What is a heat pump?
You already have at least one heat pump in your home. For example such is your refrigerator.
Heat pumps are air conditioning machines that work on the same principle – they move the heat where you want it to be – outside or inside the room.
Here’s the difference – movement in the refrigerator is only in one direction while in the heat pump you can change the direction of moving the heat.
The heat pump doesn’t produce heat; it just moves it, that’s why it works economically unlike the conventional electric heaters,
In fact the heat pump is an air conditioner that has been installed instead a boiler for local heating. If you replace your ordinary radiators with fan coils (which are radiators with built-in fans) the whole system works on lower water temperature in the internal installation.
It remains to include solar energy for heating the water in the boiler which often is connected to the same local heating. In this case when it’s sunny the boiler water is heated by the sun and prevents the internal installation to cool quickly.
This whole system is managed by sensors and draws electricity only when it’s necessary. You only set the present for you temperature in the rooms.
- Extreme longevity. The only moving part in the machine is the compressor. Its term of service is about 20-25 years and it can be easily replaced. The life of the outer ring can reach 100-150 years.
- No further need to buy, transport and conservation of fuel and costs associated with it.
- The space required for the boiler and fuel storage is exempt.
- There are no special requirements for the room in which will be build the local heat pump, both the boiler. Absolutely explosion and fire safe.
- The heat pump works sustainable; temperature and humidity fluctuations are minimal.
- Through the process of exploitation the system doesn’t need any personalized service and specialized technical expertise. Service consists of periodic technical diagnosis and control of operating modes.
Pros:
- Most heat pumps work with three-phase electrical current.
Cons:
