Articles Tagged with ''air-to-water heat pumps''

Many air-to-water heat pumps are combined with boilers. In retrofit projects, it’s likely an existing boiler; in new projects, it’s likely a mod/con boiler. The boiler can provide supplemental heat during very cold weather. It can also serve as a backup heat source should the heat pump become inoperable.

Air-to-water heat pumps are different from boilers. As the outdoor air temperature decreases, their heating output decreases. That’s a characteristic of all air-source heat pumps, and it runs opposite to how heating load changes with decreasing outdoor temperature. 

Daikin ALTHERMA 3 H HT is an all-electric air-to-water heat pump that can provide home heating and optional domestic hot water without burning fossil fuels directly by the system. 

Efficiency Vermont is partnering with the Associated Building Contractors of VT/NH to host a full day air-to-water heat pump summit in Burlington Vermont.

The event will include several segments of technical training presented by John Siegenthaler, P.E.

NTI announced its new Verta Series, air-to-water heat pumps designed for single-family homes and apartments with limited space

Air-to-water heat pumps are gaining popularity in North American hydronic systems, but many practitioners are discovering that they operate differently from boilers.

Most heat pumps in North America extract heat from outside air to warm interiors, which is why we call them "air-to-air" heat pumps. However, this term is incomplete, as heat pumps can also provide comfort without relying on forced air delivery.

A heating contractor is installing two air-to-water heat pumps as the primary heat source in a large home's hydronic system, keeping the existing boiler as backup. However, problems like heat migration into off zones and corrosion of the vent connector suggest design flaws that need to be addressed.