How do infared heaters work?
While the Technology seems sound, understand one fundamental fact : A 1500 Watt heater, no matter what type, be it infra-red, Quartz, Ceramic, etc, is still a 1500 Watt heater, A rose by any other name is still a rose,? I would not through $300 or $400. dollars on something that would work for $39.95 The only caviot with infra-red is that it does not have glowing wires and such. but for $400. I could put a ceramic heater in every room of my house, ?
Infrared heaters basically use a special light bulb (or more) that emits energy in the infrared spectrum, rather than heating the air through radiant heating. We feel it as heat, and it goes directly at us, regardless of air movement - it just punches through. In moderate weather, you could put an infrared heater near your chair on the deck and still feel the warmth, whereas a traditional radiant heater, with or without a fan would mainly be trying to heat the whole back yard. The $300 or so infrared magic heaters, however, using two or three infrared bulbs, inside a sheet copper box, also take some advantage of the principle of thermal mass with the copper lining. But the exact nature of the copper as claimed is smoke and mirrors, and I am convinced are over-claimed, over-sold, and just not worth it. This is a pet soap-box of mine, so I'll stop here.
While the Technology seems sound, understand one fundamental fact : A 1500 Watt heater, no matter what type, be it infra-red, Quartz, Ceramic, etc, is still a 1500 Watt heater, A rose by any other name is still a rose,? I would not through $300 or $400. dollars on something that would work for $39.95 The only caviot with infra-red is that it does not have glowing wires and such. but for $400. I could put a ceramic heater in every room of my house, ?
Infrared heaters basically use a special light bulb (or more) that emits energy in the infrared spectrum, rather than heating the air through radiant heating. We feel it as heat, and it goes directly at us, regardless of air movement - it just punches through. In moderate weather, you could put an infrared heater near your chair on the deck and still feel the warmth, whereas a traditional radiant heater, with or without a fan would mainly be trying to heat the whole back yard. The $300 or so infrared magic heaters, however, using two or three infrared bulbs, inside a sheet copper box, also take some advantage of the principle of thermal mass with the copper lining. But the exact nature of the copper as claimed is smoke and mirrors, and I am convinced are over-claimed, over-sold, and just not worth it. This is a pet soap-box of mine, so I'll stop here.
