Radiant Panels
Heating
Radiant panels are wall and ceiling-mounted panels (usually made
of aluminum or steel) with the goal of heating the rooms where
they are installed.
There are many types of radiant panels: modular
panels, corner panels, perimeter panels, electric tiles and even
floor panels…
The majority of radiant panels
for house uses are electrically heated. Though they can also be
heated by hot water (carried by tubing), many people refuse that
option due to potential leakage in walls and ceilings…
Disadvantages of Radiant
Panels Heating
Radiant heating panel systems
aren’t as effective in its comfort load as radiant floor
solutions.
Sometimes you just will feel
comfortable if you're close enough to the panel, and there are
many people who complain that the panels heat just the top of
their bodies (in the case of ceiling systems).
Besides, since most systems are electrical, radiant panels have,
in that case, high operational costs.
Advantages of Radiant Panels
Heating
- Radiant heating panels are a
relatively cheap investment (cheaper than radiant floor
systems: See:
Radiant Systems Prices and Costs). Due to this, they can be used in partial solutions, to
provide supplemental heating in some parts of the house, when
extending radiant floor heating (or other systems) is too
expensive.
- Radiant panels can be separately controlled for each part of
the house, which may allow some energy savings whenever rooms
are irregularly in use.
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