Heat pumps - high operational performance and flawless long-term operation

The greatest potential for saving heating costs, especially when natural fuel reserves are limited, lies with efficient heat pumps that extract thermal energy from various sources, for example, the ground, groundwater, bodies of water, the atmosphere, and rock formations. A major advantage of heat pumps is that they draw thermal energy from almost all natural sources. There are also so-called air heat pumps, which operate using the warm air released from ventilation systems. A piping system is used to collect the heat, which can be located at the bottom of a body of water, but more often in the top layer of soil. For its manufacture, durable polyethylene is used, and it is filled with a thirty-percent ethylene glycol solution or ethyl alcohol, which act as heat transfer fluids. Many factors are taken into account when correctly calculating the length of such piping, which is why these calculations should be performed by high-level specialists. Moreover, heat pumps have a number of significant advantages over other systems, for example those running on electricity or gas, because the majority of thermal energy is taken from nature, and their efficiency is 300–400 percent. The economic benefit is undeniable, since the energy input will be four times less than the useful energy obtained.

The fact that such heat pumps are a promising replacement for diesel generators has long been appreciated abroad for good reason, since in this case the economic and environmental efficiency leaves no doubt. In our country the price of thermal energy depends solely on the type of fuel used, and the cost of energy carriers is unstable. That is why heating with heat pumps is becoming more popular now. Heat pumps operate effectively both at positive temperatures and below zero degrees, and adverse weather conditions do not affect their normal operation. In terms of operating principle, they can certainly be compared to a reversible air-conditioning system. It should be remembered that in our country it is not advisable to install air-source heat pumps, because our climatic conditions are such that in severe frosts the heat exchanger located outside becomes covered with a layer of ice due to resulting condensation, which in turn reduces heat transfer and the overall efficiency of the unit. Therefore, air-source heat pumps are recommended to be installed only in warm-climate regions.

Nowadays, in order to buy a heat pump, there is no need to visit all the companies in your city that sell them. The easiest way is to find the most reputable supplier and order heat pumps from them, for example, through a specialized website. Most often, such organizations' websites have product catalogs in which you can view all existing models and their specifications. When choosing a heat pump, attention should be paid to a very important detail — the number of compressors. It is ideal if it is equipped with two, because if for some reason one fails, the second will ensure uninterrupted operation of the entire system. Because heat pumps have the highest efficiency compared to other types of heating and are a promising, more economical and environmentally friendly solution, heating with heat pumps is attracting an increasing number of consumers. Owing to their technical characteristics, heat pumps can be perfectly combined with hydronic underfloor heating systems, achieving maximum efficiency.