Being able to regulate your temperature is an essential part of the human condition. We are a temperate species, not at all suited to extremes. Our normal ambient body temperature hovers around 37°c (or 98.4°f in old school money). The body is pretty well equipped at keeping itself cool – in general the strategy is to take off a few layers of clothing and then perspire whilst ensuring you take plenty of fluids. However it’s not so good at keeping warm – for sure you can add another sweater or dive under the duvet, but the fact is that, especially with older adults who are less mobile, there is an acknowledged risk of hypothermia if the core body temperature drops below 35°c (95°f).
Thermometer Types Are (Over) Reactive to the Environment
When it comes to controlling body temperature there are two types of people – thermometers and thermostats. ‘Thermometer’ types are hostage by their environment. If it gets colder they don another layer, turn up the heating and cuddle the dog. It’s a pattern of ‘swing bingeing’ on warmth and it’s actually not efficient or cost effective as they often overcalculate, the temperature goes above what is needed and then they have to swing back the other way. Meanwhile energy is wasted, and as we all know wasted energy means wasted money.
Thermostat Types Are Masters (and Mistresses) of Their Own Destiny
In comparison people who are ‘thermostats’ proactively control their environment. They have a strategy whereby their heating is sufficient to provide the levels of warmth they require. They set the ambient temperature to the level they want and let technology do the rest, not needing to tinker or get otherwise involved. This eliminates temperature swings and concomitant wasted energy and money.
Thermostat Types With Infra-Red Heating Are Totally ‘In the Zone’
The really smart money when it comes to minimising heating costs are thermostat types with Infra-Red heating. Equipped with IR heating panels or bars with smart controls they can, in effect, deliver climate control not just on a room-by-room basis, but on a zone-by-zone basis within individual rooms. That’s because IR heaters deliver warmth to people and things directly rather than to ‘the whole room from the ceiling down’.
Infra-Red Saves You a Fortune as It Only Heats What You Want It to Heat When You Want to Heat It
If you have a small room, say a child’s bedroom, it’s fair enough to assume you’re probably only going to have one IR heating panel and heat the whole space. Although, as ever, you’ll heat whatever needs heating instantly. But say you have a bigger room – perhaps a lounge/dining room where you sit one end to eat meals at a table, but then move the other end to sit on a sofa and watch TV. With conventional heating you have to heat the whole room as the warmth will circulate within it. With IR however you can have a heater each end and heat the dining table and the sofa independently at different times.
Kiasa IR Bars Come With In-Built Thermostats
Kiasa IR Heating Bars are available with thermostats built-in to the heater housing, giving you a visible readout of the ambient temperature within the area being heated. They can be programmed and controlled via an App on your smart phone, or using a remote-control device. Kiasa smart IR panels can likewise be configured with a thermostat and similarly controlled digitally.
Don’t Be a Thermometer – Be a Smart Thermostat Type of Guy or Gal and Take Control of Your Heat and Your Money
Kiasa has a wide range of IR heater bars and IR heating panels delivering power ranging from 180w to 3.2Kw