What is a heat pump? As energy costs rise and environmental concerns grow, homeowners and businesses alike are seeking efficient and eco-friendly alternatives in order to heat and cool their spaces. Heat Pumps are on the rise with their ability to heat and cool spaces using a fraction of the energy that is normally required from traditional systems.

What is a Heat Pump?

A heat pump transfers heat efficiently from one place to another, providing heating and cooling for homes or commercial buildings. Unlike traditional systems, a heat pump uses electricity to draw heat from the air, ground, or water and moves it between indoor and outdoor spaces. In the winter, it pulls warmth from the outdoor air or ground and moves it indoors to heat the space. In the summer, it reverses this process to cool the space. Several types of heat pumps are available, including air-source, ground-source, water-source, geothermal, and hybrid models 


How Do Heat Pumps Work?

A step by-step process of how a heat pump work: 

  1. The heat pump draws heat from the air or ground using a special fluid called refrigerant. Even in cold temperatures, this fluid absorbs heat effectively.
  2. After absorbing heat, the refrigerant flows through the evaporator coil and turns into a gas.
  3. The gas then moves into a compressor, which increases the pressure and raises the temperature.
  4. The hot refrigerant travels to a condenser coil inside your home, where it releases heat, warming up your space.
  5. After releasing its heat, the refrigerant cools down, turning back into a liquid and ready to repeat the process until the building reaches the desired temperature.

Here is a useful diagram courtesy from Firepower Heating

 

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