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- Hot showers, lower power bills with heat pump water heaters: how water heaters are installed impacts total home energy use
- Entrepreneurs design automated cutting equipment applicable to various industries
- Selling extended warranties via independent companies lowers price but hurts consumers
| Posted: 06 Jan 2015 10:46 AM PST Heat pump water heaters are an energy-efficient alternative to conventional electric resistance water heaters. Now research shows heat pump water heaters can also reduce an entire home's energy use – if they're connected to the appropriate ducting.  |
| Entrepreneurs design automated cutting equipment applicable to various industries Posted: 06 Jan 2015 05:15 AM PST The "OpeCNC" system, consists of software and hardware for machine control. It can be applied from ornamental ironwork, cutting spare parts, pipes to advertisements.  |
| Selling extended warranties via independent companies lowers price but hurts consumers Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:59 AM PST Retailers selling home appliances and electronics goods typically make 15-20 percent profit from these products but realize more than 200 percent profit from selling extended warranties for them. A new study finds that even though selling warranties through independent firms will lower extended warranty prices, the consumers may actually be worse off.  |
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