Advantages and Disadvantages of Halogen Heaters

Halogen heaters are usually used in outdoor heating. The ability for halogen lamps to be able to generate high levels of heat make them ideal for heating different types of outdoor areas including terraces and patios. Most outdoor heaters use halogen lamps within the heaters due to the brightness and high intensity heat the lamps can produce.

Halogen heaters are also often used as mobile heaters as they are lightweight and portable. The heaters can also quickly provide heat, meaning the halogen heaters can provide instantaneous heat as soon as the heaters are switched on.

• Energy saving – halogen heaters provide heat almost instantly and the radiant heat released by the heaters effectively heats a small area, and this greatly reduces the amount of energy the heaters consume.
• Environmentally friendly – halogen lamps do not release smoke so there are no carbon monoxide emissions released from the heaters.
• Safety –the halogen lamps themselves do not actually heat up so they are considered safe in most environments.
• Easy installation – many halogen heaters are easier to install than many alternate heating methods.

• Not ideal for space heating – even though halogen heaters provide radiant heat, they are not ideal for space heating, where heating large buildings or large areas is required.
• Costly to run – halogen heaters are usually quite costly to run compared to other forms of heating depending on the type of halogen heater, particularly during the winter months when the heaters have to left switched on for longer periods of time.
• Only heats specific area - halogen heaters only heat the specific areas they are targeting so if a person is slightly away from that heating area, they will not be heated and will remain cold.

Due to Tansun quartz infrared heaters containing the halogen lamp, Tansun heaters are sometimes referred to as halogen heaters. However, Tansun heaters are not halogen heaters and there are differences between Tansun infrared heaters and halogen heaters.

Many Tansun heaters use infrared short wave heat while halogen heaters do not emit this type of heat. The short wave heaters provide high intensity radiant heat, similar to sunshine from the sun. It also means that some Tansun heaters are ideal for space heating, whereas halogen heaters were not designed for heating large areas.

Tansun short wave infrared heaters are more energy efficient than most types of halogen heaters, with 92% of the energy being emitted as heat and so Tansun heaters directly heat the objects and people requiring the heat, not the air around.

There are three types of infrared heating: short wave, medium wave and long wave infrared. Most of Tansun infrared heaters use short infrared heat as it provides the most powerful instantaneous type of heating and make the heaters perfect for outdoor, commercial and space heating.

The Tansun Apollo and Sorrento heating range are ideal for heating large spaces like warehouses or other industrial areas. The Tansun Monaco and Bahama range of low glare heaters are perfect for outdoor commercial areas.

The medium wave heaters Tansun offer are the Eclipse and Sorrento Ceramic heating range, ideal for environments where less heat and no glare is required. These medium wave heaters are often used in hospitals, theatres and catering environments.

For more information about Tansun’s heaters, please visit our “ infrared heaters” page.