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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j34h4x9 wrote

Reply to comment by HElGHTS in Are high electricity bills the norm in JC? by PretendSky2322

That’s a half truth. Heat pumps can be that efficient if large enough.

But most apartments don’t have room for free standing exterior units. A PTAC sleeve is to small to be that efficient. If ultimately comes down to surface area to transfer heat from the air to refrigerant on the coils. Physics is at play here.

And depending on the size, at some point heat pumps given their shorter lifespan don’t even payoff. Compressor lifespan is measured in starts/stops. It’s cheaper to just get AC with resistive heat, one less valve that can fail and a compressor that will only run part of the year.

People forget wear/tear on equipment is also a cost. The fan on either setup runs all the time, but that’s a cheap fast repair.

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a_bigsalad t1_j34gwh8 wrote

Reply to comment by fuhgettaboutitt in Food Allergy Conscientious Restaurants? by PixelSquish

Second White Star - I asked for no bun on my burger and the server suggested they had GF if I didn’t want to go without (my request was based solely on the fact I ate way too many carbs over the holidays and we got their incredible Buffalo cauliflower but I thanked him for offering it)

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HElGHTS t1_j34g2wz wrote

Reply to comment by Cuprunnethover2022 in Are high electricity bills the norm in JC? by PretendSky2322

Since you said "house" and OP said "Newport" I'm going to assume this advice is much more likely to work for you than for OP, although in reality it's more to do with ownership than building type, so if you rent the house then it's not likely to work well for you:

Switch from regular electric heat (the technical term is "resistive" and it converts electricity into heat) to a heat pump (uses refrigeration technology to move existing heat from outside to inside). The electricity required to move existing heat is roughly 1/3 the amount required to create heat.

If you're unfamiliar with the concept, you might be wondering "how can I move heat from a colder place to a warmer place" to which the answer is simply "refrigerators do it, and nobody bats an eye."

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fuhgettaboutitt t1_j34ej73 wrote

Reply to Food Allergy Conscientious Restaurants? by PixelSquish

Severe allergies myself, I have found wurstbar, Hamilton inn/pork, white star, porta, Hudson hall/hound, to all be very helpful with my allergies. I had a friends birthday party at Corto and we emailed them my allergies ahead of time and they made it work. Some of these places have ingredients sheets as well they have let me check out.

Feel free to DM me

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DirectorBeneficial48 t1_j34dwwn wrote

Reply to comment by DPedia in Kitchen Designer Recommendation by DPedia

All of what the kitchen designers do is custom. There's obviously standard patterns they're using in their mockups because they're popular and easy, but everyone does that, and obviously if you say you don't want xyz, they'll draw up something without it.

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kevstev t1_j341x9q wrote

Reply to comment by PICHICONCACA in What is the best grocery store in the JC area? by Alert-Ad4070

Yeah I actually took a look at Stony Hill Farms pie ingredients, I am not sure where I can get a monoglyceride plant, but I am interested to know how well they grow in NJ.

Its all kind of a scam really- I treat it like a slightly more expensive foodstore that happens to set up shop down the block from me, but there is nothing better about their stuff at all IMHO. This past fall I was really disappointed in their apples- Shoprite's Honey Crisps were better, and Shoprite's produce is typically one of their weak spots.

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