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The new GE heat pump water heater is a hybrid combination of a heat pump and electric water heater tank. The electrical components in the tank only serve as a backup for times when high demand for hot water.
A heat pump is a highly efficient, environmentally friendly device that can be used in heating water. It heats the water by extracting heat from ambient air and transfer heat to water in a reservoir. It creates no heat, but simplymoves the heat from the water. A heat pump can also work effectively when the air temperature was only 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
It works like a refrigerator or air conditioner in reverse order. A fan draws air through the evaporator case of transfer of heat from the coolant. The warmed refrigerant is then pumped through a compressor. The compression of the refrigerant increases the heat, so that the refrigerant evaporates. The superheated steam thenpasses through the condenser coils that surround the copper inside of the tank. As the hot vapor circulates through the coil is transferred to heat water.
The GE Hybrid Water Heater is working with a 200% efficiency, making more than twice the standard tank water heater. In practice, cutting water heating costs by half.
The heat pump hot water is designed to simply replace the oldElectric boiler. It has the same diameter, but is a bit 'higher because of the heat pump at the top. It also uses the same electrical and hydraulic connections, such as the existing units. In fact, the heat pump uses very little power. Current is used only when the heating elements are activated.
The electronic control is very demanding. With these controls you can adjust the exact water temperature you want and control of heating Methods of heating elements.
It is a way "vacation" that reduces the power consumption of the device while you are away, leaving the heating elements. You can use the mode "high demand" for the resistance if you have enough hot water for a large group of guests at night. There is also a mode that low energy reduces energy costs by not using the full power of electrical heat.
The GE Hybrid heat pump waterHeating> can also be integrated with a Smart Grid. When using a radio receiver, the signal is received from your local supplier. These signals tell you when the units are the times of high electricity demand of energy and allow the unit in a "vacation" or "mode of power to go lower.