Sunnyheat Infrared panels in church

As you may know, it's nearly impossible to heat a church. However, there is now a solution available by using far infrared heating panels made by Sunnyheat!

Sunnyheat infrared heating panels were installed in a church in Namen (Namur) in Belgium. On the pictures you can see that the panels were mounted on iron arms that can be moved around to position the panels above church goers. The panels are mounted on a height of 3 meters.

Here the priest chose to use iron arms. You can also have steel cables that go across the ship of the church and hang the panels in between them.

Instead of heating the church with conventional heating methods, which will heat the air, with these infrared panels you heat the people and the surfaces (like the tiled floor) below.

Sunnyheat Infrared panels hanging 3 meter above people

The people get the feel of the warmth of the sun, without the air being heated. The panels will be put on a half hour before the service and turned off straight after. Total running cost per panel is then maximum 2kw per hour per panel. Obviously you only turn on the panels where people are seated, other panels can be left off.

Each large panel (60x120) covers an area of 15 to 20m2. Panels are only placed above area where people are seated, about 3 meters above peoples heads.