Infrared Heating for Care Homes & Social Housing

Heating that meets specific care home and social housing requirements

Infrared heating for care homes and social housing

Herschel is the #1 choice of care home proprietors and a number of UK county councils when it comes to choosing infrared heating for care homes and social housing

Browse Care Home & Social Housing Heaters

10 Year Warranty

Colour Options

Multiple Sizes

Fits Ceiling Grid

Comfort – Infrared Ceiling Tile Heater

10 Year Warranty

4 Sizes

FROM £239.00

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5 Year Warranty

Colour Options

Ceiling Recess Option

Microcrystal Glass

Krystal – Infrared Panel Heater

5 Year Warranty

4 Sizes

FROM £539.00

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Care homes

Our range of far infrared panels heaters are used by a number of care homes providers and increasingly being used in social housing.

For the care home sector, the panels provide a cost effective way of heating areas without the need for an expensive centralised heating system. Panels can be ceiling mounted removing the heating from Priority 1 to Priority 3 and reducing risk of injury. They can be mounted with anti-ligature fittings where required.

Far infrared is natural for the body and is frequently used in the wellness sector. This can be a major point of consideration in buildings whose occupants sit for long periods of the day.

Each room can operate as a separate zone and be controlled by our specially designed range of thermostat control options or as part of an existing building management system, meaning either localised control or remote control from a central location. There is no single point of failure, each panel is separately fused.

The infrared heat improves thermal comfort levels because every part of the room is heated to an even level, removing cold spots and creating a more comfortable (non-stuffy) temperature. Unlike convector heaters there is minimal air movement which results in less dust and pollutants, especially helpful to asthma and allergy sufferers.

Our panels are zero maintenance with long life expectancies and have been proven to save energy compared to convector heaters. They can be used as a complete heating solution or as supplement to an underperforming legacy heating system.

“As part of the Design, Technical and Innovation team of Clarion housing group we were tasked to find the very best in technologies for the following categories; sustainability, MEP, Modern Methods of Construction, Digital, Specification.

In our extensive market research we looked into all manner of heating system for both water and environment, each that need to compliment the sustainable aspirations of our new buildings. It is in this space that Herschel’s infrared panels and Mixergy tanks were assessed in a plethora of scenarios.

We found the system to be not only high performing for future tenants but offers a range of additional features such as positive reduction in mould and improvement in air quality. The cost of installation was comparable to that of a fossil fuel installation but when accompanied with PV on roof and battery systems this was thought to be one of the best offers on the market for Latimer. Therefore we included the recommendation of Herschel infrared panels for all future buildings to be examined by contractors across the land”.

Dave Lee, Director Clarion Housing Group, May 2024.

Social Housing

For social housing Herschel Infrared panel ranges have been proven to provide significant savings in heating bills compared to night storage heaters as well as a host of other benefits including better comfort levels, space savings and much improved controls.

Herschel panels have a low capital outlay, are easy to install, low maintenance and can be easily controlled with Herschel thermostats.

Because the far infrared heats the building, it reduces damp and condensation, a major issue in many social housing environments. The panels can be linked with solar PV to provide renewable heating and are up to 60% more efficient than night storage heaters.

Healthier homes with infrared

Reduction of existing damp, condensation and mould

Our full range of infrared panel heaters for care home and social housing can be viewed on this link. These include our UK manufactured Comfort range plus our Select XLS and Krystal panel ranges alongside thermostat controls.

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Case Studies

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Tendring District Council

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Customer Testimonials

In terms of the purchasing price, an easy installation plus reduced energy costs Herschel won the contract hands down

“The IR3s that we’re using work really well in the space because it has that industrial heritage, so the IR3 looks really good in the space and works exceptionally well…. They’re easy to install and they’re reliable.”

Professional Specification Service

Herschel has a team of in-house surveyors who perform on-site and desktop estimating services for commercial heating projects.