Air source heat pumps
At Speirs Plumbing and Heating ltd we can offer you a complete heat pump installation service in the Hampshire area, completely tailored to your property needs this service includes a thorough on site survey calculating heat losses, radiator sizing, hot water vessel suitability, complete start to finish design and installation, help with obtaining government grants.
Most home central heating systems either burn fuel or convert electricity into heat. But air source heat pumps are different because they don’t generate heat.
Instead, they move existing heat energy from outside air and deliver heat into your home. This makes them more efficient, because they deliver more heat energy than the electrical energy they consume. This means that a heat-pump system typically costs less to run than a traditional heating system.
How a heat pump works
Outside air is blown over a network of tubes filled with a refrigerant. This warms up the refrigerant, and it turns from a liquid into a gas. This gas passes through a compressor, which increases the pressure. Compression also adds more heat – similar to how the air hose warms up when you top up the air pressure in your tyres. The compressed, hot gases pass into a heat exchanger, surrounded by cool air or water. The refrigerant transfers its heat to this cool air or water, making it warm. And this is circulated around your home to provide heating and hot water. Meanwhile, the refrigerant condenses back into a cool liquid and starts the cycle all over again!