How to Manual on Heat Pumps

By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2008-05-22 15:46

What is a Heat Pump?

Does it really provide heating and cooling to my house?

Is it a reliable technology and powerful enough to provide enough comfort to my house, yet using less energy than a conventional heating and/or cooling technology?

These are some of the questions for which the following How to Manual tries to provide answers.

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What is the difference between an air source and a ground source (geothermal) heat pump?

By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Wed, 2008-05-21 16:47

An air source heat pump extracts heat from the outdoor air in heating mode, while a ground source unit extracts heat from the ground. The temperature deep in the ground is constant at about 10 oC so a ground source unit can operate more efficiently when air temperatures are below 10 oC, but will be less efficient at temperatures above 10 oC.

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