Air and Ground Source Heat Pumps
Despite the name, heat pumps actually use a form of refrigeration system to heat or cool controlled environments, such as offices and factories. Heat pumps use renewable energy to help lower bills and operational costs.
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Air and Ground Source Heat Pumps
Despite the name, heat pumps actually use a form of refrigeration system to heat or cool controlled environments, such as offices and factories. Heat pumps use renewable energy to help lower bills and operational costs.
Air or Ground source pumps?
There are two types of heat pump to choose from – ground source and air source – so called because of where the pumps draw heat from. But how do you choose which is the right type for your installation?
Air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps extract heat from the air outside a building, before directing into the internal heating systems. Air source heat pumps can then be used to heat underfloor heating systems, air convectors or radiators according to your building design.
Air source heat pumps work on a similar principle to common refrigeration systems, extracting heat even when conditions are as low as -15˚C. Heat is extracted from the air into a fluid within the air source heat pump. The liquid is then compressed, raising its temperature, before being transferred into the internal heating systems.
Typical heating systems used with air source heat pumps include air-to-water and air-to-air variants. The air-to-water system connects directly to a “wet” heating system – ideal for use in u