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philipwhiuk • yesterday at 6:44 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Heating the ceiling with the light is an extremely inefficient approach to heating a room.


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londons_explore • yesterday at 6:52 PM

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.

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bethekidyouwant • yesterday at 8:10 PM

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.