How Does a Heat Pump Work?
Heat pumps work by transferring heat from one place to another
Heat pumps use a small amount of energy to move heat from one location to another - much like your refridgerator.
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For example; Your refridgerator has an inside evaporator coil that extracts the warmth from inside and transfers that warmth out through the condenser coil in the back into the room. Heat pumps work in the same way. They also have two coils, one inside your home in the heat pump, and one outside your home in the outdoor unit. The different coils are linked to draw warmth from the outside air (even on a cold winter's night) and transfer it into your home. Not only that but at a flick of a switch your heat pump can work in reverse, acting as an air conditioner to pump heat out of your home and keep it refreshingly cool in the hot summer.
What makes a heat pump so efficient is the way it operates. Using much less electricity as it extracts ‘free' heat from the outside air and transfers it inside your home. During the summer months this operations is reversed and the heat within your home is pumped outside.
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How does a heat pump work?
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What is an inverter heat pump?
Inverter heat pumps vary their compressors speed
- An inverter heat pump can vary its compressors speed to match the heating or cooling requirement of the indoor unit. It can run just ticking over a lot of the time to maintain the temperature, thus they are much quieter & much more efficient.
- A standard heat pump (not an inverter model) heats the room, then switches off. When the temperate drops the unit will restart and heat the room again.
- An inverter heap pump reaches the room temperature quicker than standard heat pumps and can be 30% more efficient that standard models also.
- Air Con recommend, supply and install inverter heat pumps.
