What is meant by infrared panel heating?

HEAzs panel heaters are basically characterized by the fact that they increase thermal comfort by heating the surrounding surfaces of the heater. Surrounding surfaces are the surfaces that are in direct contact with the surface heating. These are heated directly by the panel heating and then transfer their heat to the room.

How many watts of heating power is necessary per square meter?

It should be said at the outset that the power of a heat wave heating system depends on various aspects such as the nature of the room and the location of the house. Factors such as the height of the room, the material of the external walls, the thickness of the walls, the type of insulation and the nature of the windows have a decisive influence on the required heating power per square meter. One of the advantages of infrared heating is efficient control by thermostat. If the power of the heating panels is dimensioned slightly higher than the demand, it does not negatively affect the power consumption. On the contrary, a powerful electric heater heats up the room faster and, accordingly, turns off automatically faster. So the electricity costs are unchanged, but you benefit from a much shorter heating time in the room.

Small and large infrared heaters. What are the sizes?

The larger the infrared heater, the greater the achievable radiation power. While small infrared heaters are often sufficient for small rooms, the area may be a number larger for larger living areas. From a certain room size, it is recommended to install several infrared heaters for the sake of efficiency.

What is the range of infrared heating?

The electromagnetic radiation of the infrared heater spreads in a semicircle in the room. For this reason, the intensity of the radiation decreases with increasing distance from the heater. HEAzs heating panels have a range of three to four meters, so small and medium-sized rooms can be heated without any problems. If one side of the room is longer than four meters, it is recommended to strategically position several infrared heaters. In this way, it is possible to distribute the heat radiation particularly evenly in the room and provide a location-independent and pleasant comfort. Since the temperatures in the immediate vicinity of the heat wave heating can become uncomfortable, they should not be installed directly next to a seat, for example.

How fast does infrared heating heat?

Thanks to the efficient and effective heating principle, the infrared heater usually reaches its maximum surface temperature within a few minutes. The thermostat simultaneously monitors the room temperature and ensures that no electrical energy is wasted.

What is the efficiency of infrared heating?

Infrared heaters convert the electrical energy used almost completely into heat. The efficiency of heat generation in an infrared heater is accordingly almost 100 percent. The majority of this heat is emitted as radiation into the room and thus contributes to an even and efficient heating of the room. A small portion of the generated energy is released into the room by convection, as with conventional heating. However, this portion is by no means lost energy, but also contributes to the warming of the room.

What is the surface temperature of infrared heating?

The surface temperature when used indoors is in the range of 70-90°C depending on the room temperature, which is about the same as the temperature of a Finnish sauna. The comparison shows that there is no risk of burns when in direct contact with an infrared heater. Our natural reflexes ensure that we quickly withdraw our hand when coming into contact with an infrared heater, thus avoiding burns.

Are infrared heaters, e.g. at the changing table, good for babies?

Babies are particularly sensitive to temperature and should therefore always be in a well-tempered environment. Especially when changing diapers, when the baby is fresh out of the bathtub or is taken out of bed at night, it often freezes. The infrared heater is therefore well suited to provide the baby with soothing and pleasant warmth when changing diapers.

Infrared heating with ceramic surface - what are the advantages?

Ceramic is a building material known for its excellent properties in terms of heat emission. The ability to emit thermal radiation is also known as emissivity and indicates how efficiently a material can emit thermal radiation into the environment. For this reason, ceramics have always been used in the construction of tiled stoves and, as an excellent emitter of heat, are also predestined for infrared heaters. Basically, the higher the emissivity of the building material, the better the heat can be emitted as radiation. Ceramics are ideally suited to the functional principle of infrared heating, as heat is not emitted in the form of convection, but as radiation.

Is infrared heating good for health?

Infrared radiation is part of the natural light spectrum and is emitted by the sun day after day. Compared to the energy-intensive and in the long run harmful UV radiation, infrared radiation has a high wavelength and is correspondingly low in energy. People even find the direct heat of infrared radiation very pleasant and perceive the heat like the natural radiation of the sun.

Infrared heating as additional heating or main heating?

Infrared heaters can be used both as auxiliary heaters and as main heaters. In modern new buildings with a high standard of insulation, infrared heaters are perfect as the main heating system, as the operating costs can be kept low thanks to the low heating requirements. Also in little-used buildings such as the summer house, the use as the main heating is recommended.

In existing buildings with poor or average insulation quality, on the other hand, it is advisable to use infrared heating as an auxiliary heater. Whether in the bathroom, children's room or bedroom, the kitchen or the office - the infrared heating provides pleasant direct heat here.