Post #1656531
2026-04-25 06:49 UTC
Where are you getting “a few dozen watts”? I see ranges of 300-800 W online.
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@Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-25 18:49
My refrigerator has 200w of draw and most of that goes into doing the refrigeration, so a few dozen watts of waste heat is my estimate based on my refrigerator. Which isn’t a big refrigerator, it’s definitely on the small size. A bigger refrigerator with a more powerful compressor will produce more waste heat but it’ll still be small compared to the energy put in to do the work. And it’ll be tiny compared to the wattage of a heater which top out at 1500 watts.
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@Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-25 22:35
I guess that makes sense, although unlike a 200w heater it doesn’t get warm as quickly. And so won’t make a great heater. I guess it will ultimately put out that much heat over time though.