With snow possible accumulating in your town, you see people shoveling out their cars and sidewalks, but here's an efficiency tip for you - don’t neglect your heat pump.
Be sure to clear an area around your heat pump so that it can ‘breathe’.
Just like we told you back in the fall to clear the leaves from out and around your unit, don't forget to shovel a path around it during wintry weather.
As temps rise during the day, snow begins to melt but will refreeze at night to ice. This ice can build up inside and prohibit the fan from running. Heat pumps will go through an automatic defrost cycle but be sure to inspect them for ice buildup.
There are also heat pump deflectors, but once again, don’t place too close to the heat pump as to restrict the air flow it needs.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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A refrigerant loop with a compressor extracts heat from one side (the ground) and pumps it to the heating loop in your home. It is essentially the same process that happens in your refrigerator: heat is extracted via a compressor and refrigerant loop from the inside of your refrigerator/freezer and rejected into your house.
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I have just installed a 5-ton Water furnace 3D Synergy unit using geothermal source from 4 wells. The contractor was not very knowledgeable and walked off the job before the work was finished leaving me to set up the connections to the radiant heating. When everything was working I was very surprised to find that my electricity costs went up. My house is new, well-insulated with double-glazed windows so it was even more surprising. According to my meter I am using 13 Klw per day on average. I have low voltage lighting and all-energy efficient appliences. I just dont understand what went wrong.
You have certainly made an investment in an energy efficiency.
We are sorry to hear that it isn’t showing the benefits you had hoped.
One place to start may be to find a reputable contractor to come out and be sure everything is operating as it should.
Another consideration is to think of any additional energy loads that may have been added to the home.
Best of luck in your future energy endeavors.
Geothermal Heat Pumps are much more energy-efficient because underground temperatures are more stable than air temperatures..It works with the help of underground temperature !
One typical problem that I've experienced is that the foam insulation tubing can come off after a couple of years.
This can cause freeze-ups of the unit, especially in the summer, when the cool air is constantly running.
Scott
Used Heat Pumps
Good post, thanks for the advice and information.
Heat pumps and renewables offer a proven, money-saving alternative to expensive fuel-guzzling boilers.
Hi,
A heat pump is an electric cooling and heating system used to compress and decompress gas to heat or cool a house. This mechanical device pump heat from a cooler to a warmer location and can extract heat from air, water or the earth. Heat pump functions like an air conditioner in the summer and an electric furnace in the winter, thus encompassing both a heating and cooling unit in one device. Thanks...
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