Maximising The Heat From Your Infrared Heating Panel - [Surya Heating]

Your infrared setup will probably differ from your normal radiator layout - we dive into how to use infrared and get the most out of IR panels!

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[KillianThe-bz]

does it heat the wall behind it, too?

[protectiongeek]

A very helpful video, thank you. I am about to build a very small workshop in my garden (floor dims approx 3.4m x 2.5m) and I'm considering using a wall-mounted IR radiator. The building will be insulated to current building standards using a warm roof design and insulation in the walls and floor. Roughly speaking, the volume will be 19 to 20 cu m. There are no windows and a set of double uPVC doors. Do you think I should mount the radiator on the end wall opposite the doors for maximum effect? There will be some shelving on the side walls but nothing to block the radiator. I did wonder about a ceiling mounting but thought it might be too close to my head if I was standing underneath it for a while. Cheers!

[karlwest]

I'm a bit confused about how the heat is controlled, I thought the point of these panels was to heat me rather than the room, and that the panels would have adjustable output, I don't want to be alternately bathed in high heat and then nothing as the panel switches on and off, it'd be like hot summer sun going behind clouds and out again? Or am I completely misunderstanding it?

[Typo]

Once a room is up to temperature, what %age of a properly sized panel's output is required to maintain that? Obviously there are too many variables for an accurate figure, but in a well-insulated room in an average UK winter? Say, about 20%-50% or 60%-90%?

[bazmkelly]

Support not ringing me back, twice today they said they'd phone back within a few minutes....

[blupampurio]

I HAVE PURCHASED TWO PANELS 1200 WATTS, AND I MOUNTED IT TO THE CEILING(2, 80m.). I'VE TESTED THEM WITHOUT THERMOSTAT(FULL POWER) AND WITH THERMOSTAT, TO SET IT TO 35°(TH 10) and 40°(TH12), EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE: 14°! AND SET IT "ON" ALL NITE LONG, BUT I'M DESPERATE HOUSEHUSBAND, I HAVE FELT A VERY LOW, VERY LIGHT WARMING ACTION!! OH, MY POOR MONEY and an AMOUNT OF WORK/HOURS, TO MOUNT IT AT CEILING, AND TO CHANNELING THE ELCTRIC CABLE TO THE SOCKET! COMPLETE DELUSION!! WITH 1/6 OF MONEY(and 1/100 waste of time) IF I TAKE TWO TRADITIONAL INFRARED DEVICES, I WAS WARMING MY HOUSE 25 TIMES FLORENCE,

[rogerphelps]

These things are a con. They are ruinously expensive to run unless you run them on cheap off peak electricity and then you are screwed when you really want the heat. Heat pumps are far better.