Many of you are seeking glass element replacement panels for your electric infrared radiant heating units.  I know the search is on as several of you have contacted me seeking replacements.  Most of you have a glass element in the heating unit from these manufacturers: API, Glassheat, Berko, Infra Red Circuits, Continental Radiant, Lincoln Electric, Electroglass, and Zell-aire. These units had textured glass panel elements with the circuit sprayed painted on the back.

You came to the right place.  I can replace most of these elements.  These units had glass elements.  They now get replaced with a ceramic heater element that is constructed of  ceramic coated 18 gauge steel plate with an energizing circuit on the internal face of the heating element (the backside of the panel).  Heater elements have a wattage density of a minimum of 2.3 watts/square inch of emissive surface area.  Enough technical talk.  We have replacement panels!

The glass elements were thicker than the ceramic replacements.  To accommodate the size difference the ceramic elements come with silicone spacers.  The elements are easy to install.  To order please advise me of the length and the width of the origianl element.  I do not need the length and width of its housing, just the length and width of the original glass element.  I say that twice because I get calls where that is forgotten.  I want to make the ordering as fast and easy as possible.  With that I can be sure to get the right size if available.  Also indicate the voltage of your unit and if you prefer beige or white ceramic.  I can’t complete an order without the voltage of the unit.

As always your comments are welcome.

Thanks, and enjoy!

There is a better way.  America is experiencing deregulation within the utility industries.  You can leverage the utility deregulation sweeping the country and switch your utility provider to a less expensive choice supplier.   You can choose your utility supplier for both your home and business.  That’s right, you DO NOT have to use the primary supplier in your area.

You DO NOT have to go onto a fixed rate plan.  Such plans are usually structured so that your fixed rate is a rate near the peaks of the monthly price for the utility as set by the supplier.  During the majority of the year the cost to the supplier is beneath that peak, but you are paying a monthly fixed rate at or near the peaks.  A variable rate is just as bad because you have no control over the parameters that cause the rate to vary.

So what is the best practice?  The best practice is to EXERCISE choice.  You choose a choice supplier that uses market based rate.

So, what is a market based rate?  It is a rate pegged to the monthly settlement price of a utility such as natural gas.   Your rate will be that monthly settlement price as calculated by the demand within the market plus an adder.  The adder is the part of your rate above the monthly settlement rate that is the margin for the choice supplier to cover costs, overhead, and profit.  Basically, the market based rate = the monthly settlement price + the adder.   As of January 2011 the current monthly settlement price on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) for natural gas contracts is $4.21, plus the adder of $2.28 yields a monthly rate for January 2011 of $6.49.  Check your rate per MCF and see if it is higher.  If so, you can lower it yourself by going to www.myutilitybrokers.com/owens and click on Natural Gas under “Residential” on the left hand column.  Select your state, then your supplier and complete the data fields to enjoy lower rates.  If you need assistance email me and I will gladly help.  Don’t pay money you don’t have to, pay less for the same service or commodity.   Make the choice and choose.

I am pleased to say my customers trust me.  I have earned that trust by selling great heating products, delivering quickly, charging a fair price, and shipping a product as described.  It is the same with the utilities.  I speak from experience.  My home is heated with both natural gas and electric radiant infrared heaters.  I use the products I sell and I use natural gas from a choice supplier I broker for.  I also use VoIP from Phone Power from the utility company I broker for.  My home has heat with uninterrupted service, my phone works, and better than before for less money, and my radiant heaters have worked for 10 years without fail.  I wouldn’t tell you something or encourage you to use something that I wouldn’t use under my roof.  Thanks for your trust!

Please view all the other money saving products on the site and verify your savings using the calculator in the lower left hand column.  Click on the gray words “cell phone”, “cable” , “Internet”, and “Home Phone” and enter your actual monthly cost, then click on calculate to learn what your savings can be.  For instance, I saved $520 on my yearly phone cost by switching my AT&T home phone to Phone Power through the web site above.  I was paying AT7T over $55 a month and I am paying $8.33 per month with Phone Power right now.  Phone Power is VoIP, Voice over Internet Protocol.  You’ll love it.

Radiant Heat USA has partnered with a choice energy supplier allowing consumers to choose their energy supplier and control their overhead costs.  In select states across the country both electric and natural gas costs can be reduced by up to 20%.  Go to www.radiantheatusaonline.com or www.myutilitybrokers.com/owens to learn more.

Electric radiant infrared heat is a perfect solution for residential and commercial/industrial heating applications.  Read the blogs posts below and read the “How It Works” info at www.radiantheatusaonline.com for additional understanding of electric radiant infrared heat.

