Home Remodeling & Refurbishing With Electric Radiant Infrared Heat Units

A perfect solution to adding heat to a home during aare warmed they release the warmth into the air
construction or addition project is using radiant ceramicwhich then heats the ambient air. Even if a door is
flat panel electric infrared heaters. They are costopened that lets a rush of cold air into the room,
effective, efficient, eco-friendly, and a primary heatradiant heating has a faster recovery time due to all
source of comfortable absorbing heat. They eventhe objects in the room being warmed and releasing
warm the floor! This solution is applicable whetherthat warmth back into the room. Even though the unit
building an addition on a home, adding a three seasonoperates continuously until the thermostat turns it off, it
glass enclosure or patio enclosure, remodeling a home,operates at an inexpensive rate. And that cost is only
or refurbishing an older home. These units are theincurred when the unit is running whereas a gas
perfect solution for homes that have that one roomsystem is always burning a pilot light and trying to
that never stays warm enough.overcome drafty cold air infiltration.
So the question is how does this apply to theThe electric radiant infrared flat ceramic panels are
construction and refurbishing industry of older homes,manufactured by Radiant Electric Heat (REH) in
home with additions being built, or green homeWisconsin. These units are made in the USA. That is
construction? Using electric radiant infrared flat ceramicimportant to a lot of consumers and I am happy to
panels offers a dual benefit. The first is to bring heat topoint that out. The REH brand is called CeramiCircuit
additions being built without running new tin and without™.
the worry of the current furnace being powerfulThe CeramiCircuit ™ brand is constructed of ceramic
enough to handle the additional square footage. Thecoated 18 gauge steel plates with an energizing circuit
second is to add a more effective and efficienton the internal face of the heating element. The heater
primary heat source to the home or addition.body is a 20 gauge galvanized steel construct with
Particularly a heat source that utilizes green technologyventilation slots at perimeter. The unit is made with a
that operates at a savings of up to 50% over the costjunction box of approximately 135 cubic inches running
to heat the same space with natural gas.the width of the heater on the back side of the heater
Heating electrically has historically been less expensivebody. Three 7/8" standard knockouts located left, right,
than heating with natural gas or oil. That is becauseand center, are built onto the rear surface of the
using 1000 watts of electricity costs about 10-12 centsjunction box to allow entry of power feed. Actual
per hour to run. But more than that heating with electricpower connections to the element and heater
infrared technology reduces the recovery time ofgrounding connection are located at the left end of the
heating a room. This means the heating unit does notheater. The heater elements have a wattage density
have to operate as frequently to keep the roomof approximately 2.5 - 3.0 watts/square inch of
warm or to re-heat the room after a door or windowemissive surface area. The popular residential ceiling
was opened.cove units are rated at 825 watts (Model 645) or 1000
A quick explanation and review of the efficiency andwatts (Model 945) in appropriate voltages of 120 volts,
cost savings of infrared radiant heating follows in the208 volts, 240 volts, or 277 volts. REH also makes
next two paragraphs, then I will explain the benefit ofCeramiCircuit ™ brand units in the following
ceramic flat panel infrared radiant heaters in theconfigurations: wall mounts, baseboards, large portable
construction and refurbishing industry of older homes,units (on casters or wall mount), and small under desk
home with additions being built, adding heat to patiospace heaters. More information can be found at The
enclosures or green home construction.products at this page each have a link to the product
The reason why electric radiant infrared flat panelbrochure for more information. Some of the above
heaters are efficient and cost effective to operatedetail of the unit construction came from those
can be explained this way; forced heated air systemsbrochures.
only blow warm air into the room. The room must beDuring new and/or green construction, the building of
filled with enough warm air to make a person feelan addition, any type of patio enclosure or three
warm. But at that point the only thing that is warm isseason room, or just a drafty, chilly room, the
the air, but hot air rises. There is usually a difference inCeramiCircuit ™ brand of flat ceramic electric radiant
temperature between the air at the ceiling and the airinfrared heating units offer perfect, efficient primary
at the floor. The space at floor level and a few inchesheat. They mount on two brackets that install like
above the floor is never comfortably warm and ishanging a picture frame, they come with lead wire for
usually drafty. To fill a room with heated air takes timebehind the wall wiring offering a clean finished look, and
and, the air is warmed before the person is warmed.the units can be zoned or operate on individual
The room cools rapidly due to cold air infiltration, andthermostats.
takes longer to recover. But the biggest disadvantageInstead of replacing or using a weak furnace or running
is that the forced air system must run longer and workextra duct work consider flat panel heating technology;
hard to heat the air in the room and then reheat thethe warmth of the sun in a box. No emission, no forced
room which costs the consumer more energy dollars.air, no combustion, hypoallergenic, no maintenance, solid
Conversely, infrared radiant heating heats people andand durable, American made, and less expensive
objects first by utilizing the technology of long waveoperating costs than other heating systems, the
electromagnetic energy. After the people and objectsCeramiCircuit ™ line is tailor made for residential use.