Flexwatt or RHP, which is better for a plastic encloure?

[martin82531]

"This Infrared Heat tends to heat objects more than the air, much like the natural sunlight outdoors." Reptile basics RHP FAQ

http://www.reptilebasics.com/radiant-panel-faq

RADIANT heat, heat transferred in the form of electromagnetic radiation rather than by conduction (heats objects in direct contact) or convection (heats air and water). This type of heat heats objects not air or water.

"Radiant heating systems differ from conventional methods of heating because they don't try to heat the air in a building or area, but rather transfer radiant heat from an energy source to people and objects that are nearby.The warmth from the sun is the most basic example of radiant heat and it is this principle that radiant heating is based on."

http://www.radiantheatingsystems.ca

Why does physics suddenly not apply to the reptile world? Radiant heaters have been used for years in ice rinks and out door cafes because IT DOES NOT HEAT THE AIR!! That is why you can have them out side and actually still work well. How a UTH/Flexwatt (Radiant heat source http://www.calorique.com/products/in...ing/index.html) suddenly change their nature when mounted in a ceiling (radiant heat source) Most agree UTH do not heat air why is it so hard to understand RHP heat does not heat air?

The only way a RHP can heat air (ambient air temps) is to heat objects inside the enclosure that in turn heat the air. Second hand heating if you will. Placing the thermometer under the panel is only measuring the temp of the thermometer probe and not the air at all.

According to my thermometer the ambient temp did increase by a couple of degree which is all I was looking for it to do.


"I unlike some have never found more than a couple of degrees to ambient temps to the RHP"


http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...Reptile-Basics

@ kitedemon quoted from your post on a question that I answered about the same thing (a couple degrees was again all I was looking for). "why is it so hard to understand RHP heat does not heat air?" I never implied it did heat the air like a heat lamp or anything similar would.

With my set up, my probe placement, my thermostat shuts off my RHP a couple times per day (room temp is not changing)...means its working for me.