| A infrared heating system is one of the most | | | | reflectors that are at ground level, radiation is |
| advanced home heating system. It is practically a | | | | directed to areas where it is needed. This leads to |
| paradigm shift. Conventional methods of heating | | | | greater energy savings. |
| the home has always been revolving around how | | | | In addition, the entire infrared heating system is |
| to heat up the air. But for infrared heating, the | | | | very simple and straightforward. It is a low |
| entire heating process has got nothing to do with | | | | maintenance system, and the only components |
| air. Surprised? Here is how infrared heating works. | | | | you have to take care of are the heat sources |
| When we say conventional heating systems, we | | | | and the reflectors. Reflectors can be maintained |
| are referring to water or steam heating systems. | | | | with regular cleaning, and heat source materials |
| Both systems attempt to heat up the room | | | | may need to be replaced. There are no dirty |
| through convection - or passing heat through air. | | | | pipes to clean, no valves, no gauges or other |
| The entire home is thus warmed up as the air | | | | complicated devices to worry about. |
| temperature rises. But the problem with such | | | | To further ensure that there is no energy loss, |
| systems is that there is a lot of energy wastage. | | | | radiation can be constrained to various |
| This is due to the fact that heating up the home | | | | pre-specified zones. For zones that do not need |
| is only possible through conduction of heat | | | | heating, radiation need not be transmitted. Also, |
| through air. | | | | you have full control over the capacity of the |
| However, infrared heating systems have no need | | | | heating system. This means that just like all other |
| for air. These systems operate in electromagnetic | | | | heating system, you can control the level of |
| waves. The heat is generated only when the | | | | radiation you wish to release in the zones. This will |
| waves are absorbed by a surface such as the | | | | ensure maximum comfort for the people in the |
| human body. In other words, the heat don't travel | | | | rooms. |
| through air. It is directly absorbed by dense | | | | Those who do not understand how infrared |
| surfaces. For this reason, you can expect the | | | | system works often expect to experience the |
| infrared heating systems to heat up floors, | | | | same effects as other heating systems. But they |
| furnitures, human beings, etc. but the room | | | | may be surprised at how fast infrared heating |
| temperature remains largely unchanged. So what's | | | | systems can bring heat to their bodies. That is |
| so great about the technology? | | | | because since the electromagnetic waves don't |
| You see, this essentially means that there is very | | | | travel through air, the bodies absorb the radiation |
| little energy wastage. The efficiency of the | | | | directly. This means that the body warms up |
| heating system depends very much on the | | | | without having to wait for the entire room to |
| materials that are used as the heat sources. Using | | | | warm up. |