Heating a home requires multiple steps. The first is generating the heat and the next is ensuring the heat isn’t wasted by insulating the home. There are a variety of ways to generate Heating New Haven IN such as the central furnace or forced air systems. The latter includes the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system because it has the furnace built in. The major problem with forced air systems is generating the heat that gets spread around the home. The flow of treated air must start with a slightly higher temperature to allow for heat loss through the air ducts.
An alternative to the HVAC or a similar forced air system is the split or ductless appliance. A capable system for Heating New Haven IN that can also cool the space. This makes it an ideal solution for many property owners. For example, by setting the unit so the coolant flows in the reverse direction, the split system quickly becomes a heater. This works because now the unit is using any interior coils as the condensing coil and this is where heat is released.
Setting the refrigerant to the normal direction resumes the cooling function. Surprisingly, this appliance is more efficient than the HVAC, at least as far as creating heat, because it takes much less energy to capture heat than it does to create it by fire or electrical resistance. Plus, the home or business owner that uses this type of environmental system has a finer control over energy consumption when using multiple blower units. This allows a lower setting in unused rooms and the ability to stay warm in whatever zone is being occupied.
If these two options aren’t efficient enough, there is the heat pump. A heat pump works by using a heat sink to collect or release heat. To handle this process, the heat pump compresses a small amount of chemical refrigerant so it can collect the heat and carry it to the other side of the system. Set the unit to one direction and cold air should flow into the building, set it another way and heat should result. The most common type of heat pump is the air-to-air model. This means that is can collect heat from the air or release it there as required. Contact the experts at Brockman Heating & Air Conditioning for more information.