Todays most random post

If you put dry clothes over a radiator (or leave them on after they've dried), does it reduce the heat given out by the radiator? And if so where does that heat energy go?

Told you it was random

 

heat energy is partially stored in the washing and the rest is lost thru convection to the colder areas of the room.

 

He didnt state it was washing he said dry clothes so your answer cant be correct

 

Come on dek, tha's just googled that?

 

educated by the ncb mate,I know some clog iron

 

Sounds logical (I think). Well I'll pretend I understood it anyway

 

It tries to distract you from the evening's earlier moronic emittance of hot air.

 

the amount of heat lost through convecton is also directly linked to whether you used powder or liquitabs to do your washing

 

Now you're just making it up

 

Sorry for farting

 

its simple thermodyamics!

 

thermodynamics? aren't they the people with little arms and legs?

 

I'm afraid Dek isn't quite right since the excess heat energy isn't stored in the clothes. It's true that the room is colder however.

If you put clothes on a radiator you're essentially insulating your homes heating system. Less heat escapes into the room so the water in the radiator cools less and travels back to the boiler at a warmer temperature. The boiler then doesn't need to work as hard to warm the water up to the initial temperature. That's where the energy saving is.