95% of the output of an incandescent light is heat, 5% is light. Someone should sell incandescent bulbs as space heaters and not "lightbulbs" as a workaround.
I live in Canada. Every BTU an incandescent lightbulb gives off in times when you use space heaters in your living spaces is a BTU not spent by your space heaters, in other words: The heat given off by incandescent lightbulbs is heat that is saved, not spent, by space heaters, meaning incandescent lightbulbs are 100% efficient in the winter.
One reason why I like my LEDs. It's hot enough where I live, I don't need space heaters running all over the house in the form of light bulbs that I will need to use the AC even more to compensate. But yes, I can see how beneficial they are in colder places.
That is not the point. What I stated is that there is no waste in the electricity used by an incandescent light bulb when one needs to provide heat to living spaces: 95% heat, 5% light.
Exactly. Down “south” lots of homes have a pump house outside in the backyard. Well insulated and a 65-75 watt light bulb kept on inside is all it takes to keep it from freezing during the mild winter nights. It may dip into the teens at night and only be in the 20’s for weeks; but the pump house stays nice and warm
I’m a little nerdy so I swap out my track lights in the kitchen and a few other strategic locations around the house. Incandescent in winter and led/fluorescent in summer
95% of the output of an incandescent light is heat, 5% is light. Someone should sell incandescent bulbs as space heaters and not "lightbulbs" as a workaround.
I live in Canada. Every BTU an incandescent lightbulb gives off in times when you use space heaters in your living spaces is a BTU not spent by your space heaters, in other words: The heat given off by incandescent lightbulbs is heat that is saved, not spent, by space heaters, meaning incandescent lightbulbs are 100% efficient in the winter.
One reason why I like my LEDs. It's hot enough where I live, I don't need space heaters running all over the house in the form of light bulbs that I will need to use the AC even more to compensate. But yes, I can see how beneficial they are in colder places.
Now that's a galaxy brained idea; Mining bitcoin to heat the house in the winter
That is not the point. What I stated is that there is no waste in the electricity used by an incandescent light bulb when one needs to provide heat to living spaces: 95% heat, 5% light.
Less risk of fire especially when you're heating a little greenhouse in the winter... Or a chicken coop
Exactly!
Cascade sold its phosphate laden dishwasher soap as fryer boil out to get around the phosphate ban.
Exactly. Down “south” lots of homes have a pump house outside in the backyard. Well insulated and a 65-75 watt light bulb kept on inside is all it takes to keep it from freezing during the mild winter nights. It may dip into the teens at night and only be in the 20’s for weeks; but the pump house stays nice and warm
I’m a little nerdy so I swap out my track lights in the kitchen and a few other strategic locations around the house. Incandescent in winter and led/fluorescent in summer
Same here ;-)
Some of us want incandescents for heat...
Like for chickens, water based paint, glue and others that freeze etc.