Healthy Heat 

Unlike traditional radiators, ThermaSkirt creates virtually no convection currents (air movement) that carry dust or particles. Radiators rely on convection currents to spread around their heat energy, but also create air movement that carry these particles around the room.

This can be seen by the staining of the walls and wallpapers above convector radiators after a period of time – this is the dust and particles picked up by the air movement that can often trigger an attack in people with allergies and asthma or provide other respiratory problems.

The grilles and fins associated with conventional radiators make them hard to keep clean and are seen as a potential source of infection in hospitals, schools and other public buildings.

(Reducing Costs in the Care Home Sector)

Radiant heat, as provided by ThermaSkirt, effectively heats the body not the room and as such creates a warm and healthy environment at lower operating temperatures. It’s easy to clean lines and smooth contours make cleaning and maintenance straight forward.

Humans don't experience the 'heat loss' of the building, only their heat loss or otherwise into the room environment. ThermaSkirt creates an all-round comfortable ambiance in minutes from start-up – something radiators or under floor cannot match.

Radiant Thermal Skirting Heating In The Health Care Sector

The core temperature of an average person is 36.8°C, but the surface (ie skin) temperature is an average of 31.7°C. With a room design temperature of 21°C or 22°C, this means that you are actually 'heating' the room, i.e. you are transferring energy to the room. The key factor is the rate of heat loss that determines our comfort level. Too much and you feel a chill. Too little and you'll feel stuffy. It's a fine line between either and usually no more than ±2°C.