12-10-2013, 09:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-10-2013, 10:09 AM by Radio Fixer.)
Yes! I understand the arithmetic but I guess it depends upon your situation. Upstairs its lights that aren't on for long in most rooms, quick shower and a shave etc. Bedrooms are wall lights so useful heat. Guess my den is the most thirsty has 150W of halogen + 60W fluorescent. May be worth getting rid of the halogen when the fitting comes up for change and if I can find an interference free unit.
Downstairs another 150W halogen in the kitchen, would be worth a change as on for quite a few hours in the winter. Other rooms are mainly uplighters on dim in the evenings, guess they contribute useful heat.
So I will let the new utility room, where 'sparks' is going to fit LEDs, be my test case. If no interference and we like the light from them (what's best cool or warm or is that individual?) then that might inspire me to change some of the others
Just made a quick measurement after central heating on this morning, maybe 1 degree difference between floor and ceiling temp in the lounge so circulation must take place. We don't want to go back to the days of sitting around a roaring coal fire where the front burns and the back was cold.
Apart from the expense of putting it in I'm not sure I would want under floor water heating? If something goes wrong, leak, blockage its a huge mess taking it up against just changing a rad.
thanks Gary
Downstairs another 150W halogen in the kitchen, would be worth a change as on for quite a few hours in the winter. Other rooms are mainly uplighters on dim in the evenings, guess they contribute useful heat.
So I will let the new utility room, where 'sparks' is going to fit LEDs, be my test case. If no interference and we like the light from them (what's best cool or warm or is that individual?) then that might inspire me to change some of the others
Just made a quick measurement after central heating on this morning, maybe 1 degree difference between floor and ceiling temp in the lounge so circulation must take place. We don't want to go back to the days of sitting around a roaring coal fire where the front burns and the back was cold.
Apart from the expense of putting it in I'm not sure I would want under floor water heating? If something goes wrong, leak, blockage its a huge mess taking it up against just changing a rad.
thanks Gary
