dpb wrote:
Bob F wrote:
"dpb" wrote in message ...
Bob F wrote:
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And electrical heaters would heat less, so they would run longer,
increasing total usage.

Proportionately longer time at lower voltage is still same power...


Except for the losses where the problem is. Which don't heat the house
if they're outside. Sorry.

But that loss is independent of downstream load...


???
Loss at a series connection resistance ("problem") depends on the
downstream load.

The original statement (Mike) was "If you have a high resistance joint
anywhere in your supply then total power consumption will always fall."

A thermostatically controlled resistance heater will use the same power
at the heater. I agree with Bob that the power consumption will go up
because the power loss at the "problem" adds to the power used at the
heater.

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