HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING


Separating fact from  tion


oe aftery at amsng limate oltions explores the most common myths arond heat pmps and explains ho modern systems offer a reliable option for UK homes.


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ore UK homeowners than ever before are looking for modern, effi cient ays to heat their


homes. With government approved data indicating an pard trend in terms of heat pmp deployment the technology has become a mainstream consideration for hoseholds across the contry ir toater heat pmps hae been heating homes across the  for decades t simply a heat pmp is a part of a heating system that can be installed otside a property t dras in air across an otside radiator sing a large fan his radiator is fi lled ith refrigerant hich boils at a loer temperatre than water. The refrigerant is then compressed increasing its temperatre and passes oer a heat exchanger lie in yor common heating boiler


he heat then goes into yor radiators or nder oor heating system his refrigerant cycle is hat maes a heat pmp so thermally effi cient


SUITABLE IN LOW TEMPERATURES hile many thin heat pmps cant or in cold eather that is not the case n fact according to the nternational nergy gency candinaian nations  here inter conditions are far harsher than in the   hae some of the highest heat pmp installation rates in the world, proving that freezing weather does not limit ptae of this technology n the  airtoater heat pmps mst achiee an aerage  easonal oeffi cient of erformance of  minimm to meet  compliance his means heat pmps mst emit  atts


of heat for eery  atts of electricity the heat pmp consmes to be admitted to the  prodct register ystems are designed to perform


reliably at otdoor temperatres as lo as  his demonstrates that lo temperatres are not a barrier to a ell designed and correctly installed system hile achieing a  of p to fi e ith ell designed heating systems


LOW NOISE LEVELS


nother common concern is that heat pmps generate considerable noise hich cold disrpt the home enironment his stems from otdated ideas rather than realorld performance of modern nits as in practice the sond leel from a modern external heat pmp is lo  roghly similar to that of a


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