Exactly - and do you really think that richardrich79 really intended to send us to that page to learn about the concept of far infra-red heating???!!!Just a link to a Yorkshire Tectite Sprint Female Coupler 22mm x ¾" on Screwfix I think.
Exactly - and do you really think that richardrich79 really intended to send us to that page to learn about the concept of far infra-red heating???!!!
Kind Regards, John
Lads, have a look at this: http://www.far-infrared-heating.co.uk/[/QUOTE]Is there not a contradiction right at the start ....It surely either heats the air (directly or indirectly) or it doesn't?!...Far Infrared Heating is that is heats solid objects like the walls of a room and furniture, which then radiate back and raise the air temperature to a comfortable level. Infrared does not heat the air like most other types of heater.
It seem to me that we are primarily talking about heating by radiation, rather than convection, and that takes me back to the experienced of my youth in the 50s and 60s - when people huddled around essentially radiant 'electric fires' (sometimes gas paraffin ones, again, essentially 'radiators'), but who froze the moment they moved significant distances away from the heat source.
Of course, if the far infra-red thingies heat the air "to a comfortable level", although they "don't heat the air", then that might not be a problem
Kind Regards, John
Exactly - and, as I pointed out, they don't even seem to have decided whether these thingies heat the air or not (not that they could avoid doing so, even if indirectly)!To warm a room and its contents to a comfortable temperature, let's say 20C, you have to input enough energy to match the energy that is lost through the walls, floor, ceiling and air changes. ... Therefore, even though the fantasy might be attractive, it is simply impossible to heat a room with 10W of energy if it needs 1000W to maintain the target temperature.
It is not I who is displaying a lack of intelligence here.Ban all sheds, always use intelligence before attempting a conclusion
Then the house will be colder than when heated by a gas system.This type of heat generation uses much less power than a gas system
Then they must be cold.owners are reporting 80% savings
It seems to me that you came here wanting people to tell you that the impossible claims made by the sellers are indeed true, and are becoming unhappy because not one person has done that.It sounds a bit good to me but a sprinkling of caution saves a flood of cash!
I personally in no way condone BAS's style or choice of language, and I hope that some of my responses, particularly the earlier ones, were of some interest.Allow me to help you Ban.... The purpose of this site is for those with knowledge on subjects to impart that knowledge by way of answering the questions of those that don't have that knowledge, (many thanks to all those that have been generous minded enough to answer my questions over the years). .... If you read my first post on this subject, you will hopefully deduce that I am asking questions regarding this heating variation. That is in the hope of getting worthwhile responses and facts/explanations to back up those answers in order that I may learn something.
I am asking a question because I have no knowledge of energy loss V energy input,( as probably 90% of the rest of the public don't either).
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