The Home Heating Shop

The Home Heating Shop

Consumers Guide to Buying Portable Heaters

The Home Heating Shop
  • Home
  • About
  • Shop
  • Reviews & Best Buys
    • Weekly Bargains
    • 2021 Budget Range
    • Calor Gas Heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Fan Heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Convector heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Radiant Heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Oil Filled Radiators Reviews & Best Buys
    • Panel Heaters Reviews & Best Buys
    • Electric Fire Reviews & Best Buys
  • Heater Buying Guide
    • Heating Costs
  • Cooling Guide
  • Energy Saving
  • Calor Gas Guide
    • Calor Gas Heater Reviews
  • Electric Heater Guide
  • Blog

What Are Panel Heaters

Panel heaters are a supplementary, not a main source of heating, as they are low powered appliances. Typically they range from 100 to 800 watts and are used where low-level background heat is required, such as passageways and cold spots.

Sometimes panel heaters are called far infra-red heaters,  Infra-red is the same radiation used by the sun to heat the earth, this form of heat energy has many proven health benefits.

Far Infra-red rays are invisible and unlike ultra violet rays do not cause harm to skin and have been shown to stimulate the body’s basic biological functions and stimulate metabolism.

You can read about the benefits of Far Infra-red at the Get Fitt website

Panel heaters cost from under £50 for a basic model to £2000+ for the most sophisticated Hi-tec luxury models made from exotic materials with advanced control systems.

Panel Heaters Reviews. Panel heaters for painting over.

Laminated stiff infra red panels suitable for painting

They are extremely versatile and have no exposed elements, no liquid fillings, no moving parts and do not consume oxygen or produce any gases, odours or smoke.

They can be used freestanding, be wall or ceiling hung anywhere in the home, some are designed to be painted over to blend in with your decor, others are printed with pictures or artwork.

Panel Heatrs Reviews. Thermo glass Panel heater

Transparent Thermo Glass Panel Heater

With new technology, there has been an innovative use of new materials including ceramics,  transparent and coloured glass 'thermo-panels' and woven fabric panel heaters which can be rolled up like a blind.

How Panel Heaters Work

Panel heaters are slim solid units made of a fine mesh heating element sandwiched between layers of other materials.

The materials can be hard as in ceramic heaters or soft as in 'roller blind type panel heaters.

 The heating mesh can be so fine that it appears transparent so that see through glass heaters can be made.

Panel heaters radiate heat using  Infra-red rays, these do not warm the air in a room or create air currents (convection) the rays transfer heat to objects such as furniture, walls and floors which absorb the heat slowly releasing it.

The radiated heat will also warm up people standing in front of the heater, when positioning your heater you need to direct the heat at areas you need to heat.

Panel Heatrs Reviews. Panel heater radiating heat

Many convection heaters with flat fronts are advertised as panel heaters, such as this  Futura panel heater available from Amazon and our recommended best buy Adax Neo Electric Panel radiators.

Check carefully before you buy, as convection heaters heat by causing cause warm air currents which move dust around the room and will dry the air, real infrared panel heaters do not.

Convector heaters are also much thicker, panel heaters are rarely more than 30mm thick, a slim convector heater is about 100mm thick.

Because Panel heaters cause very little air movement they are ideal for people with asthma or other respiratory problems, they are also the heater of choice for art studios.

The majority are splash-proof so can be used in bathrooms. Look for the Ingress Protection (IP) ratings, if it has a moisture rating (the second number) of 4 or above it is bathroom safe.

Like oil filled radiators the surfaces can get hot, some up to 95°C, which can present a burn hazard. If used in sickrooms, nurseries or children's bedrooms they must be positioned out of reach

Visit our Electric Heater Information Page for more info' on how different electric heaters work.

Which Size  Panel Heater Do You Need?

 An infra-red panel heater uses 50 watts to heat an area of 1m2 in an average room with a ceiling height of 2.5meters.

Example: For a room measuring 16 m²  the panel heaters should be 16 x 50 watts = 800 watts

We advise using two panel heaters in larger spaces, e.g: for a 16m2 room, two infra-red heaters at 500 or 600 watts would be better than a single 800-watt one.

This does not necessarily lead to lead to greater power consumption as two optimally placed infra-red heaters will heat the room more quickly and so can be turned off sooner.

More infra-red heaters in the same room will ensure a better and more uniform distribution of heat.

The larger the surface area and the higher the surface temperature of the infra-red heater, the more intensive and far-reaching the radiated heat, one with a surface temperature of 95°C  will give more heat over a greater distance than one with a surface operating temperature of 65° C.

March 31, 2021 Larry Snow

Post navigation

Adax Convector Heaters → ← Boiler cover why you need it

Post Categories

Recent Posts

Power cuts. How to survive them this winter

Power cuts. How to survive them this winter

Surviving the Winter with The Home Heating Shop Your must-have home Emergency winter kit What to do in power cuts Cooking and heating without electric or mains gas

More Info
Adax Convector Heaters

Adax Convector Heaters

Adax Convector Heaters For price & quality we believe Adax Convector  heaters are some of the best on the market Scoring: Value for money 10: Safety 10: Build quality 10: Ease […]

More Info
Beat Energy Price Rises

Beat Energy Price Rises

Beat Energy Price Rises Switch Now Save Money with the Home Heating Shop, It's free and easy.  The energy supply companies are at it again, see my post on the […]

More Info
Winter Bargain Air Conditioners

Winter Bargain Air Conditioners

Get Ready For Summer With Our Winter Bargain Air Conditioners  Massive discounts right now on our recommended Portable air conditioners

More Info
Amazon Warehouse
 Energy Helpline Link  

The Home Heating Shop is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk.

  • Contact Us
  • Legal
  • FAQ
  • Sitemap
  • Cookies & Privacy
©The Home Heating Shop 2021 : Webmaster Mekatrig®
MENU
  • Home
  • About
  • Shop
  • Reviews & Best Buys
    ▼
    • Weekly Bargains
    • 2021 Budget Range
    • Calor Gas Heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Fan Heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Convector heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Radiant Heater Reviews & Best Buys
    • Oil Filled Radiators Reviews & Best Buys
    • Panel Heaters Reviews & Best Buys
    • Electric Fire Reviews & Best Buys
  • Heater Buying Guide
    ▼
    • Heating Costs
  • Cooling Guide
  • Energy Saving
  • Calor Gas Guide
    ▼
    • Calor Gas Heater Reviews
  • Electric Heater Guide
  • Blog