Warm To Inviron’s Outdoor Infrared Heaters Adelaide Residents, Hospitality & Industrial Customers Can Buy Direct.
At Inviron, we’re committed to providing quality heating solutions across metropolitan Adelaide and wider South Australia at the best possible price, with a service second to none.
After exhaustive research and testing, we’ve put together, what we believe are the best quality outdoor heaters Adelaide residents, the hospitality industry and commercial customers can buy.
With the cost of the heater plus spiralling energy costs, keeping warm under the verandah at home, in large outdoor settings found as part of our many Adelaide cafes and hotels or in large warehouses and factories can be challenging.
Un-flued gas heaters, especially the LPG bottle mushroom designs are the most prevalent form of large area heating despite their poor heating record at the expense of creating greenhouse gases.
Radiant electric heaters can be used instead, but they’re more suited to enclosed spaces because they heat the air using far and medium wave infrared heating elements, typically with multiple fan settings.
Types of infrared used for outdoor infrared heaters (Adelaide)
- Long wave (or far infrared) is most effective for small indoor areas with low ceilings, such as an office
- Medium wave, often found with strip heaters are acceptable in closed areas with little breeze
- Short wave (or near infrared) is most effective for outdoor areas and large indoor spaces with high ceilings
This is because short wave travels through the air to radiate off objects while medium and far infrared have less radiant efficiency and are affected by air movement. It comes down to what you want. Far infrared has no light so is unobtrusive, while short wave has the most, but you’ll feel warmer!
Short-wave infrared heating is different because it uses a low amount of energy to genuinely warm objects other electric and gas heaters which are long wave and medium wave infrared simply can’t.
Short wave infrared heating has over 92% radiant efficiency. There are a lot of ridiculous claims about areas that can be heated by other radiant heaters, but when you experience these heaters, particularly in draughty environments, like outside under the verandah, you understand this isn’t true.
Inviron’s range of ‘near infrared’ outdoor heaters, even using conservative figures, provide warmth to people in larger areas more effectively than competing gas (bottled or mains) or electric heaters.
Short wave infrared heating has an instant (within 1 second to full power) ‘wow’ factor that no other outdoor heater can match. When you combine the 2200°C of the halogen lamp with a patented polished aluminium parabolic reflector, outdoor heaters you can buy from Inviron cannot be beaten for heating outdoor or ‘impossible to heat’ spaces.
We understand people have questions, so to save you time, we’ve compiled a list of questions, with the answers we’re asked most often.
If you have other questions, or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
The simple answer is NO!
The term ‘Infrared Heater’ is widely used by manufacturers of radiant heaters, but not all infrared heaters are the same. Most infrared heaters use mainly ‘long-wave infrared’ technology, such as found with panel heaters, or ‘medium-wave infrared’ heating found in carbon element heaters to warm areas.
At Inviron, or range of outdoor heaters use mainly ‘short wave infrared’ which is more efficient, effective and powerful.
Infrared heaters employing ‘medium wave’ heating are only 60% radiant energy efficient, while those using ‘far’ or ‘long wave infrared’ are only 40%. This means that the remaining energy heats the surrounding air. This would be acceptable inside a closed room, but as outdoor heaters, that’s simply going into thin air, along with your money.
By comparison, ‘short wave infrared heaters’ are 92% radiant energy-efficient, heating objects, like your body instead of the air. The heat generated by these outdoor heaters is far more effective because you get the benefit, translating into cheaper running costs and is one of the reasons they’re the outdoor heater of choice for verandas, patios and Alfresco areas across Adelaide.
Yes, absolutely. Unlike ionizing and harmful radiation like X-rays or high energy ultraviolet waves, infrared waves are non-ionizing and completely safe. The sun emits infrared waves that warm up the Earth and life on it. In fact, humans also radiate heat in the form of infrared waves, which a thermal scanner can pick up.
Short wave infrared heaters Adelaide suppliers & installers Inviron sell work by heating a tungsten coil filament in halogen gas sealed within a quartz glass tube. The emitter reaction is instantaneous (within 1 second of switching on) and takes place at very high 2200°C with the heat generated in the form of infrared waves and light. A majority of this is ‘IR-A’ or short wave which travels through the air without warming it to radiate off objects. The sun naturally warms us using infrared waves and it is the IR-A that human bodies feel and easily absorb. Similarly a short-wave infrared heater emit heat that warms objects rather than the surrounding air.
The only ‘instant heaters’ on the market are short wave infrared and any claims that carbon element medium wave heaters are ‘instant’ is purely marketing spin.
With all residential outdoor heaters in the range from Heliosa there is an additional design feature that increases the effectiveness of the heating process. A large patented polished parabolic reflector allows the heat generated by the lamp to be distributed to a wider area. Without this, you don’t get the spread. The Heliosa range has the largest reflectors on the market and so the biggest ‘throw’ and ‘spread’ of any outdoor heater available.
While we believe our heaters are robust and powerful enough to last many years, all our heaters come with a 2 year warranty.
The InFraCaLoR® halogen lamps used in Heliosa heaters can be replaced and we hold stocks. The manufacturer suggests a life of up to 7,000 hours of life dependent upon usage patterns. If you ran the heater for 5 hours a day, 6 months of the year, that effectively means that within a residential environment they could last more than 7.5 years.
Heliosa heaters use short wave infrared waves to warm you up. Short wave infrared waves are closer to the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Therefore, while operating, some energy is used to emit light and the rest to provide instant, powerful heat. This visible light is actually less than 6% of the total output.
Electric heaters cost to run is worked out by taking the rated Kilowatts for the heater and multiplying this by your electricity Kilowatt-hour rate (kWh). In most of South Australia, this is a figure of between $0.25c per kWh to $0.40c per kWh. For most of our Heliosa range which is rated at 2000W (2kWh), the running cost per hour is therefore between $0.50c and $0.80c per hour.
While this will be similar to most electric heaters on the market, the key factor to take into account is radiant efficiency. This is why a short wave infrared heater is more effective, it gives more heat for the same amount of Kilowatt-hours due to it being 92% radiant efficient and this is critical in an outdoor area.
Bottle gas heaters are the most prominent outdoor heater used in Adelaide due to their portability. They are however expensive to run. A 9kg gas bottle will cost between $20 to $25 and last between 9 and 12 hours. The cost per hour works out at between $1.70 and $2.75 per hour depending on how the output is managed.
Mains gas heaters cost to run is worked out by taking the rated Megajoule capacity of the heater and multiplying it by your gas cost per megajoule. Depending on where you are in South Australia this can be between $0.025c and $0.05c per MJ/hr, so a 26MJ gas heater will cost between $0.65 and $1.30 per hour to run and a 42MJ heater will cost $1.05 and $2.10 per hour to run. Remember that Megajoule relates to the usage of gas and the actual heating is measured in Kilowatt-hours will be a factor of the appliance’s efficiency.
So in summary, despite popular perception, efficient short wave infrared heaters are the most cost-effective heaters to run in outdoor areas anywhere in Adelaide, South Australia. When you combine cost with relative efficiency, you will get the best ‘bang for your buck’ from choosing Heliosa from Inviron for heating your outdoor area.
Yes, you sure can. Inviron has display models you can see and feel working at our Klemzig factory warehouse outlet, so feel free to drop in and receive a warm welcome!
