For heating purposes, infrared is the name applied to heat that travels as radiation.
Radiation as in heat which radiates outwards from a specific point. Fires, the sun, our own bodies, everything and anything emits some degree of radiated heat. Now there is a way to use infrared to provide heat for our homes, gardens and offices.
So how do infrared heaters work?
Infrared heats directly unlike conventional heating methods. Infrared heat travels directly from the heater to whatever is in the way whether it is a person and table a cat or dog. This is very different to how traditional heating systems work. These work by using a process call convection, this is where the air is heated and then the air heats objects.
Convection is a very inefficient as the heat has to transfer from the air to the objects/people in the room during this process there is lot of heat loss as it relies on air to carry the heat and that hot air can be lost when for example opening windows. These issues are not
