Wall Heater

Heating radiant panels

There are various heating systems with the use of radiant panels:
- Radiant floor heating system;
- Radiant ceiling heating system;
- Radiant wall heating systems.

The latter have a function similar to the one in the floor.

The radiant panels are mounted on the walls facing outward and the pipes are not to be positioned over 2 meters in height.
The operating temperature is higher than that of the floor panels, while the surface area used is equal, in general, about 1/3 or 1/2 of the walkable surfaces.

The installation of these panels is also simpler than that of the floor panels. These are processing steps:
- First position the insulation, which allows to overcome the problem of heat loss;
- Then install the pipes;
- Then cover the pipes with layers of plaster;
- Finally lay the plaster-holder network, on which will be completet the final finish.

Advantages and disadvantages of a radiant heating wall

In addition to a faster installation, the panels for wall heating, also have other advantages, compared to those in the floor. They have in fact a greater thermal inertia, ie they heat up more quickly, also grant greater well-being to the human body, as this grows in height and are more suitable for those suffering from circulatory disorders and fears the underfloor heating. In addition can also be used for summer cooling.

Conversely, there may be some drawbacks. For example if the heated room is very large, there may be differences in temperature at points furthest from the wall. Then there are limits in furnishing, since you can not put very bulky furniture to cover the points where the pipes pass.

Wall heating panels in clay

Bioterra Italy is a manufacturer of building products exclusively natural, like hemp, clay, plaster and ecological paintings.

The module for wall heating by Bioterra Italy is called Ocra Clima and allows to exploit all the advantages of a low temperature system using a natural material such as clay.
In fact, the panel Ocra Clima is made in raw earth, within which is embedded a coil of aluminum, which can be connected to a modern plant operating with any type of generator, condensing boiler, heat pump or solar collector.

It eliminates In this way the overall dimensions of the radiators and you get a type of ecological heating and functional, and especially able to allow reduced power consumption.
In addition the hygroscopic qualities of the clay allow to avoid the phenomenon of mold and condensation and reduce maintenance.

Ocra Clima is available in various sizes, 100 or 125 cm x 62.5 cm x 22 cm thick. It can also be used for partition walls or under the windows.

Wall heating with plasterboard

Plasterboard covered panels are instead the basic system for wall heating and cooling proposed by Rehau. The system consists of these grooved panels and tubes RAUTHERM S 10.1 x 1.1 mm individually wrapped, with a laying distance of 45 mm.



These panels are compliant with DIN 18180 and EN 520 and have a fiber reinforcement that makes them highly resistant to impact and flexion. It also does not contain any substances harmful to health and it does not absorb odors.

The panels are available in two dimensions, for which it is possible to coat complex surfaces. The non-active areas of the wall may be coated with common plasterboard panels 15 mm thick.