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How to mount an infrared picture heater

Updated: 22 October 2026

The panel arrives in a flat box with a printed face, and it is tempting to treat it like a poster with a warm back. These Klarstein picture files are mains heaters: three to seven kilograms on the wall, a hot face you must not cover, and a lead that may not show a UK plug on the listing. The [infrared picture heater comparison](/hub/heating/infrared-picture-heater) holds the weights and sizes. This page is the order of work for a dry living room, bedroom or office, including plasterboard, and the line where you stop and call an electrician. Watt choice stays on the [infrared picture heater buying guide](/hub/heating/infrared-picture-heater/sub/infrared-picture-heater-buying-guide). A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

The panel arrives in a flat box with a printed face, and it is tempting to treat it like a poster with a warm back.

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On this page
  1. 1.Hang a heater, not a poster
  2. 2.Plasterboard, dot and dab, and masonry
  3. 3.Leave the face clear
  4. 4.The lead, the socket, and when to stop

Hang a heater, not a poster

The three flat Klarstein panels are about five centimetres deep. The 350 W Blue Wave is roughly 3.6 kg at 60 × 60 cm, the 500 W Starry Night about 4.8 kg at 80 × 60 cm, and the 700 W Blue Wave about 7.1 kg at 120 × 60 cm. Each listing says mounting material is included and wall mount is the intended fitting. Peter F. checked the stored amazon.co.uk files. There was no lab test. The manual is described as multilingual, with English not guaranteed. Use that sheet for hole positions. This page does not replace it. Picture hooks rated for a few hundred grams are the wrong class of fixing. Even the 3.6 kg file deserves screws into sound material, not adhesive strips. Art2Heat Mountain is a tower around 58 × 9 × 9 cm, not a five-centimetre plate, and the wall-mount question is unanswered. It is not part of these steps.

Plasterboard, dot and dab, and masonry

Included plugs and screws are generic. They are not described on the files as plasterboard cavity anchors or dot-and-dab fixings. On masonry, a plug matched to the screw and wall type may be enough for the smaller panel if you drill into solid material. On hollow plasterboard or dot-and-dab, you need fixings that either reach a solid substrate behind the board or use a rated cavity anchor system for the weight you are hanging. If you cannot tell what is behind the board, stop rather than guessing. A 7.1 kg panel tearing out of plasterboard is a safety problem. Retailer installation pages for other brands mention their own templates and clearances. Those millimetre figures are not printed on these Klarstein ASINs, so do not copy 200 mm or 400 mm rules from Herschel or other makers onto this mount.
Klarstein Klarstein HTR10-WdwlS500wStarN

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Leave the face clear

The amazon.co.uk files do not state a minimum distance to curtains, furniture or shelves. Herschel cites 400 mm in front and 200 mm at the sides for its own panels. That is Herschel’s instruction, not a Klarstein spec. Covering the face is still wrong: the panel needs line of sight to the people and surfaces you mean to warm, and obstructing it traps heat. Aim the face where you sit, and do not push a sofa against it. Keep soft furnishings that could scorch out of the beam. The spec tables print a 37 °C maximum setting. That is a control setting, not a measured surface temperature. If children or anyone who cannot move away quickly could touch the face, raise the panel or choose another heat source.

The lead, the socket, and when to stop

None of the four kept files print BS 1363 on the spec. Electrical Safety First expects a UK socket to meet the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994: a proper BS 1363 plug with an appropriate BS 1362 fuse when the appliance is meant for a UK outlet. A travel adaptor is not a permanent installation. If the lead is Schuko or otherwise foreign, stop DIY at the plug and book a registered electrician to fit a compliant termination or a fused spur where regulations allow. Chasing cable into the wall, adding a new circuit, or hard-wiring in any room that might fall inside bathroom zones is electrician work. Those zone rules are on infrared picture heater in a bathroom. Dry-room plug-in on a sound wall can remain DIY only when three things align: fixings match the wall you actually have, the manual’s template is followed, and the lead you unwrap is genuinely a UK plug you are willing to use. If any of those fail, the mount is not the only problem. Ceiling mounting is not stated for these Klarstein picture files. Wall mount is the line on the listing. Do not assume a shop photo of another print on a ceiling applies to these ASINs.

Common questions

Can I hang this like a picture frame?
Only if the fixings are rated for heater weight and wall type. Use the included hardware with proper anchors, not lightweight picture wire.
Are the screws in the box enough for plasterboard?
They are not labelled as plasterboard-specific. Upgrade the fixings when the board is hollow or dot-and-dab.
Can I hide the cable in the wall myself?
Chasing and new circuits cross into Part P and competence rules quickly. If you are asking that question, you are likely at the electrician stop line.
What if the plug is Schuko?
Do not adapt it permanently. Have a registered electrician fit a compliant UK connection or hard-wire where allowed.
Is the £128 Art2Heat hung the same way?
Not as a flat picture plate in this data. Skip shared steps until the file describes a wall mount and a weight properly.

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Sources

Public UK sources named below. amazon.co.uk prices, stars and review counts on these four listings were taken from the listing files. Page updated October 2026.

  1. Energy Saving Trust, infrared heating explained (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. Ofgem, energy price cap 1 October to 31 December 2026 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. GOV.UK, Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. Electrical Safety First, plugs and fuses (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. SELECT, BS 7671 Section 701 bathroom zones (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. Electrical Safety First, 2.5 m socket rule (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Centre for Sustainable Energy, room heaters (retrieved 21 October 2026)