Infrared Heaters

Infrared Heaters

Infrared heaters work on a different principle to every other heater in the shop: instead of warming the air and relying on it to circulate, they radiate heat that is absorbed directly by people, floors, walls and furniture. That distinction matters most in rooms where warm air escapes as fast as you make it, such as a conservatory with a glass roof, a high-ceilinged hallway, a poorly insulated older house or a room with a draughty door, because the heat lands where you are rather than collecting at the ceiling. In practice it means a lower wattage does the work of a much larger convector: panels here run from 350W up to 700W, and a 425W wall or floor panel is enough for a small room that a 2kW fan heater would struggle to hold. They run silently with no fan and no moving parts, so there is nothing to stir up dust, which suits bedrooms and home offices. Ceiling-mounted models free the wall entirely, and Wi-Fi control on several units lets you schedule them from a phone so the room is warm before you walk into it. Because the surfaces themselves hold warmth, the room stays comfortable for a while after the panel switches off.

De Vielle supplies the panel range here, covering 350W ceiling, 425W wall or floor and 700W wall units, with Wi-Fi control on the 350W and 700W models. Dimplex adds wall-mounted and freestanding infrared and carbon heaters at 2kW and 2.5kW that are rated for outdoor use as well as indoor, and Masterplug and Adax cover glass and Wi-Fi panel heaters across the wider heating range.

Infrared panels carry a higher price than a fan heater and a much lower running cost, so a reduction here pays back twice. They are also a considered purchase rather than an emergency one, which means the sale price and the stock usually coexist, unlike the rest of the heating range in December. Prices are live all year, so see what is reduced now on heating on sale.