Heat pumps are an innovative way of heating and cooling, which is gaining more and more popularity in our country. And there is definitely a reason for this. Modern times require the implementation of more environmentally friendly and economical heating. And heat pumps are the best way to maintain an optimal temperature in your home or business building, without affecting the environment.
Heating with such systems has become an excellent replacement for outdated installations that use wood and coal. In order to choose the most suitable heat pump system, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with their functions. With it, you can direct energy to the room in the form of heat. Setting the heat pump mode depends on your needs. The system can both cool the home and heat it. Not only that, but with heat pumps you have the opportunity to produce water for domestic needs. The system can heat or cool it.
Heat pump installations are able to maintain the optimal air and water temperature in large buildings, apartment blocks, public spaces or single-family homes. But the great advantage of such systems is their exceptional economy.
Here is an example: a heat pump consuming 1 kW/h of electricity can deliver 4 kW/h of heat output. In this way, electricity consumption is reduced. Installing a heat pump will bring you nearly 80% lower electricity consumption.
The other main advantage of such an installation is the programming option. This means that you can set the hours in which the system will operate. With the continuous increase in the price of electricity in our country, the option to program the operation of the heat pump will significantly reduce your monthly bills. The heat pump system is environmentally friendly, and in the long term it turns out to be far more efficient than conventional heating methods. Morally obsolete boilers running on wood and coal, as well as those operating on electricity or gas, will forever remain a thing of the past. And the reason is not only in the environmental friendliness of heat pumps. Their innovative technology leads to a significant reduction in the costs required for maintenance and purchase of raw materials needed for outdated heating installations.
Heat pump units are of three types. They differ in the way the energy is extracted. One of the common ones, even in our country, is the so-called “air-to-water”. Units of this type have an external body and an internal one. “Air-to-water” heat pumps extract thermal energy from the surrounding air and direct it to the local installation. You should keep in mind that the energy efficiency coefficient of this type of unit is affected by the specifics of atmospheric conditions. It may be different, depending on the outside temperature. In addition, the use of the heat pump does not depend on the specific characteristics of the home and yard. This type of unit is a great solution for native conditions. Temperatures in Bulgaria rarely drop below 0°C. This makes the heat pump an excellent solution for heating a home, business building or apartment block.
Calculating the square footage and power of the unit depends on: climatic conditions; the level of consumption, which in turn is influenced by the number of people in the household, as well as whether water will be heated for domestic needs; the other factor is the type of existing system. All of these characteristics are taken into account in order to choose the most optimal option for the unit.
Before making a plan for installing the heat pump, use the available calculators to check how much heating with it can cost you. It is assumed that for 10 sq m. of area, approximately 0.7 kW of heat power is required. However, some factors should be taken into account when calculating. The most important of these are:
heated area of the room, the calculation including the height of the ceiling, floors, etc.
heat losses, which are related to the type of thermal insulation, including windows, doors, number of rooms, etc.