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I just bought a house for myself and want to know if anyone has any
thoughts or experience using halogen wall sconces. Other threads in
alt.home.repair are making me think I may have heating issues. Can 3
100 watt halogen scones light up a 15'x15' room enough to read or play
monopoly? The house is not very big and I thought it would be neat if I
could get away with no lamps and little or no ceiling lights. Any and
all feedback is appreciated as I have almost no knowledge on the
subject.


15 times 15 equals 225 divided by 300 equals .25 watts per foot. Watts are
not lumens but when I do load calculations for warehouses I use 3-5 watts
per foot for the lighting.

Halogens are hot when running so your going to be getting 300 watts of heat
into the room. If you not air conditioning then no worries. Halogens do not
last very long in relation to CF's