eli5: Why are radiators in houses often situated under a window- surely this is the worst place and the easiest way to lose all the heat?
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There are lots of answers already, but I personally hate radiators and think it’s eapecially stupid to put them under a window (where I want to put a plant) and then put curtains around them so you are warming the one place on the wall with the worst insulation and putting a barrier around the whole situation.
Perfect old timey solution for when gas was almost free, the world wasn’t dying from global warming and money needed to go towards the fossil fuel industry.
These days: forget about radiators, get airco/heatpump and low temperature heating such as floor heating, and insulate (double glass at the very least)
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