#1 Dealer and Distributor for ThermaRay Products in the US
Premier Energy USA designs and provides ThermaRay heating systems for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural buildings and hot yoga studios.
New construction, remodel or retrofit. Each system and controls are custom designed for each space.
Under a concrete slab
Panels go in below the slab and turn the concrete and the ground under it into a heat battery 2 to 2½ feet deep. The bigger the mass, the longer it holds heat and the less it costs to run. It charges on cheaper off-peak power and releases heat all day.
Above the ceiling
Panels lay between trusses or rafters, just above the drywall. They warm the floor, walls and windows the way sunlight does. Ideal when you can't tear up a floor.
Under the subfloor
Panels hang between the floor joists below the subfloor, so the floor height doesn't change. A good fit over basements and crawl spaces.
Under tile, stone or wood
A thin heating cable goes on top of the subfloor or an existing slab, under almost any flooring. It's the lowest-profile cable in the industry.
Surface mount, hanging or T-bar grid
Slim radiant metal panels that mount to a surface, hang from the structure or drop into a 2×2 or 2×4 ceiling grid. Heat lands exactly where people work.
Under concrete, pavers or asphalt
A limited mass system that sits below the wear surface instead of being poured into the concrete. That protects it from the cracking, heaving, shifting and salt that destroy embedded systems. Sensors watch moisture and temperature and turn it on before snow sticks, so there's no shoveling, plowing or salt.
Radiant heat works like sun's rays. The warm radiant ray's travel in straight lines and warm whatever it sees (People and Objects). Forced air and convection systems warm the air and that hot air rises.
Radiant heat keeps the warmth at the floor and the air at head height comfortable. Your feet are the hardest part of you to keep warm, and forced air leaves them in the coldest air in the room.
ThermaRay systems typically cost 30% to 60% less to run than forced air, baseboard, hydronic systems.
Radiant heat warms surfaces, not just air, including the walls and the glass. A cold window doesn’t pull the heat out of you, so a radiant room feels warm at a lower thermostat setting.
With no fans, dust and other airborne particles stay put, and the air doesn’t dry out your eyes, nose and throat.
No blowers, no ticking baseboards, no moving parts and nothing to replace. ThermaRay has 45+ years of installs with no failed systems.
Most of the ThermaRay heating systems are invisible by being below the floor or above the ceiling. Premier Energy Controls also has an invisible controls option. No controls in any space.
Both put heat in the floor. The difference is what goes under the slab, and what it takes to run.
| Feature | ThermaRay Electric Radiant | Hydronic Tubing |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to install | Usually a quarter to half the cost, depending on location | Boiler, pumps, manifolds and tubing |
| Cost to operate | 35–70% less than hydronic or forced air, depending on power source | Higher, especially when insulation limits the thermal mass |
| Foam under the slab | Not needed for thermal mass systems | Usually required, often thousands in materials |
| Off-peak electric rates | Qualifies for off-peak or other programs offered by many power companies | Most systems don't qualify |
| Mechanical room | Takes up very little space on a wall. | Many tubing systems require a separate room or considerable room in the mechanical room. |
| Maintenance | No Maintenance, replacement or repairs. Silent and invisible. | yearly maintenance and eventual repairs and replacements of many components, including the boiler. |
A few of the buildings Premier Energy USA has heated with ThermaRay.
Manhattan, New York
Invisible radiant ceiling heat in the primary and secondary bedrooms of a new Upper West Side condominium.
Industrial
Chelsea, Manhattan
“Radiant heating panels offset the heat loss at the window while making the guest experience pleasant, providing them a gentle warmth while sitting on the bed near the curtain wall and window.”
Calgary, Alberta
“We could never go back to living in a standard house. The extra effort was the best investment we have ever made.”
“We're now warm enough to know we will eventually just stay the winters and give up Hawaii … crazy, eh?”
“The Thermal Mass Storage Heating System is easy to install and well-suited to maximum demand control … We’re talking days’ worth of storage so the money you save is enormous!”
Premier Energy USA designs and supplies the system. Most owners or local electricians handle the install, with drawings that make it straightforward.
Call or send your plans. New construction, remodel or retrofit, a single bathroom or a 500,000 sq ft facility.
We run a room-by-room heat loss calculation, recommend the right system, and send drawings and a quote.
You or your electrician install from our drawings and videos. A typical home thermal mass floor takes two people 3 to 5 hours.
From a simple wall thermostat to Wi-Fi control from your phone, or thermostats hidden in a closet so nothing shows.
ThermaRay systems typically cost 35% to 70% less to operate than hydronic or forced air, depending on your power source. The manner in which we deliver the heat is exponentially increased by the Thermal Mass our system creates in a space. Electric radiant is less cost to operate than even natural gas or ground source forced air systems. Forced air and convection systems Do Not create thermal mass.
Not recommended. Insulation limits thermal mass. The larger the Thermal Mass, the lower the operating costs. A popular misconception is that the heat will disappear into the earth and be lost energy and money. The physics of it is that if the heat was never turned off, it would keep driving the heat down, but the space above would be unbearably warm. In actuality the thermal mass created is typically 18"-30" deep because the thermostat is satisfied. Heat is like a magnet to cold and will be released into the space above when the warmth is required. warm does not transfer to warmer so once the heat reaches a temperature equal to itself, like the temperature of the earth it does not migrate any further.
Absolutely. Great for DIY'ers, but any electrician should be able to install any of our heating systems. It's as easy as wiring a light to a switch. Premier Energy also provides the design, drawings, videos and expertise to make any installation as simple as possible.
Yes. All of the ThermaRay heating systems can be used as the sole and primary heat source in any climate. It can also be used as supplemental or spot heating.
They're closely related. Radiant heat is any heat that travels as electromagnetic waves and warms objects directly instead of the air. Infrared is the part of that spectrum, just below visible light, that's especially good at warming surfaces and people.
Premier Energy provides products and services throughout all of America. Projects range from shore to shore and border to border. We have installations in nearly every state of the country. From a shopping mall in Florida to a mountain home in Idaho to High Rise Condos in New York to Hot Yoga Studios in California.
