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Considering the Efficiency and Comfort of EVI Heat Pump Technology

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When it comes to choosing the heating and cooling systems, you should consider their efficiency and temperature control. Traditional heat pumps have single or dual-speed compressors that often fall short in both regards. However, the DC Inverter Heat Pump technology has set a new standard for performance, energy savings, and comfort.   Choosing the DC Inverter Heat Pump Advantage Most conventional heat pumps work on a simple on/off mechanism, resulting in inefficiencies and temperature fluctuations. The DC Inverter Heat Pump is perfectly equipped with the industry's finest variable-speed DC Panasonic EVI compressor. This compressor adjusts its speed accurately to match the heating or cooling requirements while optimizing efficiency and reducing energy consumption by up to 30%. Improving Temperature Control for Ultimate Comfort Avoid all the hassles of hot and cold fluctuations in room temperature. The DC Inverter Heat Pump has a variable-speed compressor that helps you achiev...

Why Do You Buy an EVI DC Inverter Heat Pump?

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Are you looking for highly-efficient heat pumps? If yes, then you should look no further than an EVI DC Inverter Heat Pump . EVI stands for “Enhanced Vapor Injection” – a technology used on cold climate heat pumps to provide superior performance at lower temperatures.    Generally, heat pumps use a single or a dual-speed compressor which means it is either off or on. Arctic EVI DC Inverter Heat Pump uses the industry-standard compressor, a variable-speed DC Panasonic EVI compressor. The DC motor operates at the exact speed which it requires to achieve optimal efficiency.  This way, the heat pump achieves over 30% more efficiency on an average than a standard heat pump system. It is very important as the compressor consumes bulk amount of energy requirements for a heat pump.  The decrease in compressor energy results in significant increase in the COP – Co-efficiency of Performance. The heat pump system has brushless DC fan motor and PFC control; so i...

Why Do You Consider Professional Manual J Design Service?

Are you considering new construction? Or want to retrofit an existing building? Then, you should consider taking help from Arctic Heat Pumps. We can help you through the entire design process and create a fully-integrated hydronic heating system from the air to water heat pump to the PEX piping and manifolds. In addition, our hydronic heating load services include calculating heat loads and radiant floor design. Heat Load Calculation – At Arctic Heat Pumps, we believe all building projects should begin with calculating the heating and cooling design load. It will help you determine the size of equipment your home will require per different factors like its geographic location, the building size, design, and the construction materials used. It’s better to have a heating or cooling design load for accurately sizing any heating system like gas, electric, or heat pump. We use the industry-standard Manual J Calculation software to calculate the heating and cooling load. So, our Manual J...

How to Select the Best Heat Pump for Pool

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A  heat pump for pool  from reputed heat pump manufacturers in Canada is the ideal way to make your pool water comfortable to swim in even when the outside temperature is cold. If you select the best pump, it is possible to save 65% to 70% of heating capacity compared to other heating equipment. Moreover, the best heat pumps are eco-friendly and so liked by many customers. So, let us see how to select the best pool heat pump. Coefficient of Performance (COP) Coefficient of Performance is what we in short call COP, is a ratio of heating capacity to power consumption. Usually, three conditions affect the efficiency of the pool heat pump. The conditions are air temperature, water temperature and humidity. For example, in a pool heat pump of COP 8.0, 8kW of energy has conversion into heating capacity by consuming 1kW of heat to warm the pool. The pool sizes You need to consider the pool size to select the best heat pump. A Cubic meter is the unit of the pool size. 1 cubic ...

Why Do You Buy Arctic Cold Climate Heat Pump for Hot Water

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Are you looking for a highly advanced and affordable heat pump for hot water available on the market? If yes, then you should look no further than Arctic Series Cold Climate Heat Pump. This system is capable of heating your home, office, shop and pool or hot tub. It features the industry-standard EVI – Enhanced Vapor Injection compressors with DC variable speed input. This heat pump continues providing enormous efficiency in weather as low as -30C (-22F).  Take a look at the reasons why investing in this heat pump is significant for producing hot water: Using energy from cold air – Arctic Cold Climate Heat Pump is specifically designed to operate at a temperature below freezing i.e. -25C (-15F). The air below freezing has the nearly same amount of relative energy likewise above freezing. The cold air has an energy that makes this heat pump work in cold weather.  Warm air moves to cold – This principle is used in a heat pump. Warm air contains more energy and ...