If you want to add heating to an area in a warehouse or workstation to keep employees warm where they stand to do most of their tasks, a spot heating application using electric radiant infrared is a perfect choice.  The unit would be a quartz tube radiant heating unit with a 60 degree reflective pattern mounted approximately 8 feet above the work area.

If you wanted to add heat to a home addition without buying a new larger furnace or inefficient baseboards a perfect solution would be a 1500 watt ceramic coated steel element made exclusively for residential use.  Depending on the square footage of the addition or three-season room these units can be piggy-backed together and/or zoned on a thermostat or other power source.  These units are a primary heat source for that space.  No need to replace a perfectly good furnace or pay for additional tin work to run ducts between the walls.

What makes these units a green energy is that they do not consume natural gas.  I understand that coal is consumed at the electric plant to generate the electricity that powers these units in the home.  That is true.  But that combustion occurs at a coal plant.  Coal plants are undergoing constant regulation to be cleaner and more efficient.

There are also green technology power plants delivering clean power to homes and businesses.  If those homes and businesses use electric radiant infrared technology you will have green power plants providing green energy to green heating technology.

Much like a furnace or HVAC system, these units are a capital improvement.  Once installed the housings can last the lifetime of the structure and the elements can last 5 years, 10 years, even decades.  These units are low maintenance; no moving parts, no air flow to kick up dust and dander, nothing to take apart and clean or service, just an occasional wipe down.

If you have read my other posts and the information throughout my website at www.radiantheatusaonline.com you know that electric radiant infrared heat is efficient in heating people first, objects second, and then the ambient air.  Within minutes these units are at full power and anyone near them immediately feels the warmth.  At the same time everything in the area of the unit begins to absorb the heat, and then re-radiate that heat which heats the ambient air in the room.  And because the furniture, floor, and other objects are giving off absorbed warmth and energy, the recovery time to re-heat the room after a door or window has been opened is very short.  This fast recovery saves energy, and energy cost money, so it is as much a money saver as it is a natural resource saver.

Need to heat some work spaces to keep employees warm?  I got a unit for that.

Need to melt snow and ice at your loading dock or around your facility?  I got a unit for that.

Need to add illumination to that snow melt application?  I got a unit for that.

Need to heat a foyer or entry way in your business?  I got a unit for that.

Want to greet your employees or customers with great warmth as they enter your business?  I got a unit for that.

Want to heat your deck or patio at your home or business?  I got a unit for that.

Want to add heat to your shed, work space, or garage.  I got a unit for that.

Want to use that three-season room in the winter?  I got a unit for that.

Need to heat an addition? I got a unit for that.

Know a senior citizen who is always cold and needs more heat?  I got a unit for that.

Need to heat patients and keep them warm in a hospital, nursing home, or medical facility?  I got a unit for that.

Got smokers?  Need to heat the designated smoking area?  I got a unit for that.

Do your customers smoke?  Want to keep them happy when they smoke outside?  I got a unit for that.

Need a heat barrier to protect from a draft?  I got a unit for that.

And they told two friends, and so on, and so on, and so on…..

Read all the facts and details at Radiant Heat USA’s website! These units retail for $379.  They are available at the Radiant Heat USA website for $299.  Order now before the price goes up!

The iHeater is similar to the Eden Pure units, however, the iHeater does not use heat lamp bulbs!  The Eden Pure is a great product – to say anything bad about them would be saying our product is also bad. Any infrared heater you buy will save you money on your heating bill and uses the same technology. What makes our heater great is the 60,000 hour life or our titanium oxide coated, full metal, virtually indestructible heating element. A lot of similar heaters are using older technology like light bulbs which are easily broken. The bottom line is you want to save money right?

So how does it work?  Air is drawn into the iHeater with an extra quiet fan from the back of the unit through a lifetime reusable filter passed over the PTC Quartz Infrared Heating Element where it is gently heated and transferred to the specially cured copper plates near the air outlet. From the copper plates the Infrared heated air is transferred to the moisture molecules in the air and then from molecule to molecule evenly heating the objects in the area. The room heats evenly from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. All heated air eventually rises but Infrared heat does it slowly and evenly with only a few degrees difference from floor to ceiling.

Theory of Infrared Heating

Infrared heating is long wave electromagnetic energy which is generated in a hot source (flat metal panel, quartz lamp, quartz tube) by vibration and rotation of molecules. The resulting energy is controlled and directed specifically to and on people or objects. This energy is not absorbed by air, and does not create heat until it is absorbed by an opaque object.

The sun is the basic energy source. Energy is projected 93,000,000 miles through space to heat the earth by the infrared process. This infrared energy travels at the speed of light, and converts to heat upon contact with a person, a building, the floor, the ground or any other opaque object. There is, however, no ultraviolet component (sun tanning rays) in Electric infrared.

