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Old 09-06-2015, 06:01 AM
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My brother & SIL has one in their kitchen, and one in the upstairs bathroom.

Every time I use the restroom I try to turn on the lights.

Wish I could install them in my place, but sadly I live in a rented condo.
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Old 09-06-2015, 07:32 AM
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My place came with them already installed. I got used to my old mother telling me to turn off the light all of the time. They don"t heat up the room like a conservatory does and they are quite tolerable and very common in our country, as hot as it is.
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Old 09-06-2015, 09:14 AM
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We purchase the Solatube and had it installed by the manufacturer, love it. We had a 14" one put in my sewing room with the prisim lense, it adds even more light. They were afraid it would be too much light but is perfect for my sewing room. At first we were constantly trying to turn the lights off, because it is so bright in there. We also had a smaller 10" with regular lense put in our master sitting area and our bathroom that did not have a window, I would totally recommend them. Not a huge difference with the heat but some with the prism lense.

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Old 09-06-2015, 09:38 AM
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This is a before and after one of the sewing room and one in our master bedroom sitting area.
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Old 09-06-2015, 10:10 AM
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Had them for twenty years in our living room love them
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Old 09-06-2015, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dd View Post
Wish I could. I can't even have a ceiling light or fan. As stupid as it sounds, we have electric radiant heat in the ceiling, in a rancher. Not like it's even a 2 story house. Guess it was something they thought was a good idea in the 50's.lol Would love to have something like that.
My first house had this kind of heat.... I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!! Even living in Ohio.........The best part was not having to dust so much.....More time for sewing...lol
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Old 09-08-2015, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by luv-e View Post
My first house had this kind of heat.... I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!! Even living in Ohio.........The best part was not having to dust so much.....More time for sewing...lol
Also arranging furniture is easier. No ducts to arrange around.

Just wondering how the solartubes do at night. Do you not need a nightlight in the bathroom at night then? I think this might be a good idea for your bathroom. The only room in the house without ceiling heat.
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Old 09-08-2015, 05:48 PM
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You can definitely see a little light but not really enough for a nightlight.
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Old 09-08-2015, 11:47 PM
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If there's a bright full moon, there is enough light for a night light. If there's a little sliver of a moon, there is not enough light for the night light.
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