign that has had some serious political shenanigans that almost toppled the county Republican party chairperson.

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Lost_Conversation546 t1_iv99btx wrote

Reply to comment by Rich-Juice2517 in New dwellings in Washington state must be warmed by heat pumps, rather than furnaces, beginning in July, state board rules Friday by BarnabyWoods

I grew up in grays harbor, my grandpa actually was a laborer on one of them before they stopped construction in the early 80s. I don’t think you can walk into the cooling towers anymore I think they put a fence up, but I loved doing that as a kid.

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