Infrared Heater Comparison

Compare CZ Infrared™ Heaters with conventional heaters.

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[OlliMSa]

@bodinian Thanks! I'll give it a try.

[bodinian]

@OlliMSa I find buying a humidifier to be the most effective way to ramp up the heating efficacy. I say if the humidity, wherever someone would live, is high enough in a cold season then go for this. If not, combination of a humidifier and either this or standard heating would work best. My combo has been working fine for me for years and I get sick much less often because of how my respiratory tract doesn't dry out overnight.

[OlliMSa]

@bodinian Got a point! I read somewhere they need 40% humidity to function, but unfortunately I live in New Mexico and it is bone dry here - under 20%. I just bought an IR heater and am trying it out. Thus far --- it sucks. At least I got it at home depot and it has a 1 year warranty. My pellet stove does better - it just broke down and I need a new part and that is the reason I got the IR heater for the interim.

[CaptainFeltcher]

I used thermal long johns and a thermal vest with 2 t shirts, a thick hoodie and a hat. I bought a super wide sleeping bag and used it in my bed under the duvet. I saved £480 from my winter fuel bill. Plus I saved some of the environment. Unfortunately the hat was made from fox fur so something did die to keep me warm. But then thats what our ancestors would have done!

[metaspherz]

@bodinian That's exactly why infrared heating is better! While humidity itself is a climate variable, it also interacts strongly with other climate variables. In the Winter, Minneapolis, Minnesota has a higher average humidity than Las Vegas, Nevada. The type of heater used also affects humidity. Conventional heaters lower humidity in the home while infrared heat maintains the humidity. That's why humidifiers are less necessary with infrared heaters than with conventional heaters.

[bodinian]

The humidity in the cold seasons is the lowest of the entire year. If the infrared heater only works efficiently when there is sufficient humidity, then wouldn't it be least efficient when it is needed most?