Infrared Heating Panels and Your Health
Posted by Jacob Clarke on November 22nd, 2016
Infrared heating works the same way the sunrays heat objects. Instead of blowing heated air around, which is how convective heating systems work, infrared heating solutions directly warm up our bodies and objects. In a room with infrared heating, the people in the room and the furniture are directly warmed up and they in turn warm up the air around them. It can be likened to how a microwave or a regular cooker works where the pan or pot is heated up and cooks the food. In a microwave, the water molecules in the food itself are directly heated up.
With technologies such as these, the concern most people have is the safety of using the technology. Infrared heating is safe to use and actually has health benefits. The points below show you how your health is affected by infrared heating.
Effects of Infrared Heating on Health
- Fresh and clean air: Regular convection heating systems simply create air currents that circulate round a room. The air is circulated with all particles it may be carrying. Without dust particles and allergens being circulated around the room, people can breathe in cleaner air; hence reduce the occurrences of asthma, flu, etc.
- No emissions: Infrared heating systems do not need to be fitted with any chemicals or extra materials before they can operate and generate heat. Since they don’t burn off chemicals or materials to generate it, they do not emit waste material. Therefore, this leaves the system with zero emissions.
- More money: There are companies that provide high value infrared heating panels solutions that require zero maintenance. With such solutions saving you money, you have more money to spend on eating better, managing your health and staying healthy.
- Chance of thermal burns: The temperature of infrared heating panels can rise up to 90 degrees Celsius and cause terrible burns if touched by an individual. This is why infrared heating panels are usually installed on the ceiling or the high walls. That way, they are out of random reach of anyone.
- Immune system boosting: An infrared heater sends heated wavelengths into our bodies as its way of warming us up. These wavelengths do more than heating up our bodies. They help to detoxify our bodies and strengthen our immune systems. ‘
Looking at the whole picture, it is safe to say that the benefits of infrared heating far outweigh the non-benefits. Therefore, it is it worth installing infrared heating panels in your home.
