[Greenbuilding] Quartz Infrared Heaters

[Kat]

And if that "someone" would maybe possibly be willing to explain to the rest of us MATH-FREE? ;-)

-Kat

On 9/22/2011 8:00 AM, elitalking wrote:
> Corwyn writes: For heating areas, or people?
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> My comment:
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> 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.
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> Thanks Eli
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> ----- 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
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>> On 9/19/2011 4:00 PM, elitalking wrote:
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>>> 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?
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>> For heating areas, or people?
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>> Thank you Kindly,
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>> Corwyn
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