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This is cool! Curious about the heater placement. Won’t that put it very close to curtains? Seems like the window and door will have the worst insulation too

• harmmonica 5y ago
  Thank you for saying it's cool! And you make a great point and one we didn't even consider. We were thinking the solution to window coverings (essential for privacy and to limit solar gain in the warmer months) was roller blinds and those are fairly rigid where they shouldn't be impacted by the heater. As for the insulation, yes, glass is of course the worst part of the house for insulation, but the heater is quite robust and thus far the windows, even in sub-zero temperatures, seem to perform well (a lot of solar gain obviously from that much glass, which brings us right back to the need for window coverings when it's warm out!). Great feedback though! I'm sort of kidding when I say it, but should add a warning "not for curtain lovers!" The other thing your comment makes me realize is that we should do a similar winter test of the temperature inside without the heater running. Similar to how, if you read about it, we tested during the summer when it was hot out.