who says steam heat is inefficient

i hate to put this up because of how much we love wood heat, but if you want to heat the house with next to nothing for money you got to see this guys invention.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh_-DUKQ4Uw

When I see a published third party test of the system efficiency, I will get excited until then, I wish them luck getting a patent. I expect we will be seeing them on Dragons Den.

Not buying it. Its either another snake oil youtube video or the guy has no idea how to measure the output. You can't have a perpetual motion machine.

Hook up the steam output to a generator and see if it produces enough energy to run the electric motor. Bet it doesn't.

You might get more energy in raw steam output, but once you do something with that steam, there will be a loss in efficiency. Unless all you want is a steam machine. What ever device the steam powers will consume some of that 100% efficiency.

Good point. I wonder how efficient a nuclear reactor is when you jsut consider the steam it makes?

but guys, what you're not considering is that the narrator of the video has an accent. that must raise the efficiency by at least 25%

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