By heating, we want to raise the average temperature with the heat introduced into the room to such an extent that it provides us with suitable living or working conditions. How much energy we use depends on several factors. First are the heat losses of space and second is the efficiency of the heating system, which, however, exceeds only the COP or SCOP of heating devices. When we talk about efficiency, we need to measure the operation of the heating device in practice, in terms of how many units of energy are needed to raise the temperature in the room to the desired. The latter also depends on the losses of the system, responsiveness and efficiency of energy use in the room to raise the temperature, which depends on the mode of transmission and efficiency of the radiator.

Take for example a heat pump that has a COP of 3, which means that from 1 unit of energy it makes 3. This device is in the basement and heats the room on the 2nd floor, which has stocked radiators by the window and heating takes place during the transition period – warm day, cold night. We quickly see that a lot of energy is lost and that losses continue even when the device is not working, as energy during the day when it is warm also leaks from the heat storage. If we now look at how heating with infrared panels works, we see that the story is completely different. All the energy is consumed in space and only when it is needed. Now comes the question of whether it is not the same if we heat with any electric heater. No, it is not, which you can see by trying to heat a room with a 2 KW iron, small heater or 2 KW with an infrared panel. The difference is significant and is due to the different way of transferring heat to the room and thus also the different energy consumption to achieve the same temperature. infrared heating in circumstances such as living and working spaces brings less losses than any other electric heating. In infrared heating, energy is used extremely efficiently to raise the temperature, provided that the correct radiator, the correct power and the correct position are used. In practice, you save more than 40% compared to an energy-saving electric radiator, while you will almost certainly have problems with humidity and thermal comfort when using classic electric radiators, because there are too many differences in temperature between the walls and the air. The difference in the purchase price is thus more than repaid. However, if any factor is not fully met, completely different effects or inefficiencies occur in infrared heating, so it is recommended that infrared heating be designed by a specialist.