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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Unless it is visible to the window at which point the light escapes and doesn’t heat your house 100% efficiently

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Most of the heating energy would actually be IR, which many types of window glass will be designed to reflect. It probably depends on what kind of coatings are used. Basically all car windows block IR to help keep the inside of the car cool in the sun.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    It’s a silly thing, but if it glows orange, and if any of that orange light escapes or is visible from the window, it is not 100% efficient. But this is just pedantic in reality, even cheap heaters will do a good job of converting electricity into heat.

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