If you have been
hearing Ads and reading about the latest new buzz word you have seen or heard
the term “Water Furnace.” No they aren’t
taking about some kind of new water heater but a variation on a heat pump.
Using
electricity as its energy source, heat pumps are used for either the heating or
cooling of your home by transferring heat between two reservoirs.
In the warmer
months, the heat pump acts like an air conditioner, removing heat from the air
inside your home and transferring it outside.
During colder
months, heat from outdoor air is extracted and transferred to the interior of
your home. Believe it or not, even a 32º Fahrenheit day produces enough heat to
warm a home via a heat pump.
So what is a
Water Furnace? When we say the heat pump transfers the heat through a radiator
of sorts it using the outside air as one half of that process. With a water furnace it is using coils of
tubing that are buried in your yard. And they aren’t filled with just water but
a mixture that includes a type of anti-freeze.
Your yard is
able to maintain a higher rate of temperature consistency because it absorbs
47% of the suns energy (heat) as it hits the Earth's surface. Geothermal HVAC systems
are able to tap into this free energy with a ground based exchange loop. This
technology is then used to provide your home or office with central heating and
cooling.
During the
heating cycle, a “Water Furnace” geothermal heat pump uses the earth loop to
extract heat from the ground. As the system pulls heat from the loop it
distributes the heat through a conventional duct system as warm air. The same
heat energy can also be used for a radiant floor system or even as a boost to
your domestic hot water heating.
Using the geothermal
cycle for cooling.
In the cooling
mode, the heating process is reversed - creating cool, conditioned air
throughout the home. Instead of extracting heat from the ground, heat is
extracted from the air in your home and either moved back into the earth loop,
or used to preheat the water in your hot water tank.
At around four
feet down (depends on local and soil composition) the average temperature is 60
to 70 degrees Fahrenheit year round. That makes the heating or cool more
efficient than outside air that maybe as low as below zero or as high as
one-hundred-ten degrees.
Aaron’s
Mechanical Services is well known for Fast and Fair HVAC Repair.
Looking for fast
and fair HVAC service or replacement? Aaron’s Mechanical Services wants you to
stay comfortable all year round. Most
important we want you to spend the least amount of money possible while you
stay comfortable. If your air conditioning system or HVAC unit needs service or
replacement please think of us and call at 623-388-4436 and we will come to you
and solve your cooling / heating unit’s service needs.
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Aaron’s Mechanical Services
623-388-4436
Thank you for sharing this useful and great information with us. Here at Serveway Heating and Air Conditioning. We offer furnace service in Dallas and the surrounding areas.
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