Abstract: This invention provides a radiant heating apparatus utilizing a continuous wire and formed into accordion shaped strips. Three strips are shown and the ends of the strips have connecting end portions that are disposed in slots. The strips are carried in longitudinal grooves in a support member having electrical and heat insulating capability. This support is conventionally ceramic or the like and has the capability of withstanding up to thirty-two hundred degrees Fahrenheit. The wire strips are retained in the grooves by metal retaining members of conventional construction. The preferred retainer has a spring-like bias capability to retain the wire strip in the groove during heating and cooling. The apparatus is supported by a metal frame which carries the apparatus without affecting the strips and/or crossovers for a possibility of a short or hot spot. The back side of the apparatus has an electrical insulation board to prevent accidental contact with the metal wire retaining means.