Common joke says that heaters are 100% effient because all they make is heat. How much energy is actually lost?

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Common joke says that heaters are 100% effient because all they make is heat. How much energy is actually lost?

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People are saying 100pc efficient but it depends where in the system you measure it. Sure, all the energy will eventually be heat but a glowing element seen through a window is energy heating my retina that should be heating the room.

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