An infrared heater or heat lamp is a body with a higher temperature which transfers energy to a body with a lower temperature through electromagnetic radiation. Depending on the temperature of the emitting body, the wavelength of the peak of the infrared radiation ranges from 780 nm to 1 mm. No contact or medium between the two bodies is needed for the energy transfer. Infrared heaters can be operated in vacuum or atmosphere.
Infrared heaters work by converting electricity into radiant heat.It is even the same form of heat emitted by your own body. It is the most basic form of heating known to man. Infrared is the direct transfer of heat from the heater to the object (you and the room around you) without heating the air in between.
An infrared heater can heat a room in a fraction of the time it takes using other, more traditional methods of heating. This is because the heater does not heat the air, it heats objects. This not only allows you to stay toasty warm during the coldest parts of the year; it also saves you money on heating costs.
