Since RADIALIGHT proposes itself as a partner to solve your problems, make you satisfied and not necessarily to sell products anyway, let's dispel a myth.

Normally the installation of a photovoltaic system, even with storage, will not be sufficient to completely power an electric radiator heating system.

This is because a photovoltaic system for private residential use, except in rare cases, leads to maximum production in the order of 6 - 9 KW and this in the hottest seasons and during the hours of radiation. In winter and during the night, even in the presence of a storage system, the average production is lower than necessary, therefore having to draw energy from the grid. In a 150 m2 house, at least 10 - 15 KW of nominal self-production would be necessary, depending on the degree of thermal insulation of the house, just to power an electric heating system

However, a traditional 5 - 6 KW photovoltaic system creates self-production of energy which, assisted by storage, provides a "treasure" of energy that must be used to avoid re-injection into the grid which is currently absolutely unprofitable.

In these cases and in the case of specific heating problems, in poorly insulated rooms or in bathrooms (see article on heat pumps) one or more RADIALIGHT radiators can constitute a valid solution because they cost almost zero, both in terms of installation and consumption, as you will be able to make good use of the "excess" of available electrical self-production.

When building or renovating your home with an electricity-heating system, it is inevitable to ask yourself several questions: "Which heating system works best to suit my needs? Among the available options, which one will weigh less on the bill? And how can I get a good level of thermal comfort? "

First of all, you need to understand the differences between the various electric heating appliances, in order to understand what advantages each of them can offer and which is the most suitable for your needs.

Let's start with a simple question: what is heat?

Heat is an energy transfer and its modes of diffusion are basically three:

1 - Heat conduction: the heat is transmitted through the contact between two bodies (eg heat that is transmitted from the tip of a turned on poker to its handle).

2 - Thermal convection: it is the natural phenomenon whereby a hot fluid tends to rise and a cold fluid to go down, so the air heated by the radiator rises while the cold air comes down to the ground (eg the water in a kettle is heated evenly, even if it is in contact with the stove only inferiorly).

3 - Irradiation: contactless propagation of thermal energy in the form of electromagnetic waves (eg the warmth emitted by a stove that spreads throughout the environment). 

Heating a holiday home when nobody lives there can be senselessly expensive, as the occasions when the house is actually occupied are sporadic and limited in time.

However, not doing so would lead to a lot of problems with the pipes, costing you a lot and quickly ruining your idyll of a relaxing holiday outside the city.

With the arrival of the cold weather season the spaces outside the house are likely to remain unused due to low temperatures.

There are different ways to make them comfortable in every time of the year, maintaining a temperature allowing you to enjoy your terrace, veranda or garden even during the winter.

Most of the restaurants and pubs choose simple braziers - iron containers where to light a small controlled bonfire -, floor standing mushroom gas heaters or gas stoves. Generally this kind of devices are made of painted steel and equipped with an aluminum reflector: its emits the heat produced through LPG gas cylinders.

More and more people, however, choose a much more efficient and sophisticated way to heat up their outdoor environments: we are talking about electric energy heating lamps, high thermal output devices based on the principle of infrared rays. These halogen lamps ensure rapid and optimal heating of the surrounding area.

Let's see the advantages:

1. Lower heat dispersion
   
   
2. Immediate heat diffusion and rapid desired temperature attainment
   
   
3. Nor combustion cylinders nor dangerous open flames
   
   
4. 3 different types of installation (horizontal, on floor, suspended)
   
   
5. Zero carbon dioxide emissions into the environment
   
   
6. Can be used ad a furnishing accessory