On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 04:34:49AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >- Anything which gives out some light is giving out less heat.
> And that light, when its absorbed by a surface thats not 100%
> reflective becomes what? Thats right, heat.
So... running a light bulb in a closed room (no windows) is "free" as
well, for a house that is heated by electrical resistance furnace or
base board heater?
I'm a little bit shocked by this. It's interesting, but a little bit
unbelievable... :-)
My conclusion from this thread is - people who heat their house by
electrical resistance are paying too much. I knew this already, but
this illustrates the point. "You might as well heat your house by light
bulbs or computers!"
Cheers,
mark
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