Infrared heater - the device is not easy, so before starting to search it is better to learn better its main characteristics and on the basis of this knowledge, competently approach the selection process.
Infrared heaters - technical specifications
- Power: Domestic heaters usually have a power in the range of 300-2000 watts. From this indicator depends on its performance, that is, the ability to heat the room.
- Wavelength: IR heaters can produce waves of different lengths: short (0.74-2.5 microns), medium (2.5-50 microns) and long (50-1000 microns). Here the dependence is inverse - the shorter the wave, the higher the radiation temperature.
- Installation method: if you intend to use the device frequently and move it between rooms, it is better to choose a floor heater model. If you want to save space on the floor, then choose a wall option. Well, if you want to use a heater with the most rational heat distribution, the best way is an overhead IR heater.
- Fire safety: modern about the heaters no longer threaten to cause a fire, as it was with their earlier predecessors. All electrical elements are perfectly protected, and reliable thermostats guarantee safety when the appliance is used for a long time.
- Material of manufacturing: IR heaters are made of steel and aluminum. Steel - more durable, but they weigh considerably more. Aluminum - light, but prone to deformation. The average weight of a household heater is up to 10 kg.
- Dimensions: vary depending on the shape of the model. Narrow and long heaters have a height of not more than 15 cm and a length of not more than 1 meter. Flat ceiling models in width are half a meter, in length - not more than one and a half meters.
Infra-red ceiling heaters - technical specifications
Depending on the model, ceiling household and industrial IR heaters can have the following technical characteristics:
- power: from 600 to 4000 W;
- dimensions: the most compact - 1000/160/40 mm, the largest - 1500/480/50 mm;
- weight: from 3.9 to 15 kg;
- minimum height of suspension: from 2.5 to 4.6 m.
Ceiling heaters are designed for heating both domestic and industrial premises. Depending on what you need the device for, you need to choose those or other of its characteristics.
Advantages of ceiling IR heaters are maximum efficiency, silent operation, fire safety, ease of installation. They do not reduce the oxygen content in the room, and their service life is about 30 years.
Infrared gas heaters - technical specifications
The advantage of using gas IR heaters is their cost-effectiveness - they save up to 80% of electric energy for heating in comparison with conventional convective systems. At the same time, the heat loss in the premises is reduced to 8 m by a factor of two.
There are two types of gas infrared heaters: "dark" and "light." "Dark" IR heaters are a tube heated by gases passing inside the combustion products. The average surface temperature of such a heater is 450-500 degrees Celsius.
Technical characteristics of "dark" IR heaters:
- power: from 15 to 38 kW;
- gas consumption: from 1.59 to 4.02 cubic meters per hour;
- length: 5,1-14,5 m;
- weight of the structure: 70-105 kg.
If you choose a heater for your home, then it is unlikely that such a machine will suit you. Rather, you need a "light" infrared heater. It operates on the principle of complete burn-out of the gas-air mixture in a porous ceramic plate. The steel grating retains some of the energy that enters the combustion process of the fuel, which increases the heat exchange surface between the fire and the plate.
Technical characteristics of "light" IR heaters:
- power: from 6.2 to 25.7 kW;
- gas consumption: from 0.6 to 2, 72 cubic meters per hour;
- diameter of gas connection: 32 mm;
- weight of the structure: 11-22 kg.