Heat Pumps For Cold Climates

Are you looking for the best heat pump system for radiant floor heating? If so, you should look no further than the Arctic Air to Water Heat pump. This system stands unmatched among any heat pump available on the market. The main reason behind it is the lower the design temperature the higher the heat pump performance. 

Usually, radiant floors need around 110-120F supply temperature and the larger systems can require temperatures as low as 80-90F. You will take advantage of lower design temperature and higher performance through geothermal systems. All modern hydronic heating systems are specifically designed around lower temperatures and solar thermal, condensing gas boilers and heat pumps work well at lower design temperatures.

Arctic series air to water heat pump is ideal for radiant floor heating because it has a larger buffer mass than other heating emitters. The large mass allows the heat pump to make smaller temperature shifts and the mass can be able to hold a large amount of energy while minimizing the short cycling of heat pumps.

The Arctic Heat Pump can adjust its frequency to match the load perfectly and result in the highest performance output. The radiant floor is quite a stable heat mass and the heat pump can tune itself to match the amount of load much better than other emitters dissipating the energy much faster. For example, a forced-air furnace has little mass and is quite difficult to maintain the exact temperatures as it requires more on or off cycles. 

There are four main ways of introducing radiant floor heating when using a heat pump. The more mass you have the better so concrete slab or suspended slab is simply the best. There are so many good quality products that use aluminum plates and can be installed between joists or above the plywood subfloor. 

Complete Hydronic Control –

The Arctic Heat pump system can be integrated into any radiant floor heating system and can be perfect to replace any electric or gas boiler. By using a bigger tank, you can set the heat pump to work at the minimum design temperatures and can be able to heat that temperature within the buffer tanks. After that, the heating system can provide heat to any part of the home by eliminating the energy inside the buffer tank. 

Hydronic radiant floor cooling can be achieved through radiant floor cooling. It is done by monitoring the dew set point in the heat pump system to get rid of condensation. Now, this heat pump cools down the buffer tank and the system uses the chilled water to eliminate heat energy from the floor. Keep in mind that the heat energy always moves from hot to cold so the chilled floors work as a big sponge to absorb hot air from the building. 

Bottom Line –

Want to learn more about air to water heat pump systems? Feel free to contact Arctic Heat Pumps as soon as possible at 1-866-800-8123. We’ll get back to you right away.