In this episode Dan and the team went to visit the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Vancouver to find out about Air to Air (A2A) Heat Pumps.
A2A Heat Pumps are not so common in the UK but in Europe, the US and Canada they represent the vast majority of air source heat pump installations in homes and are the lowest-cost option for heating and cooling. So how do they differ from Air to Water heat pumps, how do they cope in both hot and cold temperatures and are they the future of heating and cooling our homes?
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:28 The different types of Air Source Heat Pumps
1:12 Training at BCIT
1:37 What is an A2A heat pump?
2:13 The different types of A2A systems
3:03 What type of properties are A2A heat pumps suitable for?
3:28 What size system do you need?
4:09 Noise levels?
4:38 Cost?
4:49 The Coefficient of Performance (COP)
5:24 A2A and colder climates
6:14 A2A and extreme temperatures
6:48 Incentives
7:19 Level of uptake of A2A heat pumps
8:00 The future of heating and cooling
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