Air Source Heat Pumps
Air Source Heat pumps can be used to replace your traditional boiler to provide your hot water and heating needs.
How Do Air Source Heat Pumps Work?
An Air Source Heat Pump system consists of an external box which is fitted to your outside wall. It harvests renewable, low grade energy from the outdoor air and upgrades this into useful heat to supply a home with hot water and heating. For every 1kW of electricity fed into the Air Source Heat Pump, you will get at least 3kW of heating energy out.
When coupled with a Solar PV System, the electricity generated allows you to run your Air Source Heat Pump heating system for free!
The outdoor unit is a bit like your fridge in that it has a circuit of factory-sealed copper piping containing ozone-friendly refrigerant, which is continually compressed and expanded to extract the free, renewable energy from the air. Your fridge extracts heat from the box inside (to keep food cold) and rejects it at the back. The air source heat pump works a bit like this but in reverse in that it extracts heat from the outdoor air and upgrades it to heat up your hot water supply.
It can work efficiently all year round even if the outdoor temperature should drop to -25ºC. Air Source Heat Pumps are ideal for use in a variety of property sizes or styles and it’s carefully developed control system is designed to work perfectly to provide hot water to either traditional radiators or under floor heating systems.
Traditionally heat pumps have been seen as only suitable for under floor heating, however with the advanced control system now available and their ability to provide optimum variable flow temperature control, radiators can now be easily provided with the hot water they need and prove to be a very efficient option.
The benefits of air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps are much easier to install than ground source so they are more suitable for a wide variety of properties from flats to detached houses to commercial buildings.
Watt Energy Saver can provide advice on the suitability of Air Source for you property as well as detailed design and installation services. Call now on 0845 475 7710 to find out more.
Air Source Heat pumps can be used to replace your traditional boiler to provide your hot water and heating needs.
How Do Air Source Heat Pumps Work?
An Air Source Heat Pump system consists of an external box which is fitted to your outside wall. It harvests renewable, low grade energy from the outdoor air and upgrades this into useful heat to supply a home with hot water and heating. For every 1kW of electricity fed into the Air Source Heat Pump, you will get at least 3kW of heating energy out.
When coupled with a Solar PV System, the electricity generated allows you to run your Air Source Heat Pump heating system for free!
The outdoor unit is a bit like your fridge in that it has a circuit of factory-sealed copper piping containing ozone-friendly refrigerant, which is continually compressed and expanded to extract the free, renewable energy from the air. Your fridge extracts heat from the box inside (to keep food cold) and rejects it at the back. The air source heat pump works a bit like this but in reverse in that it extracts heat from the outdoor air and upgrades it to heat up your hot water supply.
It can work efficiently all year round even if the outdoor temperature should drop to -25ºC. Air Source Heat Pumps are ideal for use in a variety of property sizes or styles and it’s carefully developed control system is designed to work perfectly to provide hot water to either traditional radiators or under floor heating systems.
Traditionally heat pumps have been seen as only suitable for under floor heating, however with the advanced control system now available and their ability to provide optimum variable flow temperature control, radiators can now be easily provided with the hot water they need and prove to be a very efficient option.
The benefits of air source heat pumps
- Reduce your fuel bills, especially if you are using Oil, LPG or electric heating.
- Reduce your carbon footprint
- No fuel deliveries required.
- Can provide space heating and hot water
Air source heat pumps are much easier to install than ground source so they are more suitable for a wide variety of properties from flats to detached houses to commercial buildings.
Watt Energy Saver can provide advice on the suitability of Air Source for you property as well as detailed design and installation services. Call now on 0845 475 7710 to find out more.