| ▲ | RubberbandSoul 7 hours ago |
| In the summer. In the winter the heat from the bulbs would help heating the homes, offices, stores, etc. |
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| ▲ | triceratops 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Or you could use all the saved energy to run a heat pump, which is even more efficient. |
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| ▲ | philipwhiuk 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Heating the ceiling with the light is an extremely inefficient approach to heating a room. |
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| ▲ | londons_explore 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Recently installed a bunch of incandescent bulbs because I had them at the bottom of a drawer. I was surprised how the small amount of infrared from them makes rooms feel more pleasant to be in. It's a warmth on the skin, rather like having a fireplace going. If I weren't paying the electricity bill, I would totally fit them everywhere. | | |
| ▲ | TheOtherHobbes 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | 100W of heat is like having another person in the room. It's nothing at all like having a fireplace going - unless they're on fire, in which case both of you have a problem. | | | |
| ▲ | OkayPhysicist 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | This sensation of warmth while being in a nominally cold room can also be created with microwaves. A couple of such systems were designed when microwaves were the new hotness. Turns out it might cause cataracts, though. |
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| ▲ | bethekidyouwant 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | the heat rises out of your baseboard just the same. If you’re heating your house resistive electric, you can just leave everything powered on all winter. |
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