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Heat pump water heater

A. O. Smith launches its newest hybrid electric water heater, the Voltex 50-gal. heat pump as an extension of the existing Voltex line.

December 19, 2013

A. O. Smith launches its newest hybrid electric water heater, the Voltex 50-gal. heat pump as an extension of the existing Voltex line.

NSF certifies first geothermal piping product to ANSI standard

NSF International recently certified Centennial Plastics’s CenFuse geothermal pipe to the American National Standard for Ground-Source Geothermal Piping Systems.

November 18, 2013

NSF International recently certified Centennial Plastics’s CenFuse geothermal pipe to the American National Standard for Ground-Source Geothermal Piping Systems – NSF/ANSI Standard 358-1: Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings for Water-Based Ground-Source “Geothermal” Heat Pump Systems.

Hydronic heat pump

WaterFurnace introduces the 5 Series 502W12 high-temperature hydronic heat pump. Capable of 150° F water output

September 20, 2013

WaterFurnace introduces the 5 Series 502W12 high-temperature hydronic heat pump. Capable of 150° F water output

Geothermal heat pump

Bosch Thermotechnology introduces a new compact water-source heat pump designed for use in retrofit or replacement applications.

July 1, 2013

Bosch Thermotechnology introduces a new compact water-source heat pump designed for use in retrofit or replacement applications.

Ductless Systems

April 19, 2013

Fujitsu introduces its new RLS2H ductless systems.

ISH China 2013 - Day 2

No shortage of sights to see at ISH China.

Mike Miazga

April 9, 2013

If you came to the 2013 ISH China & CIHE show at the New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing looking for the latest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and sanitation products and technologies, you weren’t disappointed.

NSF Releases Geothermal Heat Pump Standard

February 13, 2013

NSF International recently published the first in a series of American National Standards for geothermal piping systems — NSF/ANSI 358-1: Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings for Water-Based Ground-Source “Geothermal” Heat Pump Systems.

NSF geothermal heat pump standard to be referenced in 2015 International Mechanical Code

January 22, 2013

NSF International has published the first in a series of American National Standards for Ground-Source Geothermal Piping Systems — NSF/ANSI 358-1.

Heat pump water heater

January 15, 2013

Among heat pump water heaters, the Stiebel Eltron Accelera 300 has the largest capacity (80 gal.), highest energy factor (2.51), lowest power input (2.2 kW) and lowest power consumption

Heat pumps are renewable energy heat sources

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

January 15, 2013

I recently read an Internet posting asserting that heat pumps, both air-source and geothermal, should not be considered renewable energy heat sources.