Experiences with infrared heaters

Best regards in sunny weather

Where in the far north is the sun shining right now? o_O

shouldn't you change the installer first?

If you build with a general contractor, that's simply not possible. You can also read cases here where the installer refused to carry out requested things (pipe distances etc.) even if costs are covered. As a rule, you don't even have the right to enter.

a heating system that DOES NOT need expensive energy?

Ok, then I define "follow-up costs": no service contract, replacement of technical parts, etc., basically all that you usually have with a heating system over the years. Failures are also nonexistent, unless the public power grid breaks down.

Thanks first of all for the wide-ranging and numerous feedback, that's a lot of input

For questions, feel free to contact me directly.

Oh yes, regarding the missing follow-up costs, of course we are also more than curious...

My energy consultant, who has already implemented this many times, would have advised me against it if it had been outside of any common sense. There are also reliable studies on this, so no bar talk, and reference projects.

Where in the far north is the sun shining right now? o_O

....and here in Dresden as well until just now. ;)

If you are building with a general contractor (GU), that simply doesn’t work. You can also read cases here where the installer refused to carry out desired things (pipe distances etc.) even if costs were covered.

Shouldn’t it be clarified BEFORE commissioning a GU WHAT exactly they are supposed to build?
(that is, which relevant "technologies" will be installed in the house)

Which heating system is rather a fundamental question!

Or do you first order a new car from Tesla...

... and THEN think about whether you want a van, a station wagon, or rather a coupé – and whether you prefer diesel or electric?

shouldn't one have clarified BEFORE commissioning a general contractor WHAT they are supposed to build?
(that is, which relevant "technologies" will be included in the house)

Which heating system is indeed a rather fundamental question!

Or do you first order a new car from Tesla ...

... and THEN think about whether you want a van, a station wagon, or rather a coupe - and whether preferably diesel or electric?

Reading back here in the forum could be helpful among other things..... or can you only write? :D
Man, too bad I didn’t meet you before my build........Damn, but definitely next time. I can find you at: wxw.immerganzschlau.dö

But Tesla is a mixer, I thought......

Because of fuzzies like you, some people no longer share their projects, because you don’t want to know but only to gossip (Fuzzy=term of endearment)

With the underfloor heating, I often had to open all the windows because of its inertia when the sun was shining outside, in order to basically cool down; what nonsense.

But that is only a small part due to the heat pump. It is due to the solar heat gains through large windows and extremely insulated houses. The "problem" can only be solved if you live in a poorly insulated house ;-) Once the heat is inside the house, it doesn't go out anymore. It's like a thermos flask. Oh yes, I (still) live in an uninsulated old building. Even now, when the sun shines properly, it gets up to 26 degrees warm in my living room.

The heat pump experts here will tell you that the air-to-air heat pump is the worst idea of all

Only if they are installed in standard 55 houses that have heating loads too high for an AAH (air-to-air heat pump). 40 and better looks different again. That’s why, already in the first posts, it is asked what kind of house is being built. Therefore, you have to approach the matter very differentiated. First, define how the house will look energetically in the end. And then choose the heat generator. Of course, you can also say "I want IR and build the suitable house around it." It's just not the wisest decision...

But that is only a small part due to the heat pump. It is due to the solar heat gains through large windows and extremely insulated houses. The "problem" can only be solved if you live in a poorly insulated house ;-)
Once the heat is inside the house, it doesn't go out anymore. It's like a thermos flask.
Oh yes, I (still) live in an uninsulated old building. Even now, when the sun shines properly, it is up to 26 degrees warm in my living room.

We didn’t have a heat pump in the last place but rather underfloor heating, and I didn’t like it that much. For some reason, I just like to be able to react spontaneously with a heater. In summer it was... In spring, I sometimes found it annoying when it suddenly got really warm inside just because the sun was shining outside. Then it was time to "air out." We didn’t have large windows; it was a listed building; in summer it was rather cool inside, as the underfloor heating was probably off. The topic only came up during the transitional months.

Only if they are installed in standard 55 houses that have heating loads too high for an air-to-air heat pump. 40 and better looks different again.
That is why in the first postings it is always asked what kind of house is being built. So you have to approach it very differentiated.
First, you have to determine what the house will look like energetically in the end. And then choose the heat generator. Of course, you can also say "I want IR and build the appropriate house around it." It’s just not the wisest decision...

Well, our situation was quite tricky since we didn’t want to build a house or were already living in our own home. Then came Corona and everything closed, and one thing led to another. I was "always trying" even here in the Saxon countryside, where, among other things, I lacked the necessary contacts, so it turned out the way it is now and we find it pretty nice with us.
I never claimed wisdom anyway; the path would be too long for me. My well-being is my priority, and that arises for me at least less from a heat pump, IR, or anything else. Even if it would have been energetically sensible, I wouldn’t have installed underfloor heating because we wanted our beautiful floorboards and the fireplace to go with them.
I would never want to deal with these topics so extensively; I just like it, and I like it nice. I have both here, although by now I would do everything differently again.
But yes, I do not contradict you at all in the field of heat pump or underfloor heating technology; you obviously know your stuff well; I just asked those who know about IR and followed that. Luckily, both or many things are possible.