Why Do You Choose Manual J Design Service?

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Are you in the new construction phase? Or do you want to retrofit the existing construction? You should get in touch with a professional contractor to help you through the entire design process. They will put together a fully integrated hydronic heating package from the air to water heat pump to the PEX piping and manifolds and everything between.  If you’re concerned about designing of your HVAC project properly, you should know the heating or cooling load very well. The heating load is nothing but the number of BTUs needed in the coldest day of the year in your area. It will help you keep your home at its specific design set point temperature. Therefore, you should consider professional manual J design service to help you out.  For heat load design, it’s better to focus on many factors. But remember that, an improperly sized system could make a difference in a cold houses that won’t remain warm in the very cold temperature. If you oversize your heating equi...

Cold Climate Heat Pumps Deliver Better Performance

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Today, there’re more opportunities to use heat pumps in a wide array of climates, including cold-climate zones. All-electric, high-performance heat pumps are among the most effective & popular technologies for decarbonizing cooling and heating, particularly as the industry moves toward strategic electrification & a less carbon-heavy grid. With the assortment of available ducted & ductless products, heat pump solutions are accessible for low-load, new construction and retrofit projects. Dislocation of fossil-fuel-burning HVAC unit is already feasible.  Heat pumps offer more energy in the form of heat than they employ in the form of electrical energy. The competence of a heat pump is explained by its COP (Coefficient of Performance). The higher the COP, the more competent the system. Combustion-based heating units such as boilers and furnaces top out with COPS of 0.96-0.98. Conventional electrical-resistance system might attain a COP of 1, but COP values ...

A Smart and Worthy Investment in the Long Run

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Looking for heat pumps in Maine? But you are curious to know how heat pumps work? And why should you use them? Then let us find out below: Working of Heat Pumps As far as how heat pumps work is concerned, these units work by pumping or moving heat from one place to another using a compressor and a circulating structure of liquid or gas refrigerant. This is how heat is extracted from the outside sources and are then pumped indoors.  Why Use Heat Pumps? Using heat pumps brings your home a number of advantages. Heat pumping requires less electricity as compared to using electricity solely for converting the heat. Moreover, during the summers, you can reverse the cycle to make the unit act as an air conditioner. The popularity of heat pumps is rising every day due to their higher and better efficiency. Advantages of Heat Pumps Now that you know how heat pumps work and why you should use them, let us talk about the various advantages of the machine before you place a...

Manual J Design Service - Benefits to Look Upon

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Planning to upgrade your HVAC system for ensuring the optimized flow of conditioned air within your home? Then you must consider calculating the total load and size of the AC units. Usually, homeowners look for installing higher quality air conditioning units that offer energy efficiency, convenience and better quality during the summer. And while setting up the effective HVAC system, Manual J does the best work possible. So you must look for an efficient Manual J design service near you to make sure that you are installing the right and best quality air conditioning units. For efficient functioning of your new equipment, Manual J as a sizing tool can act as a catalyst for HVAC technicians. Wondering what all benefits a Manual J Design offers? Then let’s have a look at some of these benefits that will inspire you to consider them while installation. Manual J design allows homeowners to determine the cooling needs of their homes. Initially, the load calculations were ca...

Understanding Benefits of Radiant Floor Cooling Used by Hydronic Heat Pump

More often, people overlook that a Hydronic Heat Pump is capable of cooling as well as heating. However, most homeowners are very much aware of the benefits of radiant floor heating over centralized forced air heating.  But most homeowners and also builders don’t know that radiant floor cooling is possible and can be affordable especially for those building a home with a Hydronic air to water heat pump. Please keep in mind that, radiant cooling process is quiet, efficient and completely dust free. This is the main reason why this method has been used in Europe over decades.  More importantly, there’s a research done by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory in California, the USA. The studies estimate that the energy savings by radiant floor cooling is over 30% than the traditional forced air cooling.  The Benefits of Radiant Floor Heating  Most people have a misconception that they can’t cool a slab. It’s due to the fact that a slab will condensat...