On 27/11/2017 18:24, wrote:
On 27/11/2017 18:14, Iggy wrote:
replying to David, Iggy wrote:
Well, I can't disagree AT ALL with heating AND
wonderful-marvelous-is-the-bees-knees cooling. However, for a nice,
cheap,
never needs a Technician heating solution of somewhat small spaces, is a
Halogen light bulb heater. You can do like this "Low watt space heater
EASY
BUILD" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWD56H4v6yM or you can just
screw bulbs
into a bunch of sockets on a board and make it your top central lighting.
You'd just put a tiny fan next to the bulb-field to circulate the
shed's air
for a very reasonable 500 to 600-watts. In other words, turn the shed
into a
giant Easy Bake Oven.


I must be missing something. A regular resistance heater converts all
the energy into heat, this converts the energy into heat and light.
Unless you need the light, how is a heater based on light bulbs better
than a regular resistance heater?

A conventional heater has to heat the air and heat is continuously being
lost to the environment. Spotlights (or better, the equivalent, purely
infra-red heaters) give you radiant heat directly onto your skin. You
can feel warm with them in a much cooler room and so save energy. They
are often used in factories, loading bays, etc.

SteveW