Infrared lamps as a means of heating

Features of choosing the right option

Most often, the IR lamp is designed for a standard E-27 cartridge, but there are other options, this point should be considered before buying.

In addition to the type of base, when choosing an infrared lamp, you should take into account such indicators as:

• wavelength of infrared radiation;
• heating device power;
• supply voltage.

Long, medium and short wave infrared radiation differ in the amount of heat and light. The brighter the infrared lamp shines, the shorter the radiation wave, and the further the area of ​​its penetration.

The heat of devices emitting long waves is considered to be milder in effect. There are usually no problems with voltage, since household appliances of this type are traditionally designed for a voltage of 220 W in a conventional network.

In order not to burn yourself on the surface of the infrared lamp, as well as to protect the device from damage, you should use protective grilles

As for power, it is chosen depending on the size of the area to be heated. For 10 square meters, it is recommended to take 1 kW of power. You can slightly increase the resulting figure, depending on the heat loss.

This is true for poorly insulated rooms, objects located on a cold floor, if old windows with cracks in dried-out frames are installed in the room, etc.

IR lamps vary in shape and diameter and are labeled according to these features. To understand the dimensions of the product from the code, you will have to do some calculations. The numbers next to the letter code must be divided by 4 to get the diameter in inches.

The result obtained is easy to convert to centimeters. For example, for a PAR38 lamp, the calculations would be: 38:4=4.75 inches; 4.75 * 2.54 \u003d 12.07 cm. The letters indicate the shape of the flask, the meaning of the code is presented in the table:

The shape of the bulb of an infrared lamp can be very different, this moment is reflected by letter marking. Short body fits better under the lampshade to reduce glare

The R number indicates the presence of a reflector. Such models usually have a very simple design.The glass part of the bulb, through which the radiation passes, is monolithically connected to the reflector, inside there is a layer of reflective paint. The illumination angle is over 45 degrees.

Models marked BR are lamps with a convex reflector coated with paint or other reflective material.

The transparent bulb combined with it can be glossy or matte, sometimes there is a variant with cells that reduce the level of radiation scattering. Such models also usually have an illumination angle in excess of 45 degrees.

IR lamps are well suited for uniform and gentle drying of various surfaces that have been painted or varnished

PAR models are equipped with an aluminum coated parabolic reflector. A tempered glass flask with a honeycomb structure is attached to it. Precisely calculated shape of both elements ensures complete tightness of the device.

Typically, such models are slightly shorter than the counterparts described above, they are considered more reliable and suitable for operation in difficult conditions.

Benefits of IR Heating

The IR heating lamp has the following advantages:

1. Completely silent. The speed of propagation of rays is similar to light, there is no need for fans, as in heat guns.
2. Efficiency is almost 100%. Only physical laws prevent the achievement of the maximum indicator.
3. Installation does not require qualification. The light bulb is screwed into the socket, the switch is pressed.
4. Spot heating available. It is required for birds and animals kept in confined spaces.
5. Compact dimensions. Dimensions are similar to incandescent lighting lamps. They can be placed under the ceiling without occupying the space of the room.
6. Absolute environmental friendliness. Oxygen is not burned, harmful gases are not emitted.

Warm air does not accumulate under the ceiling, as with convective heating. It is not required to force it back down by installing ceiling fans.

The use of infrared heaters allows you to save heat. The temperature of the main system can be lowered by a few degrees, but the feeling of warmth remains the same.

Halogen heater device

The device of the heater depends on the principle of its operation - the method of generating and transferring heat to the environment.

Halogen heaters consist of an aesthetic safe housing, in which, depending on the power of the device, one or more halogen lamps are installed. To give the radiation flux a concentrated orientation, the lamps in the housing are located against the background of a heat-resistant specular reflector-reflector. The possibility of getting burns from accidental contact with the lamps is excluded by the protective grid on the body in the direction of the radiation.

Halogen heaters are powered by household power, are compact, lightweight, durable in operation and popular in domestic use. Devices of modern design have the option of remote control.

Types of halogen heaters

Halogen heaters are divided into:

• by purpose:
• household - power up to 3 kW;
• industrial - power more than 3 kW;
• by execution:
• floor - the most common type, most often having wheels for ease of movement;
• wall-mounted - used in rooms of a small area and mounted at a height of approximately 1.5 m from the floor, while the thermal insulation of the base, made of heat-resistant materials, must be well ensured;
• ceiling-mounted - mounted with brackets to a conventional ceiling base or having the possibility of installation in a false ceiling structure, occupy a minimum of space, installation is advisable at a ceiling height of 3.0 m, heat-resistant thermal insulation of the base is mandatory.