Electric infrared energy travels in straight lines from the heat source. This energy is directed into specific patterns by optically designed reflectors. Infrared, like light, travels outward from the heat source, and diffuses as a function of the square of the distance. Intensity, therefore, would decrease in a proportional manner. So, at 20’ from the heat source, intensity of the energy concentration is ¼ the intensity developed at 10’ distance.

For comfort heating, there must be reasonably even accumulated values of heat throughout the comfort zone. Proper mounting heights of the individual heaters, fixture spacing, reflector beam patterns, and heat source wattage must be specified to generate the proper heating levels at the task area. The amount of heat delivered is also adjusted by input controllers or by thermostats which respond to surrounding temperature levels and provide ON-OFF or PROPORTIONAL inputs.

Advantages of Infrared Heating

1) HEATS PEOPLE WITHOUT HEATING AIR
Infrared travels through space and is absorbed by people and objects in its path. Infrared is not absorbed by the air. With convection heating the air itself is warmed and circulated … however, warm air always rises to the highest point of a building. With Infrared heating, the warmth is directed and concentrated at the floor and people level where it is really needed.

2) ZONE CONTROL FLEXIBILITY
Infrared heating is not dependent upon air movement like convection heat. Infrared energy is absorbed solely at the area it is directed. Therefore it is possible to divide any area into separate smaller zones and maintain a different comfort level in each zone. For example, Zone A, with a high concentration of people, could be maintained at a 70 degree comfort level while at the same time Zone B. a storage area, could be kept at 55 degrees or even turned off completely.

3) STAGING
Another unique control feature of electric infrared that increases comfort conditions and saves energy consumption is staging. Where most systems are either “fully ON” or “fully OFF” the staging feature also allows only a portion of the equipment’s total capacity to be used. For example, a two-stage control would work as follows: During the first stage, one heat source in every fixture would be energized. During the second stage, two heat sources in every fixture would be energized. For further control sophistication, a large area can be both zoned and staged. These systems, then, allow a more consistent and uniform means of maintaining a specific comfort level and avoid the “peak & valley” syndrome.

4) REDUCED OPERATING COSTS
The previous statements are advantages in themselves; but combined they account for an energy/fuel savings of up to 50 percent. Actual savings will vary from building to building depending on factors such as insulation, ceiling height and type of construction.

5) INSTANT HEAT
Electric infrared produces virtually instant heat. There is no need to wait for heat buildup. Turn the heaters on just prior to heating requirements.

6) NEGLIGIBLE MAINTENANCE
Electric infrared is strictly a resistance type heat. There are no moving parts or motors to wear out; no air filters or lubrication required. Periodic cleaning of the reflectors and heat source replacement is all that will be required.

7) CLEAN, GREEN, & ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY
Electric infrared, like other forms of electric heating, is the cleanest method of heating. There are no by-products of combustion as with fossil fuel burning units. Electric infrared adds nothing to the air nor takes anything from it.

SAFE
• UL listed
• No open flame
• No moving parts to malfunction
• No fuel lines to leak
• No toxic by-products of combustion

Kevin Owens
Radiant Heat USA
www.radiantheatusaonline.com

I am sure as the coolness of Fall approaches you are thinking that you wish you could replace those panels and enjoy the soothing warm comfort of radiant heat. Year after year you consider it, and you are thinking about it again now, but are not sure how to locate a replacement as most of the manufacturer’s no longer exist. Now you can!

The good news is that replacement elements are available for infrared radiant electric heaters made by the above named manufacturers. The original glass panel is now replaced with a ceramic panels. Except for the glass element being changed to ceramic, the technology has remained the same. The ceramic heater elements are constructed of a ceramic coated 18 gauge steel plate with an energizing circuit on the internal face of the heating element (the backside of the panel). Heater elements have a wattage density of a minimum of 2.3 watts/square inch of emissive surface area.

To once again enjoy your radiant heater you can go to www.radiantheatusaonline.com and click through the following tabs starting at “Products by Type” at the left hand column of the home page; Products by Type > Radiant Infrared Electric Heaters > Ceramic Flat Panel Heating Units > Replacement Heating Panels, or click on this link to go right to the replacement panel page.

From there you will see a list of choices. Select the element (panel) that fits your heating unit. If unsure about which selection to choose you must measure the element. To do so, remove the heater unit from its mount, remove the element from the heating unit, and while out of the heating unit measure the exact length and width of the element. Don’t bother remounting your unit if you decide to order a replacement panel as you will have to insert the new panel. Just leave the heater down until you insert the new panel. No need to create extra work! Feel free to call or contact me through the web site for assistance.

I am looking forward to serving you this seasons and replacing all those glass panels out there!!!

