How long is the service life of an Elstein infrared radiant element?
The durability is primarily influenced by the temperatures reached during use. For example, an HLS at 1100 °C in continuous operation has an average service life of 2000 hours. An SHTS with 900 °C on the other hand reaches about 8000 hours. Radiators with a low power often reach more than double this useful life. There are, however, applications in which the radiators can fail after 1000 hours due to materials, which attack the heating coil or the ceramic. Examples of such materials are chlorine, fluorine, hydrofluoric acid, sodium hydroxide, nitrogen and peroxide.
