• Shrubbery@piefed.social
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    Fans however do use a lot of power

    Nope. Most room fans are 75W or less, that isn’t much power and the heat generated from a fan is negligible compared to the cooling effect of moving air.

    Are you a bot?

    Edit: A person produces 100W of heat at rest. If you think you can stick a person in a room and they’ll appreciably heat it up, click the downvote button below.

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      No? Why would I be a bot?

      75W is a lot of heat to be pumping out all the time. In a closed room that can heat it up a lot. Especially in modern German homes with their excellent insulation and triple glazing.

      And larger fans can easily go up around 100W or more. Sure it isn’t a lot compared to a 3000W space heater. But it isn’t exactly nothing either. And given it would be running for a long time, that energy adds up.