Kevin Owens
Radiant Heat USA, LLC
www.radiantheatusaonline.com

Radiant Heat USA supplies products from various manufacturer’s such as TPI/Fostoria, Radiant Electric Heat, Tri Lite, Calorique, and others. The application of our heaters include industrial whole area heating, commercial applications, indoor/outdoor uses, snow and ice melt solutions, residential use, portable space heaters, foot warmers, and the ability to provide heat to almost any place a person or organization would want it. The types of heaters are quartz tube, flat ceramic panel, fan-forced & radiant combo, and we can even supply natural gas steel tube radiant.

Electric infrared radiant heaters are different in that they do not operate by blowing heated air into a room. Forced heated air systems only blow warm air into the room. The room must be filled with enough warm air to make a person feel warm. But at that point the only thing that is warm is the air, and hot air rises. There is usually a difference in temperature between the air at the ceiling and the air at the floor. The space at floor level and a few inches above floor level is never comfortably warm and is usually drafty. To fill a room with heated air takes time, and heats the air before heating the person. The room cools rapidly due to cold air infiltration, and takes longer to recover. But the biggest disadvantage is that the forced air system must run longer and work hard to reheat the room which costs the consumer more money on energy.

Infrared radiant electric heaters heat people and objects first, then the air in the room. Described simply, electric radiant infrared heaters work in much the same way as the sun heats the earth. The sun is 93 million miles away from the earth. The air between the sun and the earth is the cold vacuum of space. Yet through these 93 million miles of cold space the earth is warmed by the sun. Imagine how on a cold winter day when the sun is shining bright, a person feels the suns warmth on their face even though it is cold outside.

Radiant infrared heat is an absorbing, comfortable, soothing heat. It is a clean energy heat source. Once installed in the space to be heated the radiant heater warms the things in the room including people. Humans feel this type of warmth first. Skin is the most absorbent material of radiant heat, which is why it is so comfortable for people and even animals. The space is heated only after the people and objects in the room are heated and then give off that heat into the ambient air of the room.

Radiant heating heats people and objects first by utilizing the technology of long wave electromagnetic energy. After the people and objects are warmed they release the warmth into the air which then heats the ambient air. Even if a door is opened that lets a rush of cold air into the room, radiant heating has a faster recovery time due to all the objects in the room being warmed and releasing that warmth back into the room. Even though the unit may run before the thermostat turns it off, it operates at an inexpensive rate. And that cost is only incurred when the unit is running whereas a gas system is always burning a pilot light and trying to overcome drafty cold air infiltration.

Consider the things you may have in the room… your floor, chairs, other objects. Imagine sitting on a warmed chair, or a floor with no chill on it. Radiant infrared heating can do this. But the better news is the cost effectiveness of electric radiant infrared heating. A 1000 watt unit running for an hour only costs about 10-12 cents in energy usage. A 1500 watt unit operating for an hour would cost about 15-18 cents in energy usage. A 3000 watt unit turned on for an hour would cost 30-36 cents an hour in energy cost.

Over the summer of 2009 it was reported that a reduction of electric rates may occur in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.

And recently on December 2, 2009, it was reported that NOPEC residential customers in Northeast Ohio would realize a 6% discount in electric rates.

This makes the use of electric heating much more attractive than using fossil fuel systems, even if only augmenting your current heating system with electric heat.

So how does this apply to your garage, patio, green house, work space, or room? Once installed an electric radiant heater would turn on by use of its thermostat set to your desired room temperature. The unit would turn on when the thermostat detected the room air is below the set temperature. Here’s the best part, once activated the unit and its heat are immediate. Within a few minutes its output is at its maximum. And while it is on the unit has no fan, no moving parts, no noise, and no dust being blown about, and requires no maintenance. The electric radiant heating unit gently and quietly emits its radiant warmth as the unit’s element heats up. If you are in the room or area being heated you’ll immediately notice that you feel the warmth. As the unit continues to run you may notice that things in the room, clothes, a chair, desk, floor, etc, are also warmer…not hot to the touch, but warmer. And then the room air is heated as the objects in the room warm up and releases the warmth back into the room.

The quartz tube elements average 5000 hours of use and have a 1 year warranty. Flat ceramic panel elements are very durable and have been known to last 5-15 years or more without needing replacement. Flat ceramic panel elements have a 5 year prorated warranty (20% per year). The units are UL tested and underwritten. They come in 120, 240, 208, 207, and in some cases 480 voltages.

Now, you have that cold room, that drafty work place, a green house that could use more heat, a patio that you’d like to use all year or earlier in the summer and later in the winter. You can think of work or hobbies you could do in the garage with more heat, or your workplace could use portable heaters or foot warmers. So call, email, or order from www.radiantheatusaonline.com and warm up with Radiant Heat USA, LLC.

Thank you for your interest.

Kevin Owens
Radiant Heat USA, LLC
www.radiantheatusaonline.com

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