That's great! And hopefully, as electricity prices continue to fall (they've been just awful in Ireland) we will see an even better cost-savings! Enjoy and keep us posted...if you're not on the Facebook group facebook.com/groups/infraredheatingireland you should join in and share your experiences...many people would be very interested in your thoughts!
Thanks for this. We have just moved into an old vacant house in Ireland with no heating. We are testing one panel (brand is Aeno) in various positions to see how it performs. Good to see long term multiple panels on the ceiling provide warmth. We'll have to use portable gas heaters this winter, but we'll be expanding our solar kit and get more infrared going forward.
Def make sure and do not undersize your panel(s) for the size of your rooms...if they're not strong enough they'll continue to run and run, which gets expensive...insulation is key as well, but that goes for any heating source. Keep us posted!
An informative video - I like the idea of 'simpler' heating that doesn't require the mess of boilers, pipes and all the associated gubbins! Roll on nuclear fusion for the promised cheap electricity, but in the meantime I suppose solar panel assistance is the way to go.
Dehumidifiers as well? Found a lot of heating wasn't actually being needed for heating, but to keep dampness down. November 2022 was incredibly wet and damp in the London area.
I was chatting to that company today! I’m also in Ireland and moving into a house with a 20 year old gas central heating system which is badly in need of an upgrade. I’m going to get solar installed and wondering if this could take its place. We’re over in the (slightly) sunnier side of Ireland. I’m going to cost it up but thanks for your opinions as it might be a goer in my three bed some detached here. Do you find your solar creates enough to cover usage costs? And welcome to Ireland!
They're a great company with attentive follow-up service! Just make sure and get the electrician in there to bid the project, as that can be a significant amount. Also important to have them look at your consumer unit to make sure you can run cables cleanly...solar def helps offset our yearly costs, but in the winter it's pretty non-existent where we are. But we are still saving money on our energy costs compared to before when we had oil fired central heating!
I guess maintenance costs for the IR panels must be practically zero - compared to a “wet” boiler based system that would require an annual service at least!
@@LawIV pretty easy...my wife has Irish citizenship so I was able to apply after 3 years of being a resident. It's online based now so much easier. There are great forums on FB for obtaining Irish citizenship if you want to dig around there, pretty helpful
I had an IR heater in my office, pointless, had to sit on top of it and still had very little benefit. It doesn't project heat past 4 inches from the plate.
I found this to be the case with a 400watt £40 B&Q IR heater vs £300 400watt premium panel! Night and day difference, heat up times incomparable… wouldn’t feel heat past a foot… premium panel mounted on 2.8m ceilings, projects heat to the sofa where we sit which is well over 1m+ away… also size correctly for room….
Def a great option if you have time and money to have your ceilings plastered...probably good for new builds, but I can't see it being less intrusive and cheaper for retrofits. Am I wrong?
We've only had our whole house IR system in 3 weeks so far and it's fantastic so far, superior to our old gas system.
That's great! And hopefully, as electricity prices continue to fall (they've been just awful in Ireland) we will see an even better cost-savings! Enjoy and keep us posted...if you're not on the Facebook group facebook.com/groups/infraredheatingireland you should join in and share your experiences...many people would be very interested in your thoughts!
It's great to have the heating system out of the way and in the ceiling so it's not taking up room on the ground
Thanks for this. We have just moved into an old vacant house in Ireland with no heating. We are testing one panel (brand is Aeno) in various positions to see how it performs. Good to see long term multiple panels on the ceiling provide warmth. We'll have to use portable gas heaters this winter, but we'll be expanding our solar kit and get more infrared going forward.
Def make sure and do not undersize your panel(s) for the size of your rooms...if they're not strong enough they'll continue to run and run, which gets expensive...insulation is key as well, but that goes for any heating source. Keep us posted!
An informative video - I like the idea of 'simpler' heating that doesn't require the mess of boilers, pipes and all the associated gubbins! Roll on nuclear fusion for the promised cheap electricity, but in the meantime I suppose solar panel assistance is the way to go.
Agreed! NO MORE GUBBINS!!!! And yes, solar most definitely offsets our electricity usage...thanks for watching!
Dehumidifiers as well? Found a lot of heating wasn't actually being needed for heating, but to keep dampness down. November 2022 was incredibly wet and damp in the London area.
@@plinble Dehumidifiers work REALLY well! If you can get the moisture levels down it certainly makes a huge difference. A MUST in Ireland!
I was chatting to that company today! I’m also in Ireland and moving into a house with a 20 year old gas central heating system which is badly in need of an upgrade. I’m going to get solar installed and wondering if this could take its place. We’re over in the (slightly) sunnier side of Ireland. I’m going to cost it up but thanks for your opinions as it might be a goer in my three bed some detached here. Do you find your solar creates enough to cover usage costs? And welcome to Ireland!
They're a great company with attentive follow-up service! Just make sure and get the electrician in there to bid the project, as that can be a significant amount. Also important to have them look at your consumer unit to make sure you can run cables cleanly...solar def helps offset our yearly costs, but in the winter it's pretty non-existent where we are. But we are still saving money on our energy costs compared to before when we had oil fired central heating!
I guess maintenance costs for the IR panels must be practically zero - compared to a “wet” boiler based system that would require an annual service at least!
ONce they're installed, it should def be zero maintenance...they've great warranties as well so we are happy thus far
How is life as an American ex pat in Ireland?
It's been absolutely amazing and we still pinch ourselves every day! Really an amazingly beautiful place and we are grateful to be here :)
@@KevinWPruitt was the immigration process easy?
@@LawIV pretty easy...my wife has Irish citizenship so I was able to apply after 3 years of being a resident. It's online based now so much easier. There are great forums on FB for obtaining Irish citizenship if you want to dig around there, pretty helpful
I had an IR heater in my office, pointless, had to sit on top of it and still had very little benefit. It doesn't project heat past 4 inches from the plate.
@@terrymoogan8445 I’m sorry to hear this, we’ve had wonderful success with ours…crucial to size properly for each room or they def won’t be successful
I found this to be the case with a 400watt £40 B&Q IR heater vs £300 400watt premium panel! Night and day difference, heat up times incomparable… wouldn’t feel heat past a foot… premium panel mounted on 2.8m ceilings, projects heat to the sofa where we sit which is well over 1m+ away… also size correctly for room….
def important to buy reputable panels from companies that stand by their products - glad you found success with the new one!
Astechtherm less intrusive & more economical
Def a great option if you have time and money to have your ceilings plastered...probably good for new builds, but I can't see it being less intrusive and cheaper for retrofits. Am I wrong?