Finding a heating solution for those compact areas of your home, like a hallway or a box room, is no small task. These areas can be draughty and prone to a chill yet heat up quickly – leaving you either too hot or too cold. What’s more, when space is at a premium, finding a heater that adequately warms an area without taking up any more room in the process can be even trickier.
Fear not – infrared heating poses a robust, versatile option, complete with slimline, crisp aesthetics to add a contemporary feel to your smaller interior spaces. Let’s take a quick look at the overarching benefits of infrared heating…
100% efficiency
Powered by electricity, there’s no boiler involved with infrared heating, so there’s no interconnecting pipes that may lose heat on the journey to your heater. Instead, every watt of electric drawn from the wall is converted into usable heat, so nothing is wasted. Plus, when paired with renewable energy, infrared heaters become a completely carbon neutral system from start to finish, for superior efficiency.
Condensation prevention
Infrared heat travels in a direct wave to objects and people, settling deep into the bricks of a property and turning rooms in a bubble of 360° warmth. This helps to minimise the existence of colder surfaces, which in turn will reduce the chance of condensation and mould.
Plug-in installation
Integrating seamlessly into any space, many of our infrared heaters are plug-in friendly. This means there’s no expensive plumbing or upheaval involved in their installation, saving on time, money, and fuss.
Advanced safety
A universal benefit of infrared heaters is their high levels of safety. Extensively tested, all our heaters bear the CE mark, proving they’ve undergone a set of extensive EU checks. With many boasting features such as overheat protection and fire-resistant coatings, infrared heaters offer great levels of safety and protection.
Immediate heat
Infrared produces an even distribution of heat instantly, so there’s no waiting around for the warmth to kick in. This means, once you’ve set one of these appliances up, you can enjoy comforting warmth in no time.
The portable option: Ecostrad Solaglo
- Type of infrared: Near – great for intermittent use, hard to heat areas or outside applications
- Best for: Terraces, garages, conservatories, and any small area which would benefit from having a portable, secondary heat source
- Installation: Freestanding or wall-mounted
- Type of control: Simple On/Off switch
- Heats up to: Outdoor areas: 9m², indoor: 14m²
The Ecostrad Solaglo is an infrared patio heater with a variety of benefits to suit both outdoor and indoor applications. Sporting a glossy silver finish, the Solaglo has a modern aesthetic feel, and at 492mm wide, is slimline enough to slot into even the most space-deprived areas.
The Solaglo heats through near infrared, a particularly powerful type of heat that warms people and objects quickly without being lost to airflow on a draughty day – so it’s ideal for use outdoors on smaller terraces or in gardens. With an IP55 ingress protection rating, this patio heater safely and effortlessly tackles the temperamental UK weather.
Able to be both wall-mounted or attached to a stand for ultimate flexibility, the Solaglo can be placed exactly where warmth is needed most. Operated by a simple on/off button, you can start basking in the Solaglo’s welcoming rays in a flash.
The mirrored option: Herschel Select XLS
- Type of infrared: Far – best for semi or fully enclosed spaces, long-lasting and durable
- Best for: Bathrooms, bedrooms, dressing rooms and hallways
- Installation: Wall-mounted installation
- Type of control: WiFi compatible when paired with a controller
Heats up to: 15m²
An infrared panel with a difference, the Herschel Select XLS looks like a typical rectangular mirror, but beneath its reflected surface is an infrared panel perfect for keeping spaces warm. Its clever dual practicality makes it a great space-saver, as you won’t need a separate location for both a mirror and a heater in your chosen room. At only 20mm deep, the panel sits flush against walls rather than jutting out into a space, making it an unassuming heating choice that’s perfect for the more petite areas of your home.
When switched on, the infrared warmth produced by this panel ensures its glass surface remains clear, without fogging up after a hot bath or shower – making it ideal for bathroom installation. Using far infrared, the same type of heat our bodies naturally absorb and emit, the Herschel Select XLS is comfortable enough to be used for an extended period without becoming overbearing.
With a built-in receiver, the Herschel Select XLS can be paired with several different Herschel thermostats, to give you more convenient control over your heating. Use with the PL Plug-in WiFi Thermostat to manage your unit even when you’re away from home – set specific temperatures, organise a weekly schedule or switch between different heating modes all from an intuitive app on your smartphone. Multi-purpose, sophisticated and most importantly, ultra-slim, the Herschel Select XLS Mirror is a great space-saving solution for any property.
Perfect for ceiling mounting – Ecostrad Opus iQ Ceiling Panel
- Type of infrared: Far infrared, same as the Herschel Select XLS – durable, robust heat
- Best for: Offices, hallways, box rooms, bathrooms, guest rooms
- Installation: Ceiling mounted (wall-mounted version is also available)
- Type of control: WiFi ready and compatible with the Ecostrad Ecosystem app (remote control version also available)
- Heats up to: 22m² indoors
Mounting a heating solution on your ceiling is an optimal space-saving technique, as it won’t occupy any floor or wall capacity in a room once installed. Discreet and tucked away, the panel emits evenly distributed, comforting warmth to the room from above.
Our choice – the Ecostrad Opus iQ Ceiling Panel – features an elegant frameless aesthetic, a modest design that truly blends into surrounding decor, saving space and keeping the panel out of eye-level. From a safety perspective, having a heater on the ceiling keeps any hot surfaces away from small hands, a perfect bonus for families with young children.
The Opus iQ is easily controlled through the Ecostrad Ecosystem app, for intuitive heat management that lives right in your pocket. Controlling the unit can be done anywhere in the world, especially brilliant for heaters installed in places that are out of arm’s reach. The Opus iQ is also Alexa and Google Home voice compatible for totally hands-free, fuss-free, control.
An infrared heating option for any space
If the room you’re looking to heat is on the smaller side, infrared heaters offer a whole host of space-saving designs to fit the bill. From dual purpose mirrored panels, to ceiling installation, to portable, freestanding units, infrared heating works around limitations in available room to make your small space work for you. The above infrared heaters, plus our array of alternate heating solutions, are all easily available to shop at Infrared Heaters Direct today.
