Heat Pump Water Heater

You need a warm house in winter and a cool house in summer months. Your need for warm or hot water also rises in the winter. In today's world the utility bill takes out the major chunk of your pay cheque every month. The ever escalating fuel prices have taken its toll on us so we are looking for alternatives.

Heat pump water heater is one such alternative. It is a great way to save money on utility bills. The heat pumps do not need any other medium to generate heat. It extracts heat from the outer air and just moves it where it is needed. It uses electricity for the transfer. If you compare the use of electricity to generate heat and the electricity used to transfer heat from one end to another, you will find that the heat pump uses less electricity hence it saves you a lot of money.

A Heat pump water heater works like your refrigerators only in reverse direction! In your refrigerator it extracts heat from the things you put in and throws it out so that the things inside become cold. What the heat pump water heater does is extracts the heat from the surrounding area and transfers it in the water tank and heats the water. When you are looking for heat pump water heater you can get a stand alone water heater that comprises of a built in water storage tank or you can get one retrofit to work along with your conventional storage water heater.

The location of this type of water heater is very important. You should install it in a place where the ambient temperature is high such as a furnace room. If you install it in a cold area it will not operate efficiently.

If you have a geothermal heating system in your house you can add a desuperheater to it. It is a small heat exchanger. It uses the super heated gases generated by the heat pump compressor to heat the water.

This type of water heater works best in warm weather. In very low temperatures when the heat in the surrounding area is less you may not get enough hot water. Some of the manufacturers offer you a heat pump which will take care of heating, cooling and water heating of your entire house. The overall cost may be on the higher side. So you should take into account the energy efficiency, size and first hour rating and overall costs.

As it is true for any device, proper installation is very important for heat pump water heater. You should hire the services of a professional person to install the heater. Make sure he knows the job by asking for reference and talking to them. Ask for installation charges in writing and make sure the company has all the necessary permits. Once the heat pump water heater is installed properly make sure to maintain it regularly so that it works efficiently for a long time.