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Purpose of the heat pump
2.1 Application
The air-to-water heat pump is to be used exclusively for the
heating of heating water. It can be used in new or already-exist-
ing heating systems.
The heat pump is suitable for mono-energy and bivalent opera-
tion down to an external temperature of -22 °C.
Proper defrosting of the evaporator is guaranteed by maintain-
ing a heating water return temperature of more than 22 °C dur-
ing continuous operation.
The heat pump is not designed for the increased heat con-
sumption required when a building is being dried out. For this
reason, the additional heat consumption should be met using
special devices provided by the customer. For drying out build-
ings in autumn or winter, we recommend installing a suitable
2nd heat generator (e.g. electric heating element available as an
accessory).
NOTE
The device is not suitable for operation with a frequency
converter.
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2.2 Operating principle
Surrounding air is drawn in by the fan and fed through the evap-
orator (heat exchanger). The evaporator cools the air, i.e. it ex-
tracts heat from it. This extracted heat is then transferred to the
working medium (refrigerant) in the evaporator.
The heat is brought to a higher temperature level by increasing
its pressure with the aid of the electrically driven compressor. It
is then transferred to the heating water via the liquefier (heat
exchanger).
Electrical energy is used to raise the temperature of the heat in
the environment to a higher level. As the energy extracted from
the air is transferred to the heating water, this type of device is
called an air-to-water heat pump.
The air-to-water heat pump consists of the main components:
evaporator, ventilator and expansion valve, as well as the low-
noise compressors, the liquefier and the electrical control sys-
tem.
At low ambient temperatures, humidity accumulates on the
evaporator in the form of frost, reducing the transfer of heat.
Uneven accumulation during this process does not indicate a
fault. The evaporator is defrosted automatically by the heat
pump as required. Steam may be emitted from the air outlet de-
pending on the atmospheric conditions.
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