EF temp.

[knotdodger]

I was looking at the Hearthstone manual for my Shelburne. And it said
it can burn as high as 600EF. I got a little curious and looked up EF online.
Can't find anything on it but stuff I dont understand.. Can anyone shed any
light on EF for me????????????

 

[pgmr]

A typo perhaps? Maybe the "EF" should be an "°F".

 

[Dirtgrain]

Might be energy factor; I saw it here: Virginia Division of Energy Glossary.

The measure of overall efficiency for a variety of appliances. For water heaters, the energy factor is based on three factors: 1) the recovery efficiency, or how efficiently the heat from the energy source is transferred to the water; 2) stand-by losses, or the percentage of heat lost per hour from the stored water compared to the content of the water: and 3) cycling losses. For dishwashers, the energy factor is defined as the number of cycles per kWh of input power. For clothes washers, the energy factor is defined as the cubic foot capacity per kWh of input power per cycle. For clothes dryers, the energy factor is defined as the number of pounds of clothes dried per kWh of power consumed.