How Does a Heat Pump Work?

Air Conditioning is simply a process of changing and transferring the temperature of the air inside room to a desired level set by the controls.

What makes a heat pump so efficient is the way it operates.  It does not use electricity but 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.  Using the internal gas exchange system.

Example:

The warm air that rises from the back of your fridge is coming from the inside.  The internal evaporator coil extracts warmth from food in side and transfers it to the condensing coil on the back.

Heat pumps work much the same way to linked coils, one inside your home, one outside, circulate a refrigerant that draws warmth from the outside air and transfers it into your home.  Best of all, 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 summer or you can set some models on Automatic.

Inverter VS Standard

	Inverter outdoor unit's compressors vary speed output to match the kilowatt (heating or cooling) requirements of the indoor unit.
	Standard models heat or cool the room to the desired temperature and turn off. The heat will move through to adjoining rooms and the unit will restart and heat the area again.
	Inverters are more suitable for single areas, once the area is at the desired temperature the output is reduced and quietly maintains the temperature, although if open plan will equally provide a good quiet solution.
	Inverters reach the desired room temperature more quickly (see boost facility)
	Inverters are approximately 30% more efficient than Standard models