[Greenbuilding] Quartz Infrared Heaters

[elitalking]

Corwyn writes: For heating areas, or people?


My comment:

This is for heating people.  However, I do not understand how it works.  A 
radiant infrared lamp directed at an occupant will deliver heat to the body 
without heating up the whole space.  However, in this device, the lamp is 
inside a box that includes a fan to distribute the heat convectively.  The 
box is warm to the touch, but not hot like a woodstove.  My guess is that a 
lamp is used to heat up copper plates and a fan blows this heat to deliver 
to space.  Therefore the heat is not radiantly delivered to occupant.  I do 
not understand why 1kwh electricity would produce more heat the 1kwh of 
heat.  I know someone on this list does understand these devices.  I hope 
you are willing to explain it to the list.



Thanks Eli



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Corwyn" <corwyn at midcoast.com>
To: "Green Building" <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Quartz Infrared Heaters


> On 9/19/2011 4:00 PM, elitalking wrote:
>>
>>
>> Do people on the list have experience and opinions about Quartz Infrared
>> Heaters such as Edenpure? Are these better than heat element heaters for
>> small heat required situations?
>
> For heating areas, or people?
>
> Thank you Kindly,
>
> Corwyn
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