An innovative heating solution is changing the state of play in homes across Australia, but its origins are found in the oldest heating system of all — radiant heat.
You feel radiant heat when the sun warms you on a chilly day, and enjoy it as you sit by a wood-burning fire. Now, with infrared heating technology, you get to experience a natural, sun-like warmth in your home whenever you like — and it’s a much better choice for both the environment and your savings account.
A company that knows all about infrared heating is Herschel. The global specialist in infrared heaters, and the market leader in Australia, Herschel manufactures and supplies a wide range of products with infrared technology for domestic, commercial and outdoor applications. Powered by electricity, Herschel Infrared heaters are efficient, low-carbon and eco-friendly, and with aesthetics at the forefront of design, they offer the perfect blend of quality and style.
“There’s been a shift in technology,” says Mark Coory from Herschel. “Today, there are far better ways than most people realise to heat their home. We have much more energy-efficient options that ever before, and it’s all based on good science. If you’re looking at upgrading your heating system or installing one in a new build, infrared technology makes a huge amount of sense.”
Herschel Infrared heaters add warmth to your home in the same way that the sun heats the earth — using infrared energy to warm up the fabric of the building and everything inside it, including people. With radiant heat travelling through the air, it is absorbed by the objects and the room materials themselves, turning every surface of your home into part of your radiant heating solution, and delivering a consistently warm and comfortable environment.
This is much more effective than traditional heating, which relies on convection heat. In most home heating solutions, heat pumps are used to warm the air and move it around the interior. The problem with convection heating is that air can’t hold much heat, making this method highly inefficient. When a cold draft enters, it means your room cools down quickly, and when you switch off your heating unit the warmth disappears. In order to do its job, a convection-based system requires that warm air continually be created to maintain a given temperature, meaning it consumes more energy.
Radiant heat is an ideal alternative, also because we are, in fact, radiant ourselves, and we absorb radiant heat into our bodies far better than when hot air is blown around us. You might be surprised to find what a difference this makes to the level of comfort your home provides. And the beauty of using Herschel Infrared technology is that once the environment in your home has reached the selected temperature, it’s easy to maintain a comfortable, warm environment in your living zones, without losing the heated air to the ceiling.
Herschel Infrared heaters that are installed and operated correctly are significantly more cost-effective than heat pumps to warm your home over a 24-hour period. And when you do turn off your heating unit, the heat will be radiated back out of your home at a very slow rate — meaning you don’t need to run your heater continuously, especially overnight.
To top it off, there’s no need to install a bulky fireplace or pump to go infrared. Herschel Infrared heaters are packaged in slimline panels that can be mounted in walls or ceilings for a stunningly discreet look. Available in a range of styles and colours, from white metal to black or white glass, the unit can merge seamlessly into your design aesthetic or even be disguised as a mirror. For high ceilings, there is an elegant hanging pendant version, there’s an infrared dual room and towel heater for bathrooms, and there’s also a dedicated outdoor range so you can enjoy the feeling of the sun on your deck, long after sunset.
If you’re building or renovating, the team at Herschel can work off your plans, and with a nationwide network of trained retailers and installers, they can deliver the naturally warm home you’re looking for, across Australia. O437 949 444;
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