Structure And Function; The Heat Pump In General - REMKO WKF-compact Series Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual

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Structure and function

3.1 The heat pump in general

Arguments for Remko
n Low heating costs in comparison to oil and gas.
n Heat pumps represent a contribution to environmental protection.
n Lower CO emissions in comparison to oil and gas heating.
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n All models are able to cool as well as heat.
n Low noise-level of the outdoor unit.
n Flexible installation due to split system design.
n Negligible maintenance costs.
75%
freesolar energy
from the air
25%
Fig. 51: Free heat
* The relationship can vary depending on outdoor temperature and operating conditions.
Economical and environmentally-conscious
heating
The burning of fossil-based energy sources in
order to generate power creates severe conse-
quences for the environment. A high percentage of
fossil fuels is also problematic due to the limited
resources of oil and gas and the price increases
resulting from this. For this reason, many people
today are thinking both economically and environ-
mentally-consciously in terms of heating. The
application of heat pump technology enables both
of these concepts to be combined. It makes use of
the energy which is permanently available in the
air, water and soil and converts it into usable
75%* of the heat
comes from the air,
free of charge
*
*
electrical drive energy
Heating
heating energy by means of inputting electrical
energy. Yet in order to generate heat equivalent to
4kWh, only 1kWh of electricity is required. The rest
is made available free-of-charge by the environ-
ment.
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