Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating

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It's so cold that it's hot.
Hey! So there have been a LOT of developments in the air-source heat pump space. A replacement for Part 2 is now live:
• Why Heat Pumps are Imm...
I referenced a lot of old videos in this one. Here they are, in clickity linkity form!
Chest Freezers; What they tell us about designing for X
• Chest Freezers; What t...
Old-fashioned rice cookers are extremely clever
• Old-fashioned rice coo...
Reusable handwarmers that get hot by freezing
• Reusable handwarmers t...
I also made passing references to
Forced-air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How
• Forced-air Furnaces: T...
and
Portable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them
• Portable Air Condition...
If you'd like to learn about Ground Source (Geothermal) heat pumps, you can check out this video • Ground Source / Geothe...
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@TechnologyConnections
@TechnologyConnections 3 роки тому
Hello! Here's a comment with some extra info on efficiency and the metering devices used in heat pumps. First: my wording on the efficiency drop in the cold was sloppy, and it sounds like I'm suggesting the need for defrosting is the only reason it loses efficiency. It is _a_ reason, but not the biggest one - that's simply that as the outdoor temperature gets colder, it's harder for the refrigerant to absorb heat because the temperature difference between it and the air gets smaller. In fact, in the clip when it was -10°, it wasn't building much frost at all because it was very dry. But that was so cold that the refrigerant could barely capture any energy, which is why its output was tepid. And to be clear, its rating down to 5° doesn't mean it operates at full efficiency at that temperature. That's just the lowest temperature that it can sustain its rated heating output. Re: metering devices. I still somewhat suspect that the mini-split has a capillary tube and largely because of its cost. It was surprisingly inexpensive (this unit was about $1000, but the smallest units from this same manufacture only cost $750 and are fully capable heat pumps). