All About Infrared Heaters and Infrared Heat

All About Infrared Heaters and Infrared Heat

The simplest and healthiest way to keep warm in the winter is a far infrared heater (FIR) - not to mention that it is the most energy efficient and will save you money! Even though the current market is still dominated by more conventional heating methods the future of heating you home is will be via FIR.

A conventional electric heater works by heating the air in a room. The warm air touches our skin and we feel warm. Most of the sensation of warmth that we get is from surface skin temperature. This surface warmth then penetrates into our bodies. Eventually we are warmed through and through. But we are last in the chain to be heated by a conventional electric heater. First the air is heated, then our skin, then our insides. This can take some time. The room air temperature doesn't mean very much if we are still chilled to the bone. We may be shivering from the cold for quite a while before the warmth penetrates to our cores. Another problem with a conventional electric heater is the heated air rises to the top of the room. Pretty much the only way to get it down and back to heating us again is by using a fan to circulate the air. Despite the popularity of this type of electric heater in homes around the world, it is very inefficient and expensive to operate.

An infrared electric heater works on a very different principle. The infrared energy produced by these heaters penetrates directly into us and heats our insides directly. This is especially true of an infrared electric heater that operates on the far end of the IR band. This far infrared (FIR) energy can directly penetrate up to 2 inches below the surface of our skins. FIR energy causes water and organic material to vibrate and thereby causes heat. Since the majority of the human body is made up of water, a FIR electric heater heats us directly and does not waste energy heating the air. Eventually the air is heated too, by radiant heat from us, but it is last in the chain to get the heat. A FIR electric heater is much more energy efficient compared to conventional heaters. It gets us warmer faster. Plus testing has shown that rooms heated with FIR have an even heat throughout the room. There is no need for a fan to move the air around.

The most famous IR heater of all is the big ball of fire in the sky. Have you ever felt the warmth of the sun on a cold winter day, then walked just a few feet away into the shade and you felt shivering cold? This is a perfect example of IR energy at work keeping us warm. The air temperature was exactly the same in both the sun and the shade. You felt warmer in the sun because the infrared rays were striking you directly and warming you up.

If you do purchase a FIR electric heater, don't be afraid that you are bombarding yourself with harmful radiation. IR energy is good for you. It is the UV rays from the sun, which are at the other end of the spectrum, that are harmful and cause cancer.

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