DIY Heat Pump Installation

Home owners in Auckland have to deal with a very damp winter and a humid summer, a heat pump is an ideal HVAC system for your home.

Installation of a heat pump is not an easy task, but some are up for the challenge. However, if you need help in installing contact your local heat pump guys in Auckland.

How does a heat pump work?

Heat naturally moves towards areas of lower temperatures, but to keep the heat to a specific place or move to another place a heat pump is ideal. Heat pumps use the power of electricity to move heat from a cooler area to a warmer one, which makes the warm spaces warmer in the winter and the cool spaces cooler in the summer. Heat pumps help in either increasing or decreasing the temperature.

Tools required:

• Drill

• Level 

• Hammer

• Wire stripper

• Hole saw- ½’ minimum

• Pliers

• Tape

• Cable tie

Installation:

1. Installing the condenser: 

Install the condenser outside the house. It is an essential part of the heat pump. Before installation, drill a ½’ hole in the wall for the refrigerant lines. The condenser should be installed at a distance of at least 4’ away from the house. Also, we have to make sure that there is at least 20’ of clear air above and in front.

2. Add the air handler mount:

Find a place to place the air handler, the device that is responsible to release cold or warm air into the room. It should be placed within 30 feet of the condenser. It should be nowhere near a TV.

3. Screw in the mounting plate: 

it is the device that holds the air handler onto the wall, similar to mounting a TV. Connect the refrigerant lines, control wire and condensate hose. It is a good idea to connect the three with a tape. Make sure the mount is securely fastened to the wall. Just like a TV you would not want it to fall down five minutes after installation.

4. Connecting the Air Handler to the Condenser:

This can be a tricky step for many people. Once again if you need help look up for professionals who serve in Heat pumps installation in Auckland locally.

Connect the outdoor unit’s power cable to the breaker cable. Then, you have to connect the control wire from the outdoor unit to the air handler inside. To finalize the connection, take the ends of the refrigerant lines and connect them to the condenser.

5. Making Final Connections:

Before adding the cover to the unit outside, connect a gauge manifold and a vacuum pump to the refrigerant lines which can help in detecting leaks and dry the lines if needed. Finally cover the air handler cover inside.

The precious tips of choosing an air conditioning machine

Nowadays, people have become so much accustomed with the bliss of technology that getting out of their comfort zone and leading a life without the best gift of science and technology, the Air conditioner, air cooler or even the heater, would become completely absurd.  Whether you would go to any hospital, showroom or even any affordable institution, you would be able to encounter with such technologies.  In the present time, even a mediocre house hold would be able to afford such, facilities.  But, if you are thinking of buying any of such air conditioning machines, it would be better if you get a thorough knowledge  about such machines, mainly because without any proper knowledge, if you would buy such machines, the chances are there that one  would  not be able to handle such machines.  One would need proper information to handle such machines. One should also gather some information, before they are planning to buy such products. Buying a Heat recovery ventilation in Auckland, is definitely not buying a vegetable from the market, so that they would visit the market place and buy such a product from the market.  Therefore, for the convenience of the customer, who have made up their mind to buy a proper air conditioning machine, it would be better for them to go through such a description, before they are actually buying it. In the following section of the content, there is a discussion about some of the techniques, of how should one chose an air conditioning machine. 

Observe the energy efficient ratings:

Nowadays, the saving energy has become so much essential, mainly for the future generation, who would be arriving on this precious planet earth. The authority of the energy savings have innovated some new technologies, which would help to understand the usage of the electricity. There are some air Mitsubishi Electric Dealer Auckland which consume a lot of energy, but there are some machines, which are innovated in such an innovative way that they can consume only half of the energy, of the other air conditioning machine. Generally the rating s of the energy consumption is indicated by stars, the more the amount of star the lesser would be the consumption of the energy.  Sometimes the pattern of the Air conditioning also decide, whether they are going to consume a lot of energy or not.