Saving electricity and cutting electric bill.

dosh37

A similar thing occured to me when we were all persuaded to switch to those idiotic, energy saving 'flourescent tube' bulbs before LED lights became available: The ones that took about 5 minutes before you could actually see anything.

The problem is that because heat rises, most of the heat generated by tungsten ceiling lights is wasted as it goes straight up.

A better alternative is to use halogen heaters at ground level. They create a nice warm glow and radiate the heat where it's wanted. You only need to heat the room(s) that are in use rather than the whole house. Unlike gas or oil they can run off renewable energy.

tim_p

Talldave said:

Gerry1 said:

If you put a mirror behind each bulb it will double the output !

If you put a solar panel behind them, you can light more lightbulbs!!!

Cracked this one..... put a solar panel behind and a mirror (or magnifying glass perhaps) in front... sorted, unlimited free energy. 

(Makes about as much sense as the OP) 

matelodave

Gerry1 said:

Robin9 said:

I've lived in a house without c/h and only electric light bulbs - my father's false teeth froze in a glass in the bedroom.

Luxury !  We had only gas lighting when I was very little.

Same here and a tin bath in front of the fire on Saturday nights also going down five flights of stairs to the shared toilet - good times eh?

tim_p

matelodave said:

Gerry1 said:

Robin9 said:

I've lived in a house without c/h and only electric light bulbs - my father's false teeth froze in a glass in the bedroom.

Luxury !  We had only gas lighting when I was very little.

Same here and a tin bath in front of the fire on Saturday nights also going down five flights of stairs to the shared toilet - good times eh?

Toilet? You were lucky!

matelodave

I'm afraid it was a potty under the bed for night time use - I lived there right up until I was 13

Hasbeen

If I remember correctly a pensioner good few years came up with a similar system to heat house.

It was lightbulbs in flower pots??

Verdigris

Hasbeen said:

If I remember correctly a pensioner good few years came up with a similar system to heat house.

It was lightbulbs in flower pots??

I think it was candles/tea-lights in flower pots.

JGB1955

You've just reminded me that my maternal grandparents house (where I spent my first 4 years) had no electricity but was 'posh' enough to have 'one of those telephone things'.  Potties under the bed were quite normal.  Thankfully I was too young to have to empty them...  My paternal grandparents had an outside cludgie (where you spent as little time as possible) a dolly tub and a gas cooker like this:  b91a96e9c101f483fe485e7247294c19.jpg (550×960) (pinimg.com)that was used until 1979.  I've only just realised I'm a dinosaur - but still 4 weeks away from SPA!

Hasbeen

Verdigris said:

Hasbeen said:

If I remember correctly a pensioner good few years came up with a similar system to heat house.

It was lightbulbs in flower pots??

I think it was candles/tea-lights in flower pots.

That is it! LOL.  More energy saving!

HEATHERTILBURY

Heat from 100w bulbs is 100w I'm not saying it's anymore. It's highlighting the fact that ..
.1.old fashioned light bulbs can serve a dual purpose. Light and heat
2. Only 300watts  is necessary to hold the heat once you've boosted the room with an electric heater for say 10 minutes (in my large double bedroom)
I've seen flower pot heaters and I agree they are pointless. The same result with a naked bulb is achieved
The positioning of the bulbs around the room is important for distribution as to whether they are on the floor or half way up the room or on the ceiling makes no real difference as any heat generated in any room will hit the ceiling and fall