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100% natural heating
Far Infrared is radiant heat which we ourselves as human beings naturally emit. This is the same heat we feel from an environment warmed by the sun. It is completely natural and 100% safe.
Human & animal sense of comfort has evolved from radiant heat from the sun. Our skin naturally tans, reflects and prompts us to avoid the suns hottest waves, Near (Shortwave) infrared. The waves we find most comfortable are those that are absorbed by our environment and radiated back – called Far and Medium (or Longwave and Middle) infrared.
Far Infrared is what our skin and common materials in our environment absorb and emit the most efficiently and 100% naturally.
Creating healthier living environments for healthy homes
What are the health benefits of Infrared?
Infrared is biologically the most significant (60%) form of heat in our sense of comfort. Convection (movement of hot or cold air) represents only 15% of our feeling of comfort, with evaporation and conduction of heat from our bodies to our clothing or other objects accounting for the remaining 25%.
This type of heat is most keenly felt from the top of our bodies downwards (no surprise in evolutionary terms) and we also radiate it back out most readily towards the top of our bodies too.
Infrared is also the wavelength most efficiently absorbed by the water in our skin. The 8 – 12 micron waveband of the Far Infrared is often referred to as the “Vital” range because of its vital warming properties, of human comfort and biological significance, and put to use elsewhere in baby incubators and in the wellness industry.
What are some misconceptions about Infrared?
Infrared is not ultraviolet; ultraviolet is a photochemically altering wavelength from the sun in the high energy side of the Electromagnetic spectrum before the visible colour Blue.
Infrared is not microwaves; microwaves are a longer wavelength, higher amplitude part of the Electromagnetic spectrum posessing very different physical properties from Far Infrared.
Infrared is not electrosmog producing; resistance-based heaters form the lowest category of electromagnetic emitters of any electrical devices. All Herschel heaters are tested by approved certification labs and our EMF emissions are 90% below the current regulatory allowance.
Radiant environments are healthier
Infrared health benefits also include the implications of removing damp from buildings.
Because water absorbs infrared specifically well (partly why we enjoy the feeling so much), it also eliminates damp in buildings and reverses the conditions necessary for more damp to form.
It warms up walls and it doesn’t warm up the air. Convection heaters do the opposite: they warm the air and don’t warm the walls. Perfect conditions for condensation to form.
An environment warmed by Infrared is therefore also very beneficial for health:
- because dampness forms a breeding ground for mould, fungus and other bacteria that contribute to the causes of ill health.
- Infrared is also non convective, meaning it does not create air flows within a house that carry dust, pollen and allergens around. Convection heaters by their very nature (movement of warm air) do.
Don’t just take our word for it….
Customer Testimonials
“My son has cystic fibrosis and this technology has allowed…..clean air without dangerous wet particles”.
For those interested, this technology (coupled with removal of gas, electric water heater and PV on roof x9 panels), has given me 80% reduction on my bills. Second to this (but most important) my son has cystic fibrosis and this technology has allowed a heated environment with clean air without dangerous wet particles.
Thirdly, I was able to knock down most of my ground floor internal walls because… no need for radiators.
A truly superb technology.
“There is definitely less dust in the house. Its noticeable and it feels more comfortable”
What I like about Herschel’s infrared heating panels.
- There is no wasted energy
- as soon as you turn them on they start heating the room and as soon as the desired temperature is reached they switch off
- there is no boiler/pumps running all the time, losing heat in pipes with slow reaction times
- each room is always at the desired temperature at the right time
- the greenest kilowatt is one that is not used
- Comfort and improved air quality
- we have not felt cold all winter even when temperatures dropped below -5˚C
- without convection heating constantly circulating hot and cold air there is noticeably less dust
- there has been no condensation or any damp feeling throughout the house, including the basement
- silent, the system makes no noise
“My children suffered from mild asthma and would have very bad coughs every winter. Now this winter they have had coughs but nothing like before. There is definitely less dust in the house. Its noticeable and it feels more comfortable. We’ve had zero condensation in the basement which was damp and cold before we did the renovation”.
- Cost effective and very easy to install
- the complete system, with 18 zones, was 8 times less to purchase and install than a new ground source, underfloor heating system
- there are no ongoing maintenance or service charges
- The advantage of having them ceiling-mounted
- radiators are often blocked; wasting energy… heating curtains or furniture or heat going straight out of a window above a radiator.
- not having radiators provides more space in a room and enabling more layout options
- panels can easily be located exactly where the heat is required.