Possible problems associated with the use of infrared heaters

It cannot be unequivocally said that an infrared heater is completely safe or absolutely harmful, since this depends not only on the type of device, but also on the correct choice of it and compliance with simple operating rules.

The principle of operation of the heater

It is safe to say that the benefits and harms of infrared heaters mainly depend on how correctly you use them, how you select and install specific models for space heating or outdoor use. But in order to do this correctly, it is worth understanding the principle of operation of an infrared heater and its main difference from other heating devices.

So, traditional heaters are usually designed to raise the temperature of the air, although they emit a small amount of infrared heat energy that we can feel when we are in close proximity to the device.

The same can be said about the feeling of warmth that a person experiences when he enters the zone of action of the device.You can feel about the same when you are in the sun or by a fire, where you can also get warm, or you can get burned.

Before using such a heater, you should know that being near a powerful device that radiates energy at you for a long time, you can cause yourself some harm, which is:

• In the drying of the skin, eyes.
• The occurrence of headaches.
• Severe overheating of the skin, which can cause burns and damage to subcutaneous tissues.

At the same time, soft infrared heat in small doses is even useful and is used in medicine during physiotherapy for the treatment of a number of diseases.

How to eliminate the harm possible with improper use of infrared heaters?

First of all, when buying an infrared heater for a room, try to choose a device that is either designed to work in a room of such an area, or has a power adjustment that will allow you to reduce it if necessary. When installing the device, try to direct it so that its radiation is directed to an area where you are not usually located, for example, it can be one of the walls or the floor.

Outdoor infrared heater

Even if you sometimes like to sit in the area of ​​​​the device, try not to let the radiation get on your head, this can cause a headache. Change your body position frequently to avoid uneven long-term exposure to heat radiation, which can dry out areas of the skin due to uneven sweating.

In other words, you can sit for several minutes in the coverage area of ​​​​such a heater without harm to health, for example, coming from the street, but you should not sit in front of it for a long time, for example, to work or watch TV.

Also very often such heaters are used for heating on the street, for example, in the country. In this case, you can not be afraid of any harmful effects that outdoor infrared heaters can theoretically have, since people usually move in the fresh air and local overheating does not occur. In addition, they are usually in thick clothes on the street, and under the influence of infrared radiation it is she who heats up, creating comfort even in cold and damp weather.

In any case, with the right approach to the selection and operation of infrared heaters, they can be considered one of the safest, you just need to carefully consider the tips and recommendations for their use.

Published: 21.10.2014

Scope and characteristics of IR lamps

Infrared lamps for heating have an extensive scope. They are actively used in production, at home, in the field of medicine and other areas of human activity.

Space heating

Halogen heating lamps are actively used as street heating devices. A certain power and wavelength allow you to heat large areas. Such heaters are actively used for heating the area near swimming pools, summer areas of cafes and restaurants, terraces and verandas. At the same time, IR rays do not heat the air, but objects and people in the lamp coverage area, which provide the necessary comfort.

Lamp IR heaters are suitable for heating commercial and residential premises. Most often, devices are hung on the ceiling or walls in the house. IR devices are usually used as an additional source of thermal energy in a room with traditional water heating.

Animal heating

In order for young animals to survive and not freeze, light and heat are needed, therefore thermal lamps are actively used to heat the premises of livestock and poultry farms. To optimize the living conditions of animals, it is better to use infrared heaters with temperature control. Lamps are installed above the cages with animals.

In addition to farms and livestock farms, infrared heating devices are used in zoos. They are especially important for newborn animals. Here, low-power IR heaters are more often used. In combination with reflective materials that are lined with boxes and cages with animals, the lamps provide the necessary microclimate and comfort. Residents of villages and villages use IR units to heat domestic animals and birds in severe frosts.

Greenhouse heating

A home heater lamp is not the only area for using infrared heating devices. It is actively used for heating greenhouses. The benefit for plants lies in the fact that the radiation from the device is similar to sunlight.

A lamp heater will be useful when growing seedlings on the windowsill and elsewhere in the apartment. Devices easily compensate for the lack of heat and sunlight for actively growing plants

It is only important to correctly calculate the duration of lighting and its power.

The medicine

Infrared lamps are also used in the medical field. With their help, pain syndrome, osteochondrosis, respiratory viral diseases, diseases of the skin, throat, ear are treated, and they are also used for high blood pressure.

