Electric radiant heat??

Drake · 02-23-14, 08:47 PM

Elec radiant heat, in floor or ceiling panel? I want an on demand zone heat source for my wife in her bathroom that will heat fairly quickly and can utilized just when she is showering. I think ceiling panel should warm her up faster shouldn't it?

NiHaoMike · 02-23-14, 09:20 PM

Infrared heat lamp. Put it on a dimmer and it will last longer as well as let you fine tune the heat output.

Ryland · 02-24-14, 08:12 AM

A heat lamp would be by far the cheapest and easiest to install.
I did electric in floor heat in one of our bathrooms and the warm floor is great, an infloor thermostat gives better control.
The heated ceiling panels of course have the advantage of not being bright or oddly colored like a heat lamp.

So it really depends on what you want, what your budget is and how much you want to rip in to the bathroom.

I would start out with a heat lamp bulb in the ceiling.

Drake · 02-24-14, 10:24 AM

I tried the heat lamp option. She didn't like how it heated very small area and she would use it for extra light instead of just warmth while toweling and at 800w it was the least efficient lighting ever.

pinballlooking · 02-24-14, 10:47 AM

These look interesting
http://www.warmlyyours.com/en-US/radiant-panel-heating

I tried to research them but I did not find that much info on them.

buffalobillpatrick · 03-30-14, 05:54 PM

Invisable IR 120VAC 100W standard base.

Don't let her read labels on product or you will be sleeping in the bathroom, hehe

http://www.amazon.com/BYB®-ReptiCare...Emitter+Heater

http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Ceramic-...A1THAZDOWP300U

oil pan 4 · 03-31-14, 09:25 AM

Cheapest way to get lots of fast radiant heat is 2 or three 250w IR heat lamps.
Thats what we have (3 of them) in the old bathroom I am redoing, only change I am going to make is to the heat lamps is putting them on a timer and give them on their own 15amp circuit.

02-23-14, 08:47 PM	#1
Drake DIY Guy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mpls,MN Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Electric radiant heat?? Elec radiant heat, in floor or ceiling panel? I want an on demand zone heat source for my wife in her bathroom that will heat fairly quickly and can utilized just when she is showering. I think ceiling panel should warm her up faster shouldn't it?

02-23-14, 09:20 PM	#2
NiHaoMike Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,154 Thanks: 14 Thanked 257 Times in 241 Posts	Infrared heat lamp. Put it on a dimmer and it will last longer as well as let you fine tune the heat output. __________________ To my surprise, shortly after Naomi Wu gave me a bit of fame for making good use of solar power, Allie Moore got really jealous of her...

02-24-14, 10:47 AM	#5
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	These look interesting http://www.warmlyyours.com/en-US/radiant-panel-heating I tried to research them but I did not find that much info on them. Last edited by pinballlooking; 02-24-14 at 10:50 AM..

03-30-14, 05:54 PM	#6
buffalobillpatrick Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Florissant, Colorado Posts: 599 Thanks: 814 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	Invisable IR 120VAC 100W standard base. Don't let her read labels on product or you will be sleeping in the bathroom, hehe http://www.amazon.com/BYB®-ReptiCare...Emitter+Heater http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Ceramic-...A1THAZDOWP300U Last edited by buffalobillpatrick; 03-30-14 at 06:07 PM..

02-24-14, 08:12 AM	#3
Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	A heat lamp would be by far the cheapest and easiest to install. I did electric in floor heat in one of our bathrooms and the warm floor is great, an infloor thermostat gives better control. The heated ceiling panels of course have the advantage of not being bright or oddly colored like a heat lamp. So it really depends on what you want, what your budget is and how much you want to rip in to the bathroom. I would start out with a heat lamp bulb in the ceiling.

02-24-14, 10:24 AM	#4
Drake DIY Guy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mpls,MN Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	I tried the heat lamp option. She didn't like how it heated very small area and she would use it for extra light instead of just warmth while toweling and at 800w it was the least efficient lighting ever.

03-31-14, 09:25 AM	#7
oil pan 4 Land owner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NM Posts: 1,026 Thanks: 12 Thanked 127 Times in 107 Posts	Cheapest way to get lots of fast radiant heat is 2 or three 250w IR heat lamps. Thats what we have (3 of them) in the old bathroom I am redoing, only change I am going to make is to the heat lamps is putting them on a timer and give them on their own 15amp circuit.