Keeping Locker Rooms Warm Without the Headache
Let’s be honest: changing rooms and locker areas are usually freezing. When you add in all that steam and the occasional stray splash of water, standard electric heaters just can’t keep up. They struggle with the humidity, and frankly, they’re not built for it. That’s where IP65 infrared heaters come in. Instead of trying to warm up all the air in the room—which is a waste of time and money—infrared goes straight for the person. It’s the difference between waiting for a room to warm up and stepping into a beam of sunlight on a cold day. You feel it instantly. How it actually works We use short-wave emitters for these setups. Think of it like this: the lamps send out energy that travels through the air without actually heating it. The air stays where it is, but the moment that energy hits something solid—like you—it turns into heat. No more spending hours pre-heating a room just so people don’t shiver while they change. Dealing with the water Since these are going into wet environments, we can’t mess around with the sealing. The IP65 rating is just a fancy way of saying the housing is tight enough to keep out dust and handle direct water sprays. We use high-temperature gaskets to seal the electrical bits and the lamps. It keeps the moisture out so you don’t have to worry about short circuits or your filaments corroding away. One quick tip on placement: don’t hang them too low. These things put out a lot of heat. If they’re too close to the ground, it can feel uncomfortable on the skin or even damage your ceiling. We usually suggest keeping them at least 2.2 meters up. Getting them installed The great thing is that these can usually just drop right into where your overhead lights or heating grids already are. We use reinforced cabling because rapid heating takes a decent amount of power. Just a heads-up on your electrical panel: these high-wattage arrays pull a lot of current, especially when they first kick on. Make sure your breakers and wire gauges are beefy enough to handle that peak load. You don’t want to be dealing with tripped breakers every time someone turns the heat up.