I've been searching online for far-infrared heaters (free standing) so I can heat my room without heating the air. Searching around, I almost got bitten by convection heaters that are misrepresented as 'infrared'. Most of them seem to be like this.
Any idea where I can get a genuine free standing far-infrared heater?
These heaters are not far infrared heater. Far infrared heaters are not the same as these radiant heaters. They produce heat in the far infrared spectrum - they don't heat the air at all but produce a warming effect on the body.
Their efficiency is why they are used in almost all home saunas and also in bikram yoga studios.
brownbag is correct. Don't know why you got neg'd.
These guys have an Australian presence.
https://www.ecoart-heating.com/
Specifically:-
https://www.ecoart-heating.com/product-category/global-wareh…
I got the heat-on unit from Outdoor Heating Systems. I've purchased their units twice for different bathrooms.
which wattage one did you get, and how do you like them?
I put the 600w one in my en-suite 2 years ago - i just didn't want to put in IR bulbs. In theory, it should suit a room twice the volume i have it in. It works OK for me, taking the chill out of the room after a some time, but i wouldn't say it's great by any stretch. But wife will still run off to the other bathroom with the heat lamps! Doesn't help that ceiling is 2.7m i guess, but very hard to find meaningful reviews on what they're actually like, if you've never seen one in person.
I do have the 900W one and my ceiling is probably more like 2.5m. I do wonder if the 600watt one may be a bit low. They're not extremely powerful heat but work well in flat rooves where there is no room for the IR bulbs and where you want a well sealed home. Sometimes there can be a bit of a chilly feeling when you just get out of the shower wet - that's one of the limitations which is a shame as it is a primary reason for the heat.
But the 900w one does work well - even my wife uses it and she was skeptical at first.
https://www.vitality4life.com.au/biosari-marble-infrared-hea…
https://www.andatechdistribution.com.au/blogs/news/infrared-…
Are the only portable ones I know of. There are also panel ones (which I tried and found useless). I have the Ionmax and at $439 I'm not sold on it being any better than a $100 radiator.
Far infrared is radiant heat. Find radiant heater without fan.
https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/delonghi-2400w-radia-s-column…
https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/gva-2400w-3-bar-grey-radiant-…
https://www.harveynorman.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=radi…