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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by mschuster91 on Friday May 10, 2019 @11:15AM (#19878535)
> it's no different "luxury" than having underfloor heating in your bathroom. It's comparably unnecessary, just on a different financial scale.

Underfloor heating is not unnecessary, in fact it is about 10% more efficient in operating cost[1] as it can operate at lower inlet temperatures (30-35 °C, compared to 60+ °C for conventional radiators). In addition conventional radiators are often placed on the outside-facing wall below a window, which means that much of the generated heat gets lost.

As for the installation costs, for new construction conventional radiators and underfloor heating are approximately at the same price level.

[1]: https://www.t-online.de/heim-garten/energie/id_73373816/fuss...

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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by TeMPOraL on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:54PM (#19879672)
And $100k home cinema is more efficient than having to go to actual cinema. Still, a luxury.
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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 by mschuster91 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @10:39AM (#19886402)
No, you want a heating in your home regardless, and if both options have the same cost, then it is not a luxury, it's standard (at least when compared to other modern countries, though)
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