Good idea to USE incandescent lights in winter for warmth?
m...@privacy.net
to incandescent from compact fluorescent would help
heat my bathroom?
I would only do this in the winter time and only in the
bathroom .... not interested in doing such in other
rooms.
Al Bundy
It doesn't sound crazy as such. An incandescent light does give off
more heat. You pay for this pleasure though and a small space heater
would be more effective. The light won't do much. You could, however,
install a fixture with a heat lamp in it that would warm you up and
only cost you while turned on. Some bath areas use these lights with
timers. A bit of experimenting would tell what meets your needs.
E Z Peaces
I've stayed in a hotel with a heat lamp on a timer in the bathroom. The
infrared would warm a person but the lamp would not stay on long enough
to affect the power bill much.
A space heater wouldn't give such a quick effect. As clothes and towels
are dropped in a bathroom, it could cause a fire.
A relative has a space heater built into the ceiling vent. Blowing air
on somebody who has just stepped out of the shower doesn't sound like an
efficient way to warm the person.
Rod Speed
> Sounds crazy I know but was wondering if switching back to
> incandescent from compact fluorescent would help heat my bathroom?
Yes it does, but you are better off with the special purpose IR lamps instead.
> I would only do this in the winter time and only in the bathroom ....
> not interested in doing such in other rooms.
Yeah, plenty want a bathroom warmer than elsewhere in winter,
just when the bathroom is in use. I use a fan heater myself.
m...@privacy.net
>more heat. You pay for this pleasure though and a small space heater
>would be more effective. The light won't do much. You could, however,
>install a fixture with a heat lamp in it that would warm you up and
>only cost you while turned on. Some bath areas use these lights with
>timers. A bit of experimenting would tell what meets your needs.
I rent so cant do any remodeling
Also the bathroom is very small
Al Bundy
> Al Bundy wrote:
> > On Oct 23, 11:38 am, m...@privacy.net wrote:
> >> Sounds crazy I know but was wondering if switching back
> >> to incandescent from compact fluorescent would help
> >> heat my bathroom?
>
> >> I would only do this in the winter time and only in the
> >> bathroom .... not interested in doing such in other
> >> rooms.
>
> > It doesn't sound crazy as such. An incandescent light does give off
> > more heat. You pay for this pleasure though and a small space heater
> > would be more effective. The light won't do much. You could, however,
> > install a fixture with a heat lamp in it that would warm you up and
> > only cost you while turned on. Some bath areas use these lights with
> > timers. A bit of experimenting would tell what meets your needs.
>
>
> A space heater wouldn't give such a quick effect. As clothes and towels
> are dropped in a bathroom, it could cause a fire.
>
You are right EZ. I believe a space heater would have to be built
into the wall to meet most current codes.
The polyester fabric on my old couch melted one time when I had the
Toastmaster too close. A lamp in a ceiling fixture would be much
safer.
Jeff
ceramic heater in my bathroom plugged into a ground fault outlet. If you
are worried about fire hazard, the oil filled radiator types are the
coolest, although they take the longest to warm up and are among the
largest.
Jeff
Bob F
"Al Bundy" <MSfo...@mcpmail.com> wrote in message
> You are right EZ. I believe a space heater would have to be built
> into the wall to meet most current codes.
> The polyester fabric on my old couch melted one time when I had the
> Toastmaster too close. A lamp in a ceiling fixture would be much
> safer.
But not just any fixture. It must be rated for the wattage.
Bob
Jeff
Not to mention that I believe they call these fixtures "heat hell holes"
or something like that. They can be very dangerous on their own if not
properly installed and insulated.
>
> Bob
>
>
Bob F
"Jeff" <dont_...@all.uk> wrote in message
news:13hv6uk...@corp.supernews.com...
The heat lamp fixture I used to have had a small fan inside it to circulate air
through it to dissapate heat.
Bob
Siskuwihane
No shit, Captain obvious.