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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 4209243" data-attributes="member: 1246">Wires in the ceiling that radiate heat.Many houses built during the 1960s and 1970s, in areas not served by natural gas suppliers, incorporated electric cable ceiling heat as the primary means of keeping the interiors warm during the cold months of the year.&nbsp; The house builders, before installing the plaster or drywall to form the ceilings, would install electric resistance heating cable panels above it, and then cover them with the finishing materials.Then, during cold spells, mains power is applied to heat these cables, which radiates through the drywall to the living spaces below.&nbsp; This form of cold-weather climate control suffers most of the same drawbacks as other forms of electric heat; namely, that it tends to cost a lot to operate.&nbsp; But electric heaters, hidden away in the ceiling can be a viable option in areas where only electricity is available for heating purposes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 4209243, member: 1246"] Wires in the ceiling that radiate heat. Many houses built during the 1960s and 1970s, in areas not served by natural gas suppliers, incorporated electric cable ceiling heat as the primary means of keeping the interiors warm during the cold months of the year. The house builders, before installing the plaster or drywall to form the ceilings, would install electric resistance heating cable panels above it, and then cover them with the finishing materials. Then, during cold spells, mains power is applied to heat these cables, which radiates through the drywall to the living spaces below. This form of cold-weather climate control suffers most of the same drawbacks as other forms of electric heat; namely, that it tends to cost a lot to operate. But electric heaters, hidden away in the ceiling can be a viable option in areas where only electricity is available for heating purposes. [/QUOTE]

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