Quartz electric heating has a number of generic benefits over other forms of heating.
Low Capital & Installation Costs
Quartz electric heaters are very easy to install, ensuring installation costs are kept to a minimum. It doesn’t require any pipe-work, simply a connection to the electrical circuit[s], so they can usually be installed in a matter of minutes. For new build properties this means it can go in at the second fix wiring stage. And for refurbishments and replacements, it means minimal disruption. What’s more, because the heaters can work as stand-alone units or as a system, it is easy and cheap to add heaters to a system at any time as budgets permit.
Low Running & Ownership Costs
There is often confusion about the running costs of quartz electric heating compared to other forms of heating. 92% of the energy used is converted directly into heat within one second of switching on: the remainder is converted into light as a by-product of the process, giving a welcoming glow.
The cost of energy for different heating systems is only part of the true running cost equation. The true cost to consider is the lifetime costs of the system, which not only take into account the energy used, but the hidden maintenance costs – both monetary and time - over its lifetime.
Because quartz electric heaters have no moving parts, heaters can be expected to last for many years. Whilst average lamp life varies from heater to heater, when used in accordance to Tansun’s instructions, lamps can last up to 7,000 hours and maybe longer.
Environmentally Friendly
Quartz infrared heaters do not burn oxygen, or produce any CO² emissions whatsoever, unlike gas heaters which do produce CO² emissions. The level of CO² emission is directly linked to how the electricity is produced in the country (O if it is green electricity). In the UK it corresponds to the following:
1,5kw/h for the IR short wave electrical base.
Then Total CO2 indirect Emission = 0,64 kgCO2
A gas heater directly emits over 4 times more CO2 that an electrical IR heater does indirectly
15kw/h for the typical gas heater.
Then Total CO2 direct Emission = 2,85 kgCO2
Safe
End Users are often concerned about the safety of gas heating. By contrast, quartz electric heating has a proven track record regarding safety.
Efficient
Infrared heating is considered very efficient because it only heats a particular area instead of the whole room. It does not heat the air (convection heating), but its warmth is pleasantly transmitted like sunshine to the people who are in its path (directional heating). Infrared produces an immediate heating effect and consequently consumes less energy. It is the best way to heat large buildings, such as churches, aircraft hangars and train stations as no pre-heat time is needed and the heat does not rise to the ceiling..
Life style
People want to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Infrared heaters are more efficient than gas heaters, as they are not affected by windy conditions. They are unaffected by drafts indoors as well.
Design
An infrared heater saves valuable floor space as it can be installed remotely (on a terrace wall or installed in terrace furniture (sunshade, canopy, windscreen), unlike a gas mushroom heater.
Energy consumption
If combined with PIR (presence detector), and/or remote control, an infrared quartz heater can easily be adjusted in heat output and energy consumption, to suit the actual needs of the consumer and the ambient temperature.
“Hassle-free”
Infrared heaters offer convenient heat that doesn’t need refilling with bottles that tend to run out in the middle of lunch/dinner time! No gas bottle storage is required either. |
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