Radiant heating systems are appropriate for the partial heating of very large, open air or otherwise heavily ventilated spaces. They are best suited to areas where personnel or products, Tupello Property Services take all factors into account when advising on what type of heating system to employ. Radiant heating is a proven heating solution for a wide variety of commercial premises.
Radiant Heating – How it works
Radiant heating can best be described by how the Sun heats the Earth.
The Sun’s heat energy radiates through space eventually hitting the Earth and warming its surface. It is this warmed surface that then heats up and raises the air temperature. Radiant heating works in exactly the same way.
A radiant heater heats people and objects within its vicinity rather than the air surrounding them.
It is an ideal form of heat if you are looking to heat a small part of a large space or to heat an area where there is a lot of ventilation.
A radiant heater does not waste energy heating the atmosphere as a warm air heater would do.
Radiant spot heating
If the majority of your building does not need heating then radiant heating could be the answer for you.
If you need to heat a specific area and a radiant heater can be positioned so that it can effectively cover this area radiant heating is the correct solution.
It is therefore ideal for use where for example there is a small packing area within a building warehousing products that are not temperature sensitive.
Radiant heating is also appropriate for heating areas where there is a great deal of ventilation. If you have premises where large amounts of unbalanced extract is required (for example in a spray area) radiant heating comes into is own.
Another ideal situation would be where the roller shutter doors are constantly open or opened frequently – for example in plant or other workshops.
As the heater is heating objects not the atmosphere the fact that air is being drawn out of the area does not affect the heater’s ability to warm the people or objects in the area.
