Do you own a gas or electric heating system? Do you receive high energy bills? Have you considered switching to a more eco-friendly source, such as an air source or ground source heat pump?
Here you will find information about the real advantages and disadvantages of such a transition.
An air source heat pump (ASHP) works by transferring heat absorbed from the outside air to an indoor space such as a home or an office via the wet central heating systems to heat radiators and provide domestic hot water.
Heat pumps work similarly to a refrigerator: they absorb heat and transfer it to another medium. Certain air source heat pumps can also work as a cooling system in the summer months. Air source heat pumps are placed outside of a building where there is adequate space.
There are two maintypes of air source heat pump systems:
When thinking about installing air source heat pumps, one must consider two main factors:
If an air sourceheat pump sounds interesting to you and you are considering buying one, simply call 0420 806 132
Themain air source heat pumps advantagesare as follows:
Themain air source heat pumpsdisadvantagesare as follows:
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