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Infrared heaters
- Aaren
- CasaTherm Heatpanel HOTTOP
- CasaTherm Heatpanel HOTTOP/D
- CasaTherm Heatpanel HOTTOP Commercial
- CasaTherm S2000 FB Gold
- CasaTherm R2000 Gold LowGlare
- Thermologika Soleil System
- Thermologika design
- Fiore
- Fiore Triangolo
- Lucciola
- Sharklite
- Hathor IP55 LowGlare
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Advantages infrared radiant heaters
- Accessories infrared heaters
Advantages halogen infrared heater
The infrared radiant heaters provide heat. So the cool evening outside becomes bearable. Who is clever, reaches for the infrared radiator with halogen tube. This is sustainable. The advantages of halogen infrared heaters over radiators, mushroom heaters and co. are overwhelming.
Our example calculation shows: With a high-quality infrared radiant heater, you protect the environment and reduce operating costs.
Every commercial IR-based radiant heater heats with electricity; mushroom heaters burn gas. In the process, these devices "only" heat the air. As a heat conductor, this way is convenient, but extremely ineffective. The solution: modern infrared radiant heaters with halogen.
Advantages of halogen infrared heaters over gas
- Safety - No safety risk from gas bottles or pipes.
- No emissions - The combustion of gases (natural gas or propane) produces carbon dioxide (CO2), which pollutes the environment.
- Direct heating of bodies - The infrared radiation is a form of natural sunlight. It heats the surrounding air only to a small extent (depending on the type of infrared radiation). About 80 percent of the energy is converted into heat when it hits objects or bodies.
- No heat loss - By heating solid bodies directly, the heat is hardly affected by air movement. Devices with conventional technology heat the air, which usually evaporates outdoors.
- Immediate heat - No long heating times are necessary. The heat is generated immediately after switching on.
- No gas bottle change - Infrared radiant heaters are ready for use at any time by electric current. There are no failures due to empty gas bottles.
- No maintenance - Infrared radiant heaters are completely maintenance-free. It must be changed only the tube (model-dependent after 5,000 to 8,000 hours).
Example calculation of consumption costs
Device type | gas | Infrared |
Performance* | 14 kW | 3.6 kW |
consumption/hour* | 1,100 g | 3600 W |
Cost/hour* | 1,25 € | 0,68 € |
Cost/1095 hrs | 1,369 € | 744 € |
Extra cost | + 625 € |
Already after 1,095 hours, which corresponds to a daily operating time of only 3 hours per year, the use of a gas heater ca. 625 EUR higher costs compared to the infrared heater.
*Basis of calculation (state: 2007)
A gas radiant heater with a heat output of 14kW and a comparable infrared radiant heater, e.g. model FIORE TRIANGOLO, with 3.6kW electrical output are used.
Consumption refers to full output per hour. The filling of an 11kg gas bottle is assumed to be 12.49 EUR and the electricity price 0.19 EUR per kW/h.
The performance data of gas radiant heaters and electric radiant heaters are not directly comparable.
A significant proportion of the heat output of gas radiant heaters is immediately lost due to the immediately rising exhaust heat.
Differences between infrared radiators
- Halogen quartz emitters - The wavelength of halogen infrared quartz emitters (short to medium wavelength) is in the IR-A and IR-B range. It mainly heats solid bodies and not the surrounding air. To the infrared heaters...
- Quartz radiators - The wavelength of conventional quartz radiators (medium to long wavelength) is usually in the IR-B and in the IR-C range with short wavelength components.
- Ceramic and metal tube emitters - The spectrum of ceramic and metal tube emitters (long wavelength) starts at the end of the IR-B range and is predominantly in the IR-C range. This means a predominant heating of the ambient air.
- Carbon emitters - The radiation range of carbon emitters (medium wavelength) is found in the middle IR-B range.