For countries with a cold climate, when you need to heat your home for at least six months a year, safety, efficiency and design of heating devices are very important. Using modern technology allows you to combine the solution to all these problems. Today, infrared wall heaters in the form of paintings or panels have become popular.
What is an infrared wall heater
Infrared radiation is a long-wave radiation that transfers thermal energy to objects in the room, heats them, and secondary heat is already transferred to the environment. The degree of heating of a surface or object depends on the distance to the heat source, the angle of incidence of infrared rays, material, color and shape of the surface. Infrared heating resembles the action of sunlight, only without ultraviolet radiation.
The heating element is a carbon fiber or a thin steel tape made by nanotechnology, which is laid between two layers of an electrical insulating heat-insulating film.
A picture of almost any content is applied to the top layer, which helps to organically fit the heater into the interior. The thickness of the entire device is from 0.15 to 1 millimeter, and the temperature of the heating of the working surface can reach 85 ° C. The design of the heater allows you to perform a heater panel on the wall in a wide range of sizes.
The advantages of wall mounted infrared heaters
Infrared wall heaters are more economical than infrared UFO heaters of 1.5-2.0 kW with the same results of room heating.
In addition, wall heaters:
- produce soft heat without burning oxygen and without drying the air, have a therapeutic effect;
- safe for adults and children, as the low surface temperature does not burn the skin when accidentally touched;
- have low heat capacity and, therefore, high efficiency;
- can be operated even at high humidity, for example, in a bathroom, or very low temperature (in the winter on a balcony);
- are a stylish element of the interior;
- have a long service life, since there is nothing to break in the design of the device;
- and, finally, they are easy to transport and mount.
Another advantage of an infrared heater is that it concentrates thermal energy in one direction. That is, if the heater-picture is hung on the wall above the sofa, then resting on this sofa will be warm and comfortable.
Technical characteristics of wall-mounted infrared heaters
Infrared wall heaters are designed to be connected to a regular power supply network with an operating voltage of 220 V. The mass of the heater depends on its size, but usually varies within one kilogram.
Basically, devices are designed for a working surface temperature of 75 ° C with carbon fiber, and 65 ° C with foil as a heating element. With a power consumption of only 400 or 280 W, such a heater enters the operating mode after ten seconds and can work for a long time without shutting down. Sheath protection in accordance with GOST 15150-69 and against electric shock according to DSTU 3135.0-95 class II.
Health benefits
One of the main advantages of any heating device is its safety for humans. Film wall heaters are the safest of all heating appliances. The low surface temperature ensures that it is impossible to burn and ignite surrounding surfaces, such as curtains, which often suffer from outdoor electrical devices. Moreover, film heaters are good for health, as numerous studies have shown.
Infrared radiation has a beneficial effect on the peripheral circulatory system, compensates for the lack of sunlight in autumn and winter. Since infrared heat does not dry air and does not burn oxygen and does not create convective streams that raise dust, it is easy to breathe in a room with a film heater.
Where and how to install a wall-mounted infrared heater
Since the film heater is designed for local exposure, it should be placed in those places where people are most often: near a desk, chair or bed. In small rooms with an area of ten to fifteen square meters, whether it is a bathroom or kitchen, it can effectively heat the entire volume, being on any free wall.
Installing a wall-mounted infrared heater is easy. A wall heater is hung on the wall like a normal painting. That is, holes in the wall are marked and drilled, then dowels are hammered into them and self-tapping screws are twisted. No complicated tools, just a drill, screwdriver or screwdriver and hammer - anyone can do such work.
And for the heater to work for a long time and reliably, you need to carefully study the manufacturer's recommendations and strictly adhere to them.
Manufacturers and prices of wall-mounted infrared heaters
Many enterprises specializing in electric heating equipment have begun to produce reliable, economical and effective infrared wall heaters. Their price is low, in the range of 700-1500 rubles. But do not save on buying. The heater must be certified, and the manufacturer must be reliable. In addition to certificates, it will be useful to study the feedback from the owners of the heaters and recommendations on the choice of the manufacturer, as well as the design features of a particular model, its technical characteristics and correctly calculate the necessary parameters (dimensions) of the wall panel.
Properly selected infrared heaters will provide comfortable, economical heat and true decoration of a residential or office space for many years.