Infrared heater with own hands

Until relatively recently, the infrared heater belonged to the category of "technology wonders."Today it is a familiar device that is used in residential, public premises, as well as in open areas. It comes to the fact that home-grown masters, finally shuddering in the garage, try to design an infrared heater with their own hands. As they say, "from what was."Is it possible? Let's look at this article.

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Principle of operation

Unlike a conventional heater, the infrared heater does not heat the air in the room. He heats objects that fall in the path of infrared rays. And those, in turn, share their warmth with the air.

The main components of the infrared heater are:

• Heating element-emitter.
• Reflector( reflecting part).

How to assemble the IR heater?

• To make the reflector yourself, use polished steel or aluminum. The reflector is designed to direct the radiation flux to the desired zone.
• Heating elements in the infrared heater are lamps: quartz, carbon or halogen.

Differences of lamps for a heater, or what to choose

To understand for yourself what are the best lamps to take to make an infrared heater with your own hands, let us analyze some of them:

• The cost of devices with halogen lamps is lower than that of carbon and quartz lamps.
• There is a myth that a quartz heater has a beneficial effect on people's health. This statement has nothing to do with the truth.
• For all the cheapness, the halogen device has a significant drawback: when it's working, the lamp glows. Naturally, neither for the children's room, nor for the bedroom, it does not suit.

Important! In addition to the reflector with the radiator, the infrared heater is equipped with a thermostat and a fire hazard sensor. The thermostat is designed to maintain the set temperature, and the sensor automatically turns off the overheated device.

Now, with the basic knowledge of the operation of the infrared heater, let's proceed to its independent manufacture.

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IR heater with your hands - instruction

For work you will need:

• Reflector( made in the USSR in 19. .- some year).
• A thread from nichrome. Dielectric of refractory material.
• The steel rod.

Important! A dielectric made of glazed ceramics can serve as a dielectric.

Procedure:

1. Clean the old reflector from dust and dirt.
2. Check if the power cord, plug, terminal connections for the spiral connection are intact.
3. Measure the length of the spiral, which is put on the device cone.
4. Cut a rod of the same length, thread a nichrome thread on it. The winding step is 2 mm.
5. As a result of the last simple manipulation, you got a spiral. Remove it from the rod.
6. Loose the spiral freely - so that its coils do not touch, on the dielectric.
7. Connect the current from the mains to the ends of the spiral.
8. Unplug the heated spiral and place it in the groove from the ceramic cone of the reflector.
9. Connect the spiral to the power terminals.

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Infrared lamp with glass and foil hand

Another option is how to make such a device yourself. And he, too, is not something unbearable or difficult for an ordinary home master.

You will need:

• Two identical pieces of glass.
• Foil from aluminum.
• Candle.
• Sealant.
• Network cable with plug.
• Sticks wadded.
• Epoxy adhesive.
• Candle holder.
• Clean cloth from cotton material.

The algorithm for assembling the infrared lamp with your own hands is as follows:

1. Clean the surface of the glass from dirt.
2. Light the candle and, by moving the glass plates over the flame, evenly soak them.

Important! A layer of soot in the heater will play the role of a conductor. On the cooled glass the layer of soot lies more evenly.

1. Use a cotton swab to make a "frame" about 0.5 cm wide around the perimeter of the glass.
2. Cut out 2 rectangles of aluminum foil into the conductive layer( the same soot) from the aluminum foil. Foil rectangles in the future device will serve as electrodes.
3. Place the glass plate soot up and apply epoxy onto the surface.
4. Place the foil on the edges of the plate so that the ends of the foil go out of the glass.
5. Cover the resulting "sandwich" with a second piece of glass, smoked inwards.
6. Glue the layers tightly against each other.
7. Seal the structure around the perimeter.
8. Measure the resistance of the conductive layer.

Important! The power of the device is calculated by the formula N = R x I x I, where:

• N - power of the device, W.
• R is the resistance value of the current-carrying layer, Ohm.
• I - amperage, A.

• If the received power value does not exceed the standard value, you can connect the design to an outlet. Otherwise - it is necessary to disassemble everything and start all over again.

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Infra-red device from

laminate To make an IR heater with your own hands, you will need:

• 2 blanks of laminated paper plastic( 1 square meter).
• Epoxy adhesive.
• Graphite. It can be extracted from batteries that have worked their life.
• Copper bus for terminals.
• Power cord.
• Tree for the frame.

The procedure is as follows:

1. Mix graphite with epoxy into a thick mass. This is a future conductive layer with great resistance.
2. Place a piece of plastic on a flat surface( rough side at the top).
3. Apply a mixture of epoxy glue with graphite, zigzag smears on the plastic.
4. Prepare the second workpiece in the same way.
5. Fold the plates together with the treated sides, glue the structure.
6. Along the perimeter of the product, make a wooden frame.
7. Wait until the glue dries.
8. As in the previous version, measure the resistance of the conductive layer and calculate the power.

Important! If the calculation shows that the conductive layer has too low a resistance - make a new graphite-epoxy mixture with a lot of graphite. If, on the contrary, the resistance is increased, the amount of graphite in the mixture should be reduced.

1. After obtaining the optimum result, you can connect the cord to the terminals and turn the device on.
2. If desired, you can equip the device with a small thermostat.

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Easy and simple. ..

And, as they say, "for dessert", the simplest heater from a light bulb with your own hands. Take a powerful incandescent lamp, place it in a case made of metal.

Important! The lamp, giving off heat, heats up the metal, and the one, in turn, gives its heat to the air and, thus, heats the room. Of course, such a primitive device is suitable only for a small room as an additional source of heat.

These are just four of the simplest ways to create an infrared heater with your own hands. In fact, there are significantly more of them. Involuntarily the question arises: do you want it? There are many things, and it is not a fact that everything will turn out as it should be. But:

• First, knowledge is not superfluous.
• Secondly, you kill two birds with one stone. You get a useful device and get rid of a heap of unnecessary trash.

Maybe worth a try?