Owner, Kirkwood's Sweeper Shop
With winter in the Midwest predicted to be colder than normal and heating costs continuing to rise, many people are looking for ways to stay warm at home without breaking their budget. Since we tend to spend 80 percent of our time in only 20 percent of our house, it’s really inefficient to just turn up your thermostat and heat your entire house and then deal with a rising gas and electric bill. So is there an alternative?
At Kirkwood’s Sweeper Shop, we recommend a cost effective alternative for our customers – an infrared zone heater. An infrared zone heater lets you stay cozy and comfortable where you spend most of your time. You can move it where you need it, and you don’t waste money to heat the whole house. When you turn down the furnace and use an infrared zone heater, your heating costs actually can go down.
How Do Infrared Heaters Work?
Infrared heaters work differently than the other types of heaters you may be considering for your home or office. A combination of industrial grade infrared heat tubes and cured copper are the key ingredients to an infrared zone heater. Infrared heat tubes transfer heat to copper cylinders. The illustration above shows the simple steps involved in infrared heat:
1. A whisper-quiet fan draws air from the room, through a washable filter.
2. The air is drawn into the heat chamber.
3. Moisture in the air absorbs the infrared heat when it passes around and over the copper cylinders.
4. This moist warm air is moved out into the room, where it warms you and all objects in the room.
This transitive heating process works in a manner similar to the way humidity and sunlight combine to create a heat index in the hot summer months.
Healthy, Quick Heat That Fills Your Room
Infrared heaters produce heat quickly, unlike other typical space heaters. So they are especially useful when you come in from the cold and want to warm up fast. Hot coils are wrapped over the heat source so heat is transferred evenly. The heat is reflected by a polished metal so it extends out for several yards, creating a gentle, comfortable source of warmth.
Infrared heaters also are healthier, because they do not reduce humidity or the oxygen in a room. Again, a typical space heater can dry out your sinuses and skin and cause static electricity. Infrared heat can even promote healthier blood circulation.
“Green” and Cost Effective Heat
With an infrared heat, there is no carbon combustion, no toxic-by-products, no open flames and no fuel lines. In summary, infrared heaters don't add anything to the air, and they don't take anything from the air.
And since infrared heaters warm only specific rooms, you don't waste energy heating an entire house There's also no need to preheat a room since these heaters work instantly. Nearly 100 percent of the heat created is transferred out, so you can get efficient heating for a very low cost.
There’s also very little maintenance for an infrared heater. Since there are no moving parts, there's no motor to wear out or lubrication required. At Kirkwood’s Sweeper Shop, we only recommend that you periodically clean the reflectors to keep your unit working perfectly.
Attractive design
The infrared heaters we offer also feature a choice of furniture-like wood finishes that compliments the look of your home – and that’s a huge difference from the eyesore of typical room heaters.
Kirkwood’s Sweeper Shop has a large selection of infrared heaters to fit your needs and budget. You can visit one of our conveniently located, Greater Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky stores, pick one up today and be warm tonight!
Mark Kirkwood is proud to continue a family tradition that began when The Kirkwood Family entered the vacuum business in 1969. Today, Mark and his brother Bob Kirkwood operate a total of nine vacuum cleaner stores in Ohio and Kentucky under the Kirkwood’s Sweeper Shop banner. With the continued support of our valuable team members, and loyal customers, we hope to serve your vacuum sales and repair needs -- and infrared heater needs -- for many more years.
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