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Is it likely cheaper to use a space heater than full central heating if you literally dont even use much of the space in the house that you never like go anyway? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] SpaceNoodle 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, that's radiators.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, radiators hooked up to a central heating system ....

[–] SpaceNoodle 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, a water heater is not a furnace.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_heating

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiator_(heating)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, a hot water heater is not a furnace.

????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiator

Radiators are commonly used to heat buildings on the European continent. In a radiative central heating system, hot water or sometimes steam is generated in a central boiler and circulated by pumps through radiators within the building, where this heat is transferred to the surroundings.

This really isn't rocket science.

[–] SpaceNoodle 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, radiators can be classified as a subtype of central heating, but "central heating" also describes furnaces, with ductwork that is not so easily shut off per room. You're solely thinking of radiators, when that's far from the only type of central heating system, and is certainly not the norm in places like the US.