With the help of blue infrared lamps, they strengthen the immune system, fight bruises, relieve stress and increase the endurance of the human body. Physiotherapy procedures using infrared radiation help with acne.

In the repair industry

Projector-type IR heaters are used when performing body repair work. The advantage of the units is that you can change the distance from the device to the painted surface, as well as change the angle of incidence of light. Lamp emitters are installed in drying chambers.

How to choose an infrared heater for a chicken coop

The red lamp is the simplest infrared heater. There are other more efficient devices. The IR heater is different in that the rays emanating from it heat the object that comes across the path. They don't heat the air.

Important! A red lamp suspended from the ceiling in a chicken coop will give a better effect than a radiator mounted on the wall.

When using conventional heating devices, according to the law of physics, the heat emanating from them is directed upwards. It turns out that it will be cold at the bottom of the chicken coop. The rays from the red lamp or infrared heater are directed downwards, warming up the litter, food, drinkers, nests and other objects. The reflected heat is evenly distributed inside the chicken coop.

Important! The red lamp and all other types of IR heaters do not burn oxygen

The choice of an IR chicken coop heating device is carried out taking into account two important parameters: efficiency and safety of operation. As for the first requirement, it is optimal to install an infrared heater for a chicken coop with a thermostat that automatically turns on and off at a given temperature. In terms of power, the device is selected at the rate of 80 W / m2 of the barn.

For safety, preference is given to wall or ceiling models. The bird will not be able to touch the heated device. Wires will not get tangled under your feet. Red lamps are also hung from the ceiling, but they are protected by a metal mesh, otherwise a curious chicken will break the glass bulb.

IR lamp for chicken coop heating

Red lamps with a large glass bulb have been used in the last century to heat poultry and animals. The advantage of the lighting device is that, together with the heating, the barn is illuminated. If you understand the principle of action, then this is the same infrared lamp for heating the chicken coop, not burning oxygen, heating only the surface of objects.

Important! To calculate the number of red lamps per chicken coop, it is assumed that 1 lighting fixture can heat 10 m2 of area. The efficiency of the red lamp reaches 98%

Due to the mirror coating on the inside of the bulb, there is a directed reflection of IR rays. Red light has a calming effect on the bird. It is impossible to hang the lamp closer than 1 m to any object. It is important to protect the glass flask from curious chickens. A bird with a blow of its beak or wings can break it. The best way to protect is to hang a red lamp in a metal mesh

The efficiency of the red lamp reaches 98%.Due to the mirror coating on the inside of the bulb, there is a directed reflection of IR rays. Red light has a calming effect on the bird. It is impossible to hang the lamp closer than 1 m to any object

It is important to protect the glass flask from curious chickens. A bird with a blow of its beak or wings can break it

The best way to protect yourself is to hang a red lamp in a metal mesh.

IR heater for chicken coop

IR heaters inside the chicken coop can create a whole heating system. It is better to buy the device with a thermostat so that it can automatically respond to the air temperature. According to the execution, there are models of ceiling, floor and wall installation. It is optimal to choose an infrared ceiling heater for the chicken coop so that the bird does not burn on the heating element. In extreme cases, a wall-mounted model is suitable. Floor heating devices are not installed in the chicken coop.

Unlike the red lamp, IR heating devices differ in heating elements:

• Longwave models are equipped with a plate heater. The element is heated to a temperature of 230°C. When installing, the maximum proximity to the object is allowed - 50 cm.
• Shortwave models are equipped with a spiral heater placed inside a glass tube. The element is heated to a temperature of 600°C. During installation, a distance of 3 m from the nearest object is provided.

The device can be installed so that it will heat a large area or direct heat to a specific place. IR rays instantly warm up an object that gets in the way, and it, in turn, gives off heat to the air.

Profitability of IR lamps

When using IR lamps for heating a chicken coop, we can safely talk about their profitability, because even in the coldest winters they are able to provide decent heating for a room with a bird. This can be explained by the high value of efficiency, which can be obtained by transferring heat directly to the chickens and objects in the house, and not to the surrounding air. Under such conditions, not only the egg production of laying hens increases, but also the intensity of development of young birds increases.

If necessary, IR lamps can be used for spot heating (for example, a chicken coop area with small chickens), but even if you install several elements in the center of the ceiling, then you don’t have to worry about even heat distribution. To achieve this effect with the help of alternative heating sources, you will have to spend more electricity, and therefore money.

