Traditional heating based on convection effect, despite its popularity, a lot of different deficiencies. Stratification of the air mass, the uneven warming of the room volume, creating convection currents and drafts, substantial heat loss, slow warming up - the most typical examples.
Not surprisingly, many are beginning to think about how to install an infrared heater on the ceiling, in fact, this technique is considered to be the most perfect, as devoid of all the drawbacks mentioned above, is characterized by an economical expenditure of energy and durability.
The main varieties
The following devices are used for a variety of ceiling installation:
- Low-temperature equipment. emitted wavelength ranges from 5.6 to 100 microns. That such modifications are most often used in a domestic environment, as focused on the ceiling height of 250-300 centimeters, most commonly found in homes.
- The medium equipment. Wavelength varies from 2.5 to 5.6 microns, the minimum allowable ceiling height - 360 centimeters.
- High-temperature equipment. Wavelength - from 0.74 to 2 micrometers, the minimum allowable ceiling height - 800 centimeters.
IR heater for ceilings may also be a separate device and, and a special film. Methods of mounting depends on this parameter.
Installing heater
Compared with the film, installation of the unit is simple enough, just enough to observe some principles to follow:
- Catchers should easily support the weight of equipment not warp or bend under its weight;
- In most cases, complete with infrared device immediately delivered rigid bracket or steel chains with which assembling is performed. If these details are not provided, you must purchase them separately, guided mass and strength;
- It is necessary to avoid contact with the heating surface materials that can be ignited;
- All contacts carefully segregated, that there is no exposed wiring portions.
Working with film: basic principles
Install film must be guided by a set of rules:
- Minimum permissible height of ceilings - 230 cm;
- Before laying the necessary to complete all the finishing work;
- If you plan to install electrical equipment and enclosures duct, the distance between them and the film must be greater than 5 centimeters;
- The foundation on which will have to secure the material must not accumulate moisture;
- If the ceiling adjacent to the attic, first you need to warm the room.
Working instructions
Attach film needed as follows:
- It prepared the original plan, which indicates where it will be in the film. If the planned operation as the primary heating, the coverage area should be about 70 percent of the total.
- Calculated power on the basis of which it is determined whether the existing wiring able to withstand current strength, which is reached when starting the IR technique.
- The ceiling fixed layer of thermally insulating material 5 millimeters with an additional reflective layer. Fixing heater takes place by means of screws or dowels, joints further enhanced tape.
- Prepared the necessary amount of film. It must be remembered that the material can be cut only by special lines, observing the minimum permissible length of the segment, depending on the manufacturer.
- Wires connected to the copper busbars material. When reached the required contact density, it is isolated and fixed.
- Based on current calculations prepared wire cross-sectional area of which exceeds half a millimeter. Connecting strips being in parallel, it is important to remember that the total capacity of all the IR elements, connected with temperature control, should not exceed its own capacity. If you expect a large load, formed a separate harness with a safety switch.
- The heating elements are fixed on the insulating layer, thus, it is necessary to avoid contact between adjacent bands, the formation of air leaks and loss of cavities capable of provoking corrosion of conductive elements.
- Checked fixings, carried out a test run, including full capacity to timely find and eliminate the possible weaknesses.
- Performed finishing decorative trim material selected previously.
General benefits
Regardless of the design of a device operating in the infrared range, it has the following positive features:
- No need for laying of heating and installation of heavy equipment, which is associated with high labor costs;
- Complete absence of noise in the work;
- The high degree of automation;
- Opportunity to establish zonal heating, and micro-climatic conditions in each region will be unique;
- Safety and environmental friendliness are allowed even in medical facilities and nurseries;
- Installed device spends a minimum of energy without compromising the effectiveness, the efficiency reaches 97 percent.
Thus, the heating based on infrared models may well be an excellent alternative to classic water and air installations.
