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Heating lamps and space heaters are currently popular household items during the cold season, but do you know how to use them correctly and safely?
1. When it's bitterly cold, remember to use heating lamps correctly to avoid stuffiness or skin burns.
Heating lamps and space heaters have become popular household items during the current cold season, but do you know how to use them correctly and safely?
What types of heating lamps are available?
There are various types of heating lamps and space heaters available on the market, ranging in designs and advanced technologies. However, the most common ones are infrared heating lamps and then infrared space heaters. Other types such as oil heaters and carbon heaters are heavier and more expensive due to their advanced technology, making them less affordable for many people and situations.
However, it's not always advisable to choose the cheapest option, especially for heating lamps using infrared technology, as many drawbacks have been proven harmful to us. Let's explore some noteworthy aspects before gathering knowledge for the upcoming harsh cold spell.
Why should you avoid using infrared heating lamps?
These types of heating lamps and space heaters are the most basic in design (not considering the use of incandescent bulbs as a heat source in the past), operating by heating the infrared coil inside and blowing out warm air. However, this design exposes many negative weaknesses in the long run.
- Drying out and cracking the skin:
Whether or not a heater is used, we still need to seal off the room first, so this type of lamp will make the room stuffy, stuffy, and reduce the moisture content in the room. Therefore, opening with a misting machine and ensuring air circulation throughout the house through another route will be a more reasonable option.
- Causing difficulty in breathing, lack of oxygen:
Because it operates by burning oxygen to heat the infrared coil, feeling breathless is easy to notice. The prevention measure is still to place it in a spacious, well-ventilated place and can be turned on or off as needed.
- Burns Hazard:
The amount of heat emitted, especially at close range, by this type of lamp is substantial enough to potentially cover an entire room. Not to mention the risk of direct contact, even standing nearby is enough to cause burns to sensitive skin or ignite flammable objects. Always remember to maintain a safe distance.
- High Electricity Consumption:
Similar to incandescent bulbs, the inherent drawback of heating resistance wire also translates to high electricity consumption, enough to shockingly increase household electricity bills if used frequently.
Infrared Heating Lamp - Modern Savior
Unlike incandescent heat lamps, incorporating infrared bulbs into these heaters almost eliminates all the aforementioned drawbacks. They utilize infrared radiation in the light to generate thermal energy, warming the surroundings. Stability and efficiency are also different from incandescent bulbs because infrared lamps are designed to emit heat in a certain direction, rather than radiating heat in all directions like incandescent bulbs.
The operating power of infrared lamps is higher, so with the same amount of electricity, infrared lamps will definitely be much more energy-efficient, not excessively consumed like the former. Additionally, besides ensuring effective warmth, the heat generated by infrared lamps also does not dry out the skin and does not cause eye strain like incandescent light. Many families also use them comfortably in bathrooms due to their much higher safety. So, do you already know which heating lamp technology is the best and most suitable to combat the cold of this year's winter?