For greenhouses

For a small greenhouse, you can use IR lamps.

They are usually located at a distance of 1.5 meters from each other.

It is better to make the suspension for lamps adjustable, because the distance to the soil, and later to the plants, should be constant and it is advisable to raise the lamp as the seedlings grow.

Such heating is easy to install and regulate, because the design is light, and the light bulbs are simply screwed into the socket.

So. Infrared lamps are an excellent substitute for expensive and sophisticated equipment. They are used for drying varnishes, paints, leather, porcelain, wood, herbs, fish, mushrooms, grains, fruits and vegetables.

For heating food, in incubators, greenhouses, car repair shops (BMW and Audi factories use infrared light to dry freshly painted cars), etc. IR lamps are used for medical purposes. And you can be sure that a savvy owner will find many more uses for such a versatile thing as an infrared lamp!

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Terms of use

The simplest daily care for ceiling-type halogen devices is that they are inaccessible to mechanical damage and children, therefore, they only require maintenance of cleanliness.

Wall and floor models must be located at a distance of at least 1 m from surrounding objects; it is strictly forbidden to place any objects on the heaters for drying or warming up. In addition, it is also forbidden to cover heating devices with something, as this may lead to ignition of the coating, thermal burns from contact with it, or overheating of the device.

You should not be under the influence of the radiation flux in the immediate vicinity of the heater for a long time - you can get burned. In addition, the radiation of halogen lamps is short-wave, and its prolonged exposure to a person is undesirable.

It is advisable to purchase a halogen heater with lamps that have a special coating that weakens their glow when heated.

The principle of operation of heaters with infrared radiation

A feature of equipment with IR lamps is that the thermal energy emitted by them is transferred to the surfaces of objects or people in the room, and is not absorbed by the air. This is the main difference between such devices and conventional electric heaters. Heating of objects is carried out only in the field of influence of lamps. Thus, heat accumulates in solid objects, such as walls, furniture, and then is transferred to the room and warms the air.

As already mentioned, a red heating lamp emits heat waves only in the area to which it is directed. As a result, only local heating occurs.

Some consumers mistakenly believe that heating with infrared lamps is only advisable in industrial premises or office buildings, while their use at home is not so effective and therefore not justified. However, it turns out that in comparison with traditional radiator batteries, convectors or oil heaters, heating with incandescent lamps is more efficient and economical. Their operation does not require a supply of fuel, and they consume much less electricity.

A variety of models of heaters with infrared lamps allows you to conveniently place them in any room. Such devices are compact and do not take up much space. A very convenient option for placing IR heaters will be mounting under the ceiling - so they can cover a large area. Thanks to modern technologies, manufacturers produce such devices that can be easily built into the ceiling - this approach allows not only to effectively heat the room, but also harmoniously fit into the interior design.

Connection

It is easy to guess how to connect an infrared heater - it works from a 220-230 V network, so the easiest and most obvious way is to plug it into a power outlet. At least, mobile models are connected to outlets.

Panels or film systems are connected to each other in parallel, then brought to the thermostat (control panel), after which the wire (phase, zero and ground) is pulled directly to the machine located in the switchboard. This allows you to bypass all the wiring brought into the apartment or house. Most often, a separate machine is “hung” for heating the apartment, which is triggered by a heavy load or short circuit. The rest of the wiring in the apartment is connected to another machine. This allows you to properly distribute the loads generated during the operation of infrared heaters. If you “hang” a powerful heating system on an existing apartment wiring, then with the simultaneous operation of the heating system and, for example, an electric oven, air conditioner or iron, overloads are possible. In rare cases, this is a cause of fire, although automatic machines most often work.

However, to implement a cozy warm corner with a small number of panels with a total power of up to 2 kW, it is possible to connect an infrared heater to an outlet, that is, the general electrical wiring in the house.

Types of halogen heaters

Halogen heaters are divided into:

• by purpose:
• household - power up to 3 kW;
• industrial - power more than 3 kW;
• by execution:
• floor - the most common type, most often having wheels for ease of movement;
• wall-mounted - used in rooms of a small area and mounted at a height of approximately 1.5 m from the floor, while the thermal insulation of the base, made of heat-resistant materials, must be well ensured;
• ceiling-mounted - mounted with brackets to a conventional ceiling base or having the possibility of installation in a false ceiling structure, occupy a minimum of space, installation is advisable at a ceiling height of 3.0 m, heat-resistant thermal insulation of the base is mandatory.