When paying their last respects to a person, the guests should not also freeze despite all the sadness. With infrared heaters from Vitramo chapels and funeral halls can be heated very efficiently and energy-saving.
Such premises are heated only shortly before a funeral service or burial, otherwise they are unheated. Conventional air heaters only heat the air in the room, while the enveloping surfaces remain cold. With the arrival of the first mourners, the warm air escapes outside through the open doors even before the ceremony, and instead of radiant heat, “radiant cold” is felt.
It is better this way: Vitramo infrared heating works with radiant heat primarily on the walls enclosing the room and the floor. Even during the funeral service, visitors feel the radiant heat emanating from the enveloping surfaces.
Two case studies: The municipality of Saarwellingen in Saarland has equipped three funeral halls with the heating system. The municipality of Kleingartach in Baden-Württemberg also heats the new building of its cemetery chapel with infrared heating elements. Here, the heating system was suspended from the ceiling in a very attractive manner by means of a wire rope. The experience in both communities has been positive throughout: it is sufficient to switch on the infrared heaters a few hours before the funeral service.
The ceiling heating elements of the VH series are predestined for the purpose. These are produced as frameless glass elements in sandwich construction. They consist of a 5 mm thick satinized ESG glass pane, which is heated by a heating layer. The maximum surface temperature is 190 °C.
Alternatively, VC‑A type infrared dark radiators can be used, either for surface mounting on ceilings or walls or suspended from cables. They are suitable for tempering rooms with a maximum height of 5 m. For ecodesign-compliant operation, the infrared heating elements must be equipped with an external room temperature control.
