Infrared Heating: The principle
Infrared heating sends out heat radiation – similar to a tiled stove – which is absorbed by all solid bodies in the room. The heated body or object stores the heat up to three times longer than air and gives it off again into the environment. In this way, there is a constant and mutual heat exchange. For the most part, the rising and cooling of air which is part of classical convection heating is omitted – your sense of well-being increases.
The VDE-certified infrared heating systems with their low-emission heat radiation provide for constant drying of the walls. This leaves almost no chance for mold to grow! There is also a clear reduction of dust, which means that you will be able to breathe better again.
Infrared heating systems can be installed on walls, ceilings or as auxiliary heating and thus guarantee a steady and therefore efficient room temperature, which ensures a feel-good atmosphere and an optimum room climate.
Infrared heat promises comfort
During the cold season we like to heat our own four walls so the temperature level is consistently pleasant. Ideally, the desired room temperature is reached quickly and maintained at a constant level, thus contributing to our sense of well-being. This is provided by VDE-certified infrared heaters; physically, their low-emission radiation heat is similar to energy-rich sunlight or the heat emitted by a tiled stove.
Again and again our customers report that they find heating with infrared heat extremely pleasant, even if they had been a little skeptical before deciding to buy.
Why don’t you try it out as well and see for yourself how comfortable and cozy this heat can be?
Heat: electrical heating? Absolutely!
There is still a lot of uncertainty when it comes to electrical heat. And yet we have been heating with electricity for a long time and in many situations.
- Medicine has been using heat lamps or infrared lamps for a long time.
- Your kettle is heated by electricity, as is your stove.
- The fan heater in a car is operated electrically, even though there is a combustion engine.
- A heat cushion for an aching tummy or sore muscles?
- Even the international space station ISS is heated with infrared heating.
Heating with electricity is a matter of course.
In tune with health
Heating with infrared radiation has a number of benefits for your health, and for several reasons:
1. Because infrared heat primarily heats walls, ceilings and objects and not the air in the room, as conventional heating systems do, a direct comparison between the two shows that the air is a little cooler which in turns means that the humidity is higher. This is an invaluable advantage during the cold season when our immune systems might be weakened. You will feel fitter and have potentially more resistance to fight ‘flu-like infections.
2. IR heat radiation effects a constant drying of the walls. This leaves almost no chance for mold to grow! This is also beneficial for your health.
What cannot be cured by medicines is cured by the knife.
What the knife cannot cure, heat will cure.
Those who cannot be cured by heat, cannot be helped.
(Hippocrates, 460 – 370 BC)
You can see that infrared heating systems have provided health benefits for decades. And heat itself for centuries.
Comfortable living and sleeping
A homely, feel-good atmosphere is of the utmost importance in order to flee the constant physical pressures caused by stress, air pollution and everyday noises, and to maintain your health as well as your mental balance.
It doesn’t always have to be Feng-Shui to feel good in your own four walls. An infrared heating system can make a substantial contribution to a healthy and cozy living space.
When using infrared heat, living and especially sleeping areas are no longer negatively affected by circulating air masses. Since it is mainly the objects in the room (instead of the air) that is heated, temperatures can be sustained three times as long. For the most part, the rising and cooling of air which is part of classical convection heating is omitted – your sense of well-being increases.
Irritated eyes due to dry air in a heated room occur predominantly with convection heating. If you are using infrared heat, you can expect a possible relief from these symptoms. And less dust and a clearly reduced propensity for forming mold (compared to night storage heating) are particularly beneficial for asthmatics and people suffering from allergies.
The result is living and sleeping in complete relaxation!
Cosy and pleasant heat by Welltherm – carefully planned – professionally installed
From the beginning we accompany your on the way to a needs-based heating design. Whether it is for one room or a whole house – our full service package encompasses all necessary steps. Thanks to numerous sales points throughout the federal territory, with Welltherm, you will get everything from one provider.
New building constructed according to kfW Standard
Our interactive infrared house gives you insight into modern living with infrared radiant heat. Using specificfigures, it impressively underscores that the efficient infrared heating systems from Welltherm offer advantages in a direct cost comparison with established heating systems such as oil and gas, but also with heat pumps or pellet heating. The era of sluggish electric heating systems (night-storage heaters and surface storage heaters) is long past! […]
Old building renovation
Once your heating system is old and has become a definite financial drain, it is necessary to refurbish it. The example below shows the advantages offered by Welltherm Infrared heating systems after they replaced out-dated night storage heaters. More saved space, a good room climate and feel-good atmosphere as well as the attractive, inconspicuous design of the heating systems are only a few of the improvements. […]
Planning Aid
Carefully planning an infrared heating installation has a major influence on the subsequent results. Only if the right number of infrared heaters with the appropriate output is selected will a comfortable and cosy warmth be created at the optimum price-performance ratio. In particular, the positioning of the heaters has a significant influence on heat perception and efficiency. […]

Infrared Heating Test
Infrared heaters are often discussed as an alternative to radiators with heat pumps. To find out the real story about heating with infrared heaters, I took a chance and tried it myself: As a test, I set up an infrared heating system in my office and took a close look at how effective it really was. The incredible results of this infrared heating test can be read here. […]
Political Recognition
As a manufacturer of efficient infrared heating systems, we have been working hard for many years to achieve sufficient political and ecological acceptance for our products. These efforts demand a lot of us. Nevertheless, we never tire of confronting ignorance, lack of knowledge, and a strongly lobbyistic, negative and dismissive attitude. […]
Ecological heating
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CO2 Pricing
Heating with oil and gas will get noticeably more expensive in 2021, whilst heating with electricity will get cheaper. The reason: There is finally an environmental charge for CO2. It’s been a long and rocky road to get here. The first draft of the climate package presented by the government in November 2019 fell far short of expectations. […]
Electrosmog reduced
We spend our lives surrounded by a variety of different electromagnetic fields. The rapid roll-out of the new 5G standard by the mobile phone networks and the intensive use of Wi-Fi networks by an ever-increasing array of smart household devices are part of our daily lives, placing a greater strain everyone’s health. […]
A visit from family R. in Attendorn
For Anne and Florian R. from Attendorn, the dream of owning their own home started, just as for many others, with a visit to a show home exhibition. They unexpectedly fell in love with one of the first few houses they saw: The Stockholm house by Danhaus from northern Germany. The architecture, and particularly the layout instantly appealed to them both. The air-water heat pump built into the show home seemed to be the ideal solution for their plot of land […]