Wednesday 17 September 2014

How to Measure the Real Value of Ground Source Heat Pumps?

Heat pumps are gaining many appreciations and consideration in recent time. They are very popular because of their efficiency and energy saving features. Ground source heat pumps are one of the most efficient heat pump. Ground source heat pumps need to place beneath the ground surface somewhere outside your home. They use ground heat energy to provide comfortable temperature inside the home. It extracts heat from underground heat energy in winter and dump extra heat into underground during summer. Therefore ground source heat pumps don’t need extra fuel or electricity to generate heat or cold waves. This way it saves energy and money. As ground source heat pumps are comparatively new equipment many people don’t know how to measure its real value. There are few procedures and ways by following which you can measure the value of your ground source heat pump. If you are totally new to this, here is a little assistance for you:
                        
When you measure something you need to decide a standard first to compare with. There are many standards to measure the value of your ground source heat pump. First of all you need to check the efficiency of your heat pump. The value of your heat pump directly depends on its efficiency. Energy efficiency ratio and seasonal energy efficiency ratio which are much known as EER and SEER is the two most effective standards when you are measuring the value of your ground source heat pump. It is mainly standardize on the basis of energy needed to run the machine and its efficiency. It is very natural that its efficiency will alter in different season. Therefore you need to check its efficiency on the prospect of different season.

There is another standard which is very effective to measure the real value of your ground source heat pump. It is known as coefficient of performance or COP. Cop heavily depend on the temperature inside and outside.  You should check the both temperature should be constant and same while you are measuring the value. If there is a sudden fall in the ambient temperature then the value can be heavily impacted. When you are measuring the value of your heat pump then here is a certain limit or standard you should check. Most of ground source heat pumps are evaluated as efficient when its coefficient of performance value is 3 to 4. So if your ground source heat pump is rated somewhere near 3 to 4 COP then it will be rated as a very efficient one. Energy efficiency ratio mainly decided on the basis of insulating power or cooling power of the ground source heat pump.

Remember evaluating your ground source heat pump on the basis of different standards may be differ from each other under different circumstances. Specially if you change your location then all the valuation of your heat pump can be changed as it depend on the weather and ambient environment of your location. There are many experts who can measure the real value of your heat pump according to your requirement.

Author Bio
The author of this article is associated with Global Energy Systems and write various articles related to Heat Pumps UK and its benefits.

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