| An infrared heating system is also known as a | | | | energy-saving thermostat, so there is no need to |
| “radiant” heating system. One difference | | | | cut open spaces in walls or ceilings for cabling. It |
| between an IR heating system and a regular gas, | | | | monitors and modifies temperature by only |
| oil, or pellet-burning furnace/stove is that an IR | | | | one-tenth of a degree, which keeps temperature |
| system can be powered by electricity alone. | | | | compensation and thus power usage quite low. |
| Some IR systems are gas-fired, that is, fuel is | | | | Easy to understand examples of IR heating: |
| burned to heat an element which then gives off | | | | 1) High in the mountains during the winter, even at |
| heat energy. The best type of IR heating system | | | | a temperature of ten below zero, sunlight feels |
| for typical home use emits waves in the | | | | warm. It does not directly heat the air, but the |
| far-infrared range (FIR). Short-wave and | | | | matter and objects that it touches. |
| medium-wave IR heaters require a higher, | | | | 2) The principle is equivalent to a tile stove - |
| constant level of electrical current to operate | | | | heated from the inside, and tiles on the |
| continuously, and so they are very expensive to | | | | outside radiate heat to the surrounding area. |
| leave running day and night. The far-infrared type | | | | Another possibility to reduce heating costs: |
| is of lower-intensity and requires much less | | | | Government credits and green incentive programs |
| electrical current – so they are more | | | | have been enacted to make solar power |
| advantageous for residential use. | | | | equipment and energy-saving products more |
| Cost savings are achieved with infrared heating | | | | affordable for citizens now than only a few years |
| due to the fact that these FIR waves are | | | | ago. Combining a photovoltaic system with |
| absorbed and reflected back into the space to be | | | | infrared heating panels can provide your heating |
| heated. This, in a sense, turns the objects in the | | | | necessities for very low costs. |
| room into heaters themselves. Instead of a | | | | Our infrared panels are easy to install, remove |
| typical heater located in one place, blowing out hot | | | | and are portable. It only takes a few minutes to |
| air that rises and falls, an infrared panel sends IR | | | | hang a panel on a ceiling or wall. A furnace, piping |
| waves out in all directions that it faces, heating | | | | or chimney is not needed and lots of money can |
| objects that are even far across the room. When | | | | be saved on installation and system maintenance. |
| using a classic heating system, the temperature | | | | Hiring someone to clean your chimney will no |
| can drop very quickly when a door or window is | | | | longer be necessary and neither are gas/oil |
| opened, and the result is that the system | | | | connections, fuel storage tanks, or a specialist for |
| constantly uses electricity and fuel to compensate | | | | installation and repairs. If you buy or rent another |
| for this temperature loss. | | | | home or apartment, simply unplug, remove and |
| Infrared heating panels made by Sunnyheat are | | | | reinstall the panels at your new residence. |
| operated by a wireless, extremely accurate, | | | | |