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Hi,
My friend and I were having a discussion and had a disagreement. I'm hoping one of you intelligent people can settle it for us. There are two points I'd like to talk about.
1. Safety concerns and practicalities aside why would one choose to heat a room with a baseboard heater versus an oven or say a clothes iron.
2. In a given amount of time, would a 1500 Watt iron produce as much heat as a 1500 watt baseboard heater?
His argument was that, although a baseboard heater would heat up quicker, after they were turned off, an iron would give off heat for a longer period of time. If all energy that goes into the two systems is converted to heat, then why wouldn't they produce the same amount of heat.
Thank you,
Drew
My friend and I were having a discussion and had a disagreement. I'm hoping one of you intelligent people can settle it for us. There are two points I'd like to talk about.
1. Safety concerns and practicalities aside why would one choose to heat a room with a baseboard heater versus an oven or say a clothes iron.
2. In a given amount of time, would a 1500 Watt iron produce as much heat as a 1500 watt baseboard heater?
His argument was that, although a baseboard heater would heat up quicker, after they were turned off, an iron would give off heat for a longer period of time. If all energy that goes into the two systems is converted to heat, then why wouldn't they produce the same amount of heat.
Thank you,
Drew
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