Infrared Heating Panels Vs Night Storage Heaters - [Surya Heating FAQs]

If you're using night storage heaters, is it worth making the switch to infrared heating? We find out in this video.

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[sanna]

How long does the room keep heat after the IR panels are switched off? Would using IR panels during the night on cheaper tariff and having them off during the day work?

[rotostudio]

hi - i need to buy one of these however this will be going in a stair way up to a first floor flat - im wondering how far does the Infrared travel/radiate down? what is the optimum ceiling height for this to be installed? as i have the lower ceiling height of 2.2m, or the higher level of 3.5m where i could install - Ideally would like a lower wattage heater.

[boyeselectrical]

Moving from night storage heaters to these would actually make your epc worse and in some cases make your flat un rentable.

[kristiyan]

So what about your tech at home, TV, computers and so on, if the infrared heater heats up objects isn't that bad?

[unionseen]

Storage heaters are a very good pairing with solar.... use it in the opposite way that they do in the UK.... recharge the heat battery during the day (solar) then release at night.... avoids cycling an electrochemical battery . And the up front cost is lower per btu(or kwh).... . Storage heaters don't age out like electrochemical batteries and dead simple to repair. The calculation is a bit tougher if you compare a say a 2.5 COP mini split heating a house driven my solar, and then at night a battery. Another nice thing about storage heaters if you are truly off grid with a small battery bank is you can use no electricity ata ll at night and just let it convect/radiate or maybe use a very low wattage fan.

[Mr.Gui.monteiro]

how an infrared panel heater is seeing on a Domestic EPC, for an existing property? Do we still classify it as an "electric panel heater" ? Government needs to revise their data and update a SAP calculations I guess

[redo]

But the 700W panel is using electricity during the day, whereas the 2000W storage heater is using electricity during the night...