Radiant Heating

Happy New Year from Kinship! Here’s our latest collection focused on radiant heating, creating the perfect toasty environment for residential, industrial and commercial spaces. We’ve got you covered on radiant heat panels, radiant tube heaters, baseboard heaters and cove heaters.

Convection vs Radiant Heating

Convection heating is created by the circulation of cold and warm air; the cold air falls and the hot air rises. Some heating systems that utilize this are split-system indoor heat pumps and radiators.

In larger commercial buildings, an air handling unit, in combination with grille placement, will circulate the warm and cold air. Convection heating can heat spaces evenly and is good for large spaces.

The heater will commonly have a fan to create air movement. For low-level airflow, this can be found in trench heaters, cove heaters and baseboard heaters. For a higher level of air circulation, cassette indoor heat pumps are available, but those are not included in the collection that we are focusing on today.

Radiant heating warms people and surfaces directly. It is overall much more energy-efficient than convection heating systems, as the heat bounces back and generates a warmer environment, rather than constantly circulating warm air.

Common installations include underfloor heating and radiant heat panels in the ceiling. Other than being the more sustainable choice, they also reduce allergens and can be more hygienic than convection heating, which lends their suitability to the health industry. Due to the walls absorbing a portion of the heat, radiant heating can also reduce the chance of mold.

Radiant Heat Panels

The collection contains radiant heat panels from manufacturers Radiant Electric Heat and WarmlyYours, offering outputs ranging from 1-200 kBtuh. The ceiling-mounted radiant heat panel from REH has eight types to account for various voltages and heat capacities. The heat panel from WarmlyYours is wall-mounted and comes in 10 types defined by material finish and orientation. Both families use a type catalog to manage the various types.

Radiant Tube Heaters

From the manufacturer Space-Ray, we have two radiant tube heaters. The NXS and NXU models have L-shaped (linear) and U-shaped radiant tubing. Both families have 12 types driven by the type catalogue. They are defined by heating capacities and the type of gas used—propane or natural gas.

The radiant tube heaters use generic bracket and drop rods. These drop rods can be quickly dragged, aligned and locked to any reference level or geometry (such as a structural slab). If the reference level is then moved, the drop rods will stretch to fit, while the unit stays correctly in place.

Cove Heaters

The collection contains the KCV cove heater from manufacturer King. Cove heaters are wall-mounted close to the ceiling. Their location allows the radiant panels to direct heat to the room’s inhabitants without any obstruction of furniture or other objects. They also provide a small amount of convection heating, as cold air is naturally drawn through the bottom of the unit and warm air exits from the top. The family contains 24 types, managed by the type catalogue and defined by heating capacity and voltage.

Baseboard Heaters

This system is sometimes referred to as skirting board heating, and as the name suggests, it runs at a low level with the room skirting. It is much more efficient than conventional radiators, as they provide a better distribution of heat. Those heaters warm surfaces directly and radiate the heat back. Even though this is considered radiant heating, it is actually a mix of radiant and convection heat. From manufacturer Cadet, we’ve included a hydronic-electric baseboard heater with 15 types, accounting for variations in voltage and heat capacity.

Lastly, we’ve included two more baseboard heaters from the manufacturer King. Managed by type catalogue, each family has over 30 types to suit material finish, voltage and heat capacity.

That’s the Radiant Heating collection all wrapped up! If you have questions or feedback on this collection, send us an email at support@kinship.io. We review all feedback carefully.

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Collection Content List

1. Wall-mounted radiant heat panel from WarmlyYours.

2. Ceiling-mounted radiant heat panel from Radiant Electric Heat.

3. Wall-mounted baseboard heater from Cadet.

4. Two wall-mounted baseboard heaters from manufacturer King.

5. Wall-mounted cove heater from King.

6. L-shaped radiant tube heater from Space-Ray.

7. U-shaped radiant tube heater from Space-Ray.