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Savings With Infrared Heating?
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The only difference with infra red heating is it actually heats up the object/person instead of the air, this only applies to the light type heaters.
I assume the panel type use the ligh tto heat the panel, making it work like a convector heater?0 -
Why would you call this a spam if I just shared some information what I have red on various websites or in some case studies? This forum is about sharing different opinions and maybe some experience, isn`t it?fluffymuffy wrote: »Why are all of Will.T.'s posts about how brilliant infra red heating is?
Smelling a lot like :spam:0 -
which is more or less what I said isn't it?Electric heating is extremely efficient and all electric heaters cost the same to run. However, the problem is that electricity costs many times more than gas. Which makes it a bad choice if there is a gas alternative.
point I was making, one localised leccy heater for 10 mins an evening, versus heating whole big house with gas to same effect- is probably cheaper in some instances.0 -
I see the same reply time after time that 'all electrical heaters are as efficient as each other' i.e. 100% efficient. That is a very clever and knowledgeable answer. What doesn't seem clear is how that heat is transferred into the room. It seems that infrared heaters are very directional so can be more effective at making a person FEEL warm.
To illustrate, it may be that a carpet feels nice under foot and costs the same per square metre, however it is way cheaper to stick a square of carpet to the underside of each of your slippers than it is too carpet the whole room.
Are there any differences to the way various electrical heaters get the heat into the room? Would a person FEEL warmer with a 1kw fan heater that blows warm air towards them than a 1kw wall panel heater where the warm air is going straight up and heating from the ceiling downwards?0 -
Since the 'feeling' is entirely subjective, there's no way of scientifically measuring it.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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