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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of electric heating?
1. This system is free from dirt.
2. Special type of heating can be done very accurately by electric heating system.
3. The overall efficiency of electric heating is much higher.
4. Simple and accurate pressure control can be made either by manual or fully automatic switches.

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : Simple and accurate pressure control can be made either by manual or fully automatic switches.

Advantages of Electric Heating: As compared to other methods of heating using gas, coal, and fire, etc., electric heating is far superior for the following reasons :

(i) Cleanliness: Since neither dust nor ash is produced in electric heating, it is a clean system of heating requiring the minimum cost of cleaning. Moreover, the material to be heated doe not get contaminated.

(ii) No Pollution: Since no flue gases are produced in electric heating, no provision has to be made for their exit.

(iii) Economical: Electric heating is economical because electric furnaces are cheaper in their initial cost as well as maintenance cost since they do not require big space for installation or for storage of coal and wood. Moreover, there is no need to construct any chimney or to provide extra heat installation.

(iv) Ease of Control: It is easy to control and regulate the temperature of an electric furnace with the help of manual or automatic devices. Temperature can be controlled within ± 5°C which is not possible in any other form of heating.

(v) Special Heating Requirement: Special heating requirements such as uniform heating of material or heating one particular portion of the job without affecting its other parts or heating with no oxidation can be met only by electric heating.

(vi) Higher Efficiency: Heat produced electrically does not go away waste through the chimney and other by-products. Consequently, most of the heat produced is utilized for heating the material itself. Hence, electric heating has higher efficiency as compared to other types of heating.

(vii) Better Working Conditions: Since electric heating produces no irritating noises and also the radiation losses are low, it results in low ambient temperature. Hence, working with
electric furnaces is convenient and cool and a special type of heating can be done very accurately by the electric heating system.

(viii) Heating of Bad Conductors: Bad conductors of heat and electricity like wood, plastic, and bakery items can be uniformly and suitably heated with a dielectric heating process.

(ix) Safety: Electric heating is quite safe because it responds quickly to controlled signals.

(x) Lower Attention and Maintenance Cost: Electric heating equipment generally will not require much attention and supervision and their maintenance cost is almost negligible. Hence, labour charges are negligibly small as compared to other forms of heating.

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