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I don't know about you but I worry about my computer overheating whenever I'm online for an extended period. This worry is coupled with the problem that I use my computer in my bedroom at night, this then becomes like a furnace and I can't sleep. Why not have a centralise heating system which recirculates the heat generated as a result of cooling computers and fridges, aswell as the heat left in the oven once it has finished. I have no idea how practical this system would be but it would take the waste of one process and use it solve another problem, all while being an eco-friendly home heating design.
Conor Cregg, Oct 01 2009
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Nearly every HVAC system incorporats a return-air vent. As long as the air-circulation fan(s) runs occasionally, the waste heat from any appliances, people, cooking, etc, will be spread evenly throughout the structure. Engineers design with heat-loads in the calculations.
So as long as your thermostat isn't located in the 'hot' room (apparently your computer-bedroom) if the heat only kicks-on once an hour, there should be a return air somewhere near-enough to your bedroom to suck-that heat out and spread it around the house.
Now if you mean that you want a system to monitor each room's heat and individually control heating vents and return air flow, again, that's possible, but mostly not worth the trouble and cost that a complex control system would cost.
Also, if you haven't trapped your PC it in a desk or enclosure that compromises air circulation, there is almost no risk of it catching fire. PC's have UL/CE/CSA certification, so the manufacturer already had to prove it was not a fire hazard. But yes, a normal desktop can use hundreds of watts of electricity, which becomes heat in your bedroom. Bad for those AC days.