Panel Warmth is an independent guide to infrared heating panels for US homes. We are not a manufacturer, a retailer or an installer, and we have no affiliation with any heater brand. We write for one kind of reader: you, with one room that never gets warm enough, wondering if a flat panel on the wall could fix it.
On this page you will find what we believe, how we work and who this site is for.
Our mission
Honest heat advice for one cold room
Most heating advice online is written by someone selling you a heater. We started Panel Warmth because that felt wrong for a decision that touches your electricity bill, your wiring and your comfort for years.
Our mission is simple. Explain how infrared panels work in plain words. Show you the math with your own numbers, not a magic average. And tell you plainly when a panel is the wrong choice and a space heater or a mini split is the better answer.
Warm the people, not the air. That line is not a slogan for us. It is the whole idea behind infrared panels, and it shapes everything we publish.
What you can expect from Panel Warmth
- Independent publisher: no manufacturer, retailer or installer ties
- Every number shown: watts, volts, amps, square feet and cents per kWh
- Only panels with a UL, ETL or CSA listing recommended
- Clear split between plug-in 120 V panels and 240 V work for a licensed electrician
- Honest comparisons, including when a panel is the wrong choice
How we work
Our approach: show the arithmetic, name the assumptions
Sizing advice on the internet often comes down to a single watts per square foot number with no explanation. We do it differently. Every recommendation states its assumptions: insulation quality, ceiling height, climate and target temperature in degrees F. You can redo the math for your own room before you spend anything.
Running costs get the same treatment. We use a plain formula: panel watts, times hours of use, divided by 1000, times your rate in cents per kWh. Then we show example tables at real US electricity rates, so you know what a panel adds to your monthly bill before you buy.
On electrical safety we stay in our lane. Plug-in 120 V panels are a renter friendly option you can set up yourself. Anything hardwired at 240 V is work for a licensed electrician following the NEC and local code. We say so every time, and we never suggest otherwise.
Every panel we mention carries a UL, ETL or CSA listing, and we state clearances and surface temperature up front. If a product cannot show a listing, it does not appear in our guides.
Written like advice from a friend
We write the way a home energy advisor would talk to you over coffee. Calm, clear, quietly warm. One idea per paragraph, no jargon without a plain explanation the first time it appears.
Infrared heat feels like sun on your face on a cold still day. That is the image we come back to, because it is the most honest description we know.
You will never find hype here, no stock phrases and no fear language. If the honest answer is that your cold garage needs a different solution, that is what we write.
Who we are for
Who Panel Warmth is for
Homeowners with one room the central system never reaches: a basement office, a converted attic, a sunroom that is lovely in May and useless in January.
Renters who cannot touch the wiring and need plug-in heat that takes no floor space and leaves no marks when they move.
Allergy-sensitive households looking for quiet, dust-free warmth with no fan blowing air around the room.
Tiny house, ADU and RV owners who count every watt and every square foot, and need sizing math they can trust at small scale.
Our process
How every guide is built
Start with the room
We define the room: square feet, ceiling height, insulation level and how cold it actually gets.
Do the math in the open
We size the panel in watts with named assumptions, then calculate running cost at example US rates in cents per kWh.
Compare honestly
We compare fairly against space heaters, baseboard, oil-filled radiators and mini splits, and say when they win.
Keep it safe
We explain installation: plug-in 120 V you can do yourself, hardwired 240 V for a licensed electrician following the NEC and local code.
Have a question about your cold room?
Tell us about the room you cannot get warm, and we will point you to the right guide or the right math. No sales pitch, just a straight answer.