Domestic Hot Water Heat Pumps
Benefits of a heat pump
- Uses up to 70% less energy in heating your water compared to a traditional geyser
- Quiet operation, with no unsightly solar collectors on the roof
- Compact and easy to install plug in system
- Can be retro-fitted to existing geysers
- Can be used in conjunction with solar heaters
- Fully automatic control with adjustable water temperature setting
- Cool air created as a by-product can be used to ventilate your home
- Environmentally responsible – extremely energy efficient, with no Greenhouse Gas emissions
As in all renewable energy applications energy is taken from a never ending, and free source, and is converted by some technology into a usable format to be used by that particular application. In the case of the heat pump, energy is extracted from the surrounding environment, the air around the unit if you will, and processed by the heat pump by means of its compressor to heat which is used to heat water. Once the energy has been removed from the air, it is expelled back into the atmosphere and a fresh supply is drawn in by the large fan. This process is exactly the opposite to mode of operation of a household fridge which makes cold inside the box and emits warm air. The refrigerant, in its gaseous state, is pressurized and circulatedthrough the system by the compressor. On the discharge side of the compressor the, now hot and highly pressurized gas, is cooled in the heat exchanger (condenser). This gas is then cooled to a state of moderate temperature and pressure, where after it passes through a pressure-lowering device called an expansion valve. The gas/liquid mixture is then forced through the evaporator where it collects more energy from the ambient and returns to a gas after the heat absorption. The process is then repeated.
Parameter Value
Power supply (V) 220 – 240
Input Power (kW) 0,85
Heating capacity (kW) 3,60
Rated input current (A) 3,9
Rated Heating Temp (Deg C) 55
Max Heating Temp (Deg C) 60
Waterproof grade IPX 4
Net Weight (kg) 55
Dimensions 1000 X 300 X 620
Ambient Temperature (Deg C) -10 – 45
Noise (dB) ≤ 48
