| There is much debate as to whether or not | | | | wasted. They heat the surrounding area by |
| Infrared Heaters actually do lower the heating | | | | emitting thermal energy waves that are absorbed |
| cost of your home, and perform as efficiently as | | | | by the materials around it. This is the same |
| advertised. Although the Infrared Heater cannot | | | | process that the Sun utilizes to heat the Earth, |
| totally replace your home's existing furnace, it | | | | and results in practically no heat being wasted at |
| does actually help to lower the overall cost of | | | | all. The Infrared Heater heats the room evenly |
| heating your home. The main thing to consider is | | | | from floor to ceiling, while most standard electric |
| the size of house you want to keep warm with | | | | heaters allow the heat they produce to simple rise |
| an Infrared Heater. Most models are rated to | | | | to the ceiling. Infrared Heaters are also great at |
| heat a 1000 sq foot area, and they achieve this | | | | spot heating certain areas that you and your |
| rather efficiently. An Infrared Heater can heat | | | | family spend most of your time in. This allows |
| that size of an area in 10-15 minutes. | | | | you to run your furnace at an even lower |
| The way that Infared Heaters allow you to save | | | | temperature because you are keeping the area |
| on heating costs is that when you are using one, | | | | that receives most of your family's attention, like |
| you do not have to keep your furnace on at a | | | | a den or finished basement, warm and |
| high temperature, which requires much more | | | | comfortable. |
| power than an Infrared Heating unit does. Also, | | | | Overall, Infrared Heaters really do live up to their |
| furnaces that run on oil are really hurting | | | | reputation as being an efficient energy saving |
| consumers in the pocket book because of the | | | | solution to heat your home with. They can help |
| rising price in costs. That is why lowering your | | | | save you money on your heating bills because |
| thermostat by approximately 3 degrees, and | | | | they help eliminate some of the stress that is |
| placing an Infrared Heater in a central location in | | | | placed on your furnace during the long, cold winter |
| your home will definitely result in lowered heating | | | | months. Although the initial price of a high quality |
| bills, because the furnace does not need to run as | | | | unit, around 250-300 dollars, seems rather high, |
| long. | | | | you'll be able to pay for it during just one winter |
| Infrared Heaters are also very energy efficient, | | | | season with the money you save on your bills. |
| because none of the heat that they produce is | | | | |