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A Solar Assisted Heat Pump is a Split unit Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heater.
They extract heat from the outside air very much in the same way that a fridge extracts heat from its inside.
In that way, they share the same refrigeration principles as other heat pumps, the closest heat pump relative being an Air Source Heat Pump, however…
Where an Air Source Heat Pump has:
* A rotary compressor
* An enclosed finned tube heat exchanger (evaporator)
* A large fan to convect air over the evaporator
* A plate heat exchanger (condenser)
* A motorised valve
* And a pump to circulate water through the plate heat exchanger
A Solar Assisted Heat Pump has only:
* A reciprocating compressor & an externally sited aluminium roll bond heat exchanger (evaporator)
In addition to extracting heat from the outside air, Solar Assisted Heat Pumps also receive efficiency uplifts from solar irradiance on the externally sited & exposed, large surface area, aluminium roll bond heat exchanger panel when the sun is shining down on it.
In summary Solar Assisted Heat Pumps share the same basic principles of operation as an Air Source Heat Pump does, but utilise passive convection (wind) rather than forced convection, so do not require fans, they heat the water directly, so they do not require pumps, plate heat exchangers or motorised valves and therefore have fewer moving parts, fewer maintenance actions, lower electrical consumption, low noise levels AND they utilise solar irradiance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”services_page_pro_head”]
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* Solar Assisted Heat Pumps are an efficient and cost-effective way of heating your hot water. End users could enjoy lower fuel bills, especially if they are replacing, Oil, LPG or Electrical water heating.
* You can lower your homes carbon emissions, making your home more environmentally friendly and improving your homes EPC rating at the same time.
* Solar Assisted Heat Pumps have fewer moving parts than comparable systems for a more reliable and lower maintenance hot water heating system
* In comparison to other Solar systems, Solar Assisted Heat Pumps utilise Heat Pump and Solar principles, meaning they work both day and night to heat your hot water whenever its needed.
* Solar Assisted Heat Pumps are split unit air to water Heat Pumps, and therefore require a time served refrigeration engineer to commission the connections between the Heat Pump body and the externally sited evaporator – but don’t worry, we have a list of registered engineers capable of competently installing our systems.
* Although the evaporator panel can be installed almost anywhere, there is a maximum pipe run length of 15 meters permitted between the Heat Pump body and the externally sited evaporator.
Installation costs are site-specific. As a guideline, Solar Assisted Heat Pumps typically require 1 day for installation by two time served tradesman, a plumber and refrigeration engineer.
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With a growing number of consumers now generating their own electricity from Solar PV our range of Solar Assisted Heat Pumps incorporate intelligent controllers that have the capacity to send & receive a digital signal from a PV inverter in order to be notified when an inverter may be generating or exporting electricity.
When the systems receive this notification they act as a battery, heating the water within the hot water cylinder to a higher temperature, thereby storing the generated electricity in the form of hot water, ready to be used by the consumer when they need it.
Furthermore, the BMTB systems also incorporate a large surface area coil heat exchanger to facilitate connection to low flow temperature auxiliary heat sources such as air source heat pumps or solar thermal systems.
Solar Assisted Heat Pumps as the name suggests combines Heat Pump principles with Solar principles to provide a very practical, efficient and cost-effective way of heating your Hot Water.
They only have one moving component and require minimal maintenance. They are reliable, operate quietly, and can reduce a households energy consumption, carbon emissions and fuel bill.
If you are looking replace your hot water cylinder, or replace your hot water heating system, Solar Assisted Heat Pumps should be at the top of many peoples list.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”home_product_row home_acre sahp_pro_row”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”services_page_pro_head”]
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