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In spring and summer, the heat pump absorbs heat from the inside of your home (using the evaporator in your indoor unit) and then releases it outdoors via the outdoor unit. The liquid coolant moves to the evaporator where it gets depressurized and turns into a gas. This gas gets very cold and absorbs all the heat it can from the inside of your home before traveling to the outdoor compressor and changing into a hot liquid. The hot coolant then goes through your condenser coils while a high-powered fan kicks on. The air flows over all of the condenser coils to aid the release of heat energy. After the refrigerant’s heat is dispersed outdoors, the refrigerant cools down and gets sent back to the evaporator to start the process all over again. In your car, the same process occurs, but the condenser coils are called a “radiator.”
When it comes to heating, the closed loop coolant system operates much the same way in the fall and winter, but in reverse. Instead of the refrigerant picking up heat from inside the home, the refrigerant now gets to gather heat from the outdoor environment. When the refrigerant loses pressure and turns into a vapor, it gets much colder than the temperature outside. Since heat energy flows from hot to cold, the refrigerant picks up heat from the outdoor environment. After the refrigerant absorbs all the heat it can, the outdoor compressor pressurizes the gas into a hot liquid. The extremely hot refrigerant travels to your indoor coils and your blower helps release the heat from the refrigerant into your duct system. You may think that when it’s cold outside, there is no heat to absorb. Fortunately, there is still plenty of heat to be harvested, even when temperatures are as low as 5 degrees F.
To find out more about how your heater operates to warm your home, or inquire about potential heater repairs for your unit, call us at Boerne Air Conditioning Experts.
When it comes to heating, the closed loop coolant system operates much the same way in the fall and winter, but in reverse. Instead of the refrigerant picking up heat from inside the home, the refrigerant now gets to gather heat from the outdoor environment. When the refrigerant loses pressure and turns into a vapor, it gets much colder than the temperature outside. Since heat energy flows from hot to cold, the refrigerant picks up heat from the outdoor environment. After the refrigerant absorbs all the heat it can, the outdoor compressor pressurizes the gas into a hot liquid. The extremely hot refrigerant travels to your indoor coils and your blower helps release the heat from the refrigerant into your duct system. You may think that when it’s cold outside, there is no heat to absorb. Fortunately, there is still plenty of heat to be harvested, even when temperatures are as low as 5 degrees F.
To find out more about how your heater operates to warm your home, or inquire about potential heater repairs for your unit, call us at Boerne Air Conditioning Experts.