Herschel Infrared is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of Infrared Heaters, with production in the UK, Germany, Ireland and the Far East and operations and dealers in over 15 countries.
Herschel’s highly experienced and friendly team can advise on all aspects of infrared heating from domestic through to large commercial projects.
We have Australia’s largest stocks of infrared heaters offering next day shipment on 95% of products. Our heaters are available from a wide number of national dealerships.
Infrared is the direct transfer of heat from the heater to the object (you and the room around you) without heating the air in between. It’s the same heat we feel from an environment warmed by the sun, and the wavelength most efficiently absorbed by the body. It is 100% safe and natural (it’s UV from the sun that is harmful, not infrared).
Humans are radiant objects. More than 60% of our sense of comfort or discomfort is governed by our radiant heat gain or loss. Only 15% of our sense of comfort is governed by air temperature and movement. This means we usually feel warm if we’re absorbing heat from our environment and often feel cold if we’re radiating out our own body heat to the outside world.
For most people, if the environment around us is more than 26C or less than 16C, we feel discomfort, because we are either gaining or losing too much body heat.
So, if we warm the walls, ceiling and floor of the room we are in (not the air) to at least 17c and ideally to around 22c, our bodies will stop perceiving that we are losing heat and we will feel warm and comfortable. This is the objective of infrared heating: to build up “thermal mass” in an environment and let it keep you warm.
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