Bain Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I found this condenser sitting in the corner of a garage in a 40 year old house this morning. It took a minute or so, but I quickly realized that the refrigerant lines and power cables had been severed and pushed back into the wall (I pulled them out, which is why you can see them in the photo). Anyhow, it was intended to warm up the water heater. But should this thing have been installed in a garage? The 06 in the model number suggests it's a 1/2-ton unit, and the 70 in the serial number likely indicates the year. I Googled "water heater heat pump" and apparently these guys are fairly common, even though I've never seen one in my area before. Does anyone know if these heat pumps are efficient or whether they work well? Click to Enlarge 37.63 KB Click to Enlarge 31.47 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I've seen several heat pumps that "also" heat water. Primarily up in Harrison and Nicholas counties. Usually in conjunction with a geo-thermal heat pump though instead of an air source heat pump. Haven't seen on specifically designed to heat hot water only, though. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 "Anyhow, it was intended to warm up the water heater." What does that mean? Is it heating the mechanical area, or actually heating water? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Does anyone know if these heat pumps are efficient or whether they work well? Jeez John, How did you miss this? It depends on local climate. Check out some of the links I posted into that thread. Also, Google "ORNL Heat Pump Water Heater Research." That should pull up one of the papers I saw about efficiency of these units in various parts of the country. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Does anyone know if these heat pumps are efficient or whether they work well? Jeez John, How did you miss this? It depends on local climate. Check out some of the links I posted into that thread. Also, Google "ORNL Heat Pump Water Heater Research." That should pull up one of the papers I saw about efficiency of these units in various parts of the country. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Oh . . . well but that explains it, Mike. The info was contained in one of your posts. I don't think anyone reads your posts. Whuuhoa . . . easy. Just bustin' your chops a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.