Is area size the same as room size?

Are you trying to calculate which panel to buy?

On our website we give the approximate area size that each of our panels will heat, that doesn’t mean to say that the largest room size can only be 17 square metres, oh no, split the room into areas and then you just need one panel per area. Let me explain.

Our heating panels give off warmth that can be pleasantly felt on the skin. The warmth is given off from the front of the panel and radiates across the room, just like a light bulb shining, now depending on the power of the light bulb and the size of the room, there may be areas that are not particularly well lit and there may also be areas cast in shadow. So, if we want good all over light in a very large space, we need to distribute more light bulbs across the area.

In a room of 4 metres by 4 metres heated by an 850 watt panel fitted centrally on the ceiling, the warmth can easily be felt on the skin when sitting anywhere and the air will be warmed equally across the entire space.

Now in a room of 3 metres by 7 metres with an office desk at either end we could say we now have two areas and a 600 watt panel above each workstation would provide plenty of direct warmth, or three small 350 watt panels distributed equally across the ceiling would provide even warmth. Our 850 watt panel would struggle to reach the farthest ends of this room.

Remember, infrared warmth can be felt on the skin and is very pleasant if you are sitting still, either when working or in leisure time. But the ultimate aim is to warm the room evenly and completely and therefore heating panels do need to be distributed equally over a larger space. Our small 350 watt panels fit into office suspended ceilings for creating all over warmth.