A Heat Pump is a big investment, but an essential and simple addition to your home with numerous benefits. To people unfamiliar it might look unamusing, though heat pumps are powerful, while also being energy efficient. It is a fantastic choice for many factors, below are all the advantages of installing a heat pump.
- Low maintenance: Compared to other traditional heating systems like combustion, heat pumps require less maintenance. In general, some particular details of the system have to be checked once a year regularly. The good news is that these checks could be easily accomplished by yourself. However, it is vital to appoint checkup from a professional installer every three to five years.
- Lower running cost: This is one of the biggest factors why most people opt for heat pumps. They are cheaper to run than traditional systems based on combustion. The more energy efficient the systems are, the greater long-term savings on energy. Because heat pumps only use electricity to run rather than for the generation of the heat, it offers an exceptional high efficiency rate. Heat pumps efficiency goes up dramatically as the electricity used to only power the two fans (evaporator, condenser), compressor and pump to concentrate the heat outside and bring it inside your home. As a result, heat pumps are capable of providing more than 3 units of heat for every unit of electricity consumed, making the efficiency rate over 300%. While for electric baseboards or space heaters, the heat generated is proportional to the amount of electricity consumed. Meaning: one unit of heat per unit of electricity for 100% efficiency. A heat pump’s running costs depend on how long you use it and its energy output. According to govt.nz,a heat pump used 6 hours per day for 6 months of the year with an energy output of 6KwH will cost around $400 per year to run. So, if you use a heat pump instead of an equivalent electric heater in your living space can save you around $500 a year.
- Better safety: When compared to combustion-based heating systems, heat pumps are a safer alternative. They are very safe and easy to operate. Since they run on electricity and do not burn fuel to generate heat, they come with fewer safety concerns compared to their components.
- Multi-functional: Though the obvious name, heat pumps do not just heat. During the warmer periods, heat pumps are capable of reversing the process, and can act like an air con unit. Air to air heat pump can easily be switched to cooling mode.
- Reduces Carbon Emissions: Heat pump systems are designed to reduce your carbon emissions as it has an efficient conversion rate of energy to heat. For example, water source heat pumps reach reasonably high efficiencies, close to 600 per cent.
- Long lifespan: There is a good reason why Heat pumps are called an investment. The lifespan of a heat pump is relatively longer and may even last up to 50 years, depending on the use and maintenance factors. On average, they can last for somewhere about 14 to 15 years. Despite these numbers, heat pumps are remarkably reliable and provide a steady source of heat.
They are ideal for large living areas of the house, such as lounge and living rooms. There are also smaller heat pumps options for smaller rooms like bedrooms. They are also capable of working in very low temperatures, as low as -15⁰C.
