Gas Infrared Radiant Heater

The Gas Infrared Radiant Heater is a suspended heating system that directs warmth toward the floor, animals and other surfaces below. In the radiant tube configuration shown, a gas burner heats a metal emitter tube, while a reflector directs infrared energy toward the planned heating zone.

Radiant heating can be considered for piglet and poultry areas where the project calls for warmth at animal level. Heater length, position and coverage are selected to suit pen or house layout rather than assumed from floor area alone.

For pig farm construction or a steel structure building, suspension points, gas supply, controls, combustion-air and vent routes can be incorporated into the building design. An existing barn requires a separate review of structure, clearances and the livestock ventilation system.

Models vary in construction and suitability for animal housing. Equipment and materials must be selected for the farm environment and installed according to the chosen model’s instructions.

1. Directs infrared warmth toward a defined area below the heater.
2. Radiant tube and reflector layout can be planned around pens or poultry zones.
3. Suspended mounting keeps heating equipment above daily farm operations.
4. Heating zones can be controlled according to animal age and housing use.
5. Reflectors help direct radiant energy toward the intended area.
6. Natural gas or LPG options are available subject to model selection.
7. Ignition and flame-safety controls can be specified with the selected unit.
8. Tube, reflector and mounting materials can be selected for the installation environment.
9. Modular project layouts can serve suitable new buildings and retrofits.

• Gas burner assembly: Generates heat within the specified radiant tube system.
• Emitter tube: Transfers heat as infrared radiation.
• Reflector: Directs radiation toward the intended floor area.
• Suspension hardware: Supports the tube and reflector at the designed position.
• Gas control and ignition components: Regulate fuel and manage startup.
• Flame-safety controls: Shut off gas when a monitored fault requires it.
• Combustion-air and vent connections: Follow the selected model’s approved configuration.

When the zone controller calls for heat, the burner starts under its ignition and safety sequence. Hot combustion gases heat the emitter tube, which radiates energy toward the floor and other surfaces within its coverage area.

The reflector limits upward radiation and helps shape the heated footprint. Suspension height, tube arrangement and reflector angle affect how warmth reaches piglets or poultry.

The installation must include the combustion-air, venting and minimum-ventilation provisions required by the selected model. Radiant heating does not replace fresh-air ventilation in an occupied livestock building.

• Heating capacity: According to project requirements.
• Tube configuration and length: Customizable, subject to model selection.
• Fuel type: Natural gas or LPG, subject to model selection.
• Emitter and reflector materials: Available upon request.
• Ignition and control arrangement: According to the selected model.
• Mounting height and clearances: As specified for the selected heater.
• Combustion-air and venting arrangement: According to project requirements and model approval.
• Zone layout: Designed according to local climate and farm conditions.

1. Piglet nursery heating zones.
2. Weaned pig housing.
3. Suitable farrowing-area heating layouts.
4. Broiler house heating zones.
5. Poultry brooding buildings.
6. Breeder and pullet facilities.
7. Steel structure livestock buildings.
8. New agricultural heating projects.
9. Suitable retrofits of commercial farm buildings.

• Heater capacity and number of heating zones.
• Straight or alternative tube layout, subject to model availability.
• Emitter tube and reflector material.
• Suspension locations and structural connections.
• Fuel configuration matched to the farm supply.
• Compatible thermostat or zone-controller interface.
• Combustion-air intake and vent-routing design.

Installation: Review the building structure, animal-zone layout, fuel supply and ventilation before choosing heater locations. Qualified personnel should fix the suspension hardware to suitable structural members, install gas and electrical connections, and complete combustion-air and vent connections as required. Follow the selected model’s mounting-height and clearance-to-combustibles instructions, including clearances from bedding, feed lines, curtains and other farm equipment. Commission the heater by checking gas tightness, ignition, flame-safety shutdown and control response.

Maintenance: Inspect the burner, emitter tube, reflector, suspension hardware and vent system at the intervals in the model’s service manual. Remove dust without damaging the reflector or tube, and check for corrosion or obstruction. Shut off gas and isolate electrical power before servicing. Qualified personnel should perform gas-system repairs and combustion checks.

Illustrative swine nursery scenario: An agricultural engineering contractor plans radiant tube heaters above selected weaner pens. Tube positions and heating zones are coordinated with pen partitions, temperature sensors and the barn ventilation plan.

Illustrative poultry scenario: A new broiler house project reviews suspended radiant heating along the building length. Structural supports, fuel distribution, vent routes and floor-level coverage are specified before installation.

1. How does radiant heating differ from forced-air heating?
A radiant tube directs infrared energy toward surfaces below it; a forced-air heater distributes warmed air with a fan.

2. Can this heater be used above pig pens?
Yes, if the selected model is approved for the environment and its mounting and clearance requirements can be met.

3. Is it suitable for poultry brooding?
A suitable model can be considered when the heated footprint and bird-level conditions are included in the design.

4. Can it operate on natural gas or LPG?
Fuel options depend on the selected model and the farm’s supply.

5. How is the tube length chosen?
Length is selected with heating capacity, building dimensions, mounting position and intended coverage.

6. Does the heater require ventilation?
Yes. The barn still requires minimum ventilation, and the heater needs its specified combustion-air and vent arrangement.

7. Can several heaters be controlled as separate zones?
Compatible zone controls can be specified according to project requirements.

8. Can it be fitted to an existing steel structure building?
A retrofit is possible after checking structural supports, clearances, utilities and ventilation.

9. What is needed for a quotation?
Provide building drawings, farm location, animal type, heating-zone layout and available gas, power and ventilation details.