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Radiant Heat - Red Hot Retrofit

Red hot as in sales, that is. The reasons the occupied areas to be heated. The
behind the increasing popularity of quick response time radiant panels will
radiant heat panels are ease of return an unoccupied room to a
installation, quick warm up, dust free comfortable temperature in minutes.
heat, and low cost relative to other Radiant Heat Panel Applications Radiant
alternate heating systems. heat panels are an excellent source of
For the same price as a pellet stove, you heat for bathrooms (no more foggy
could heat a 1,500 square foot home and mirrors), log homes, gazebos, screened in
not have to deal with locating, storing, porches and stables. If you're heating a
and lugging 40 pound bags of wood greenhouse, radiant heat will protect
pellets. your plants in the absence of sunlight by
A U.S. Department of Energy sponsored maintaining root temperatures.
study concluded that radiant heat panels Replacing a wood stove with ceiling
were 52% less expensive to operate than mounted panels in auxiliary buildings
electric baseboard heat and 33% more cost such as workshops or studios allows the
effective air to air heat pumps. The use of all available floor space.
study concluded that "energy savings Radiant Heat Panel Installation and Cost
would be obtainable in a great portion of The low amperage requirements for ceiling
U.S. households". heat panels can usually be provided by
Radiant heat panels manufactured by existing 120 or 240 volt circuits. The
Enerjoy are about 1 inch thick, and range 30%-70% wattage reduction over electric
in size from 2'x2' to 2'x8'. They are baseboard heating eliminates the need for
textured to look like the ceiling and can dedicated wiring. Wherever a single panel
painted to match the room's décor with is installed, the existing 120 volt
quality water based acrylic paint. capacity circuit is usually adequate for
The panels operate at 150-170 degrees F. the additional load.
and radiate heat to objects and people in Installation of radiant heat panels
the room. The panel itself reaches typically cost between $1.25 and $1.50
operating temperature in only three to per square foot of heated space. For a
five minutes. 1,500 sq. ft. house the estimated cost
Advantages of Radiant Heat Panels Heat would be $1,900 to $2,300. That's
loss from ducts, even insulated ones, considerably less than the cost for a
reduces the efficiency of forced air complete forced air system.
systems. Additional leakage is created by Disadvantages of Radiant Heat Panels The
the internal air pressure generated by major limitation of radiant heat panels
forced air systems. No duct, No pressure, is the absence of a cooling function.
no leakage problems. Installing a ducted central air
Since the need for a blower to circulate conditioner would undermine many of the
heat is eliminated, so is the cost of advantages of using radiant panels.
electricity to the blower motor. Without One way around this would be to install a
a blower, there are no filters that need mini-split air conditioning system. The
to be replaced. mini-split, like radiant panels, is also
Heating without moving air also a cost effective retrofit solution and
eliminates drafts and prevents dust and can be zoned to cool only occupied rooms.
pollen from circulating while maintaining If controlling heating costs is your
the air's moisture content. primary concern, radiant heat panels
Radiant heat panels require no offer an easy, cost effective and healthy
maintenance or service because there are way to retrofit your home with
no moving parts. comfortable, reliable heat.
With separate thermostats for each room, offers a unique look at geothermal
zoned heating is easy as turning a light heating and cooling, hydro and wind
switch on and off. Significant energy power, radiant heating, solar heating
savings can be realized by allowing only systems and pellet burning stoves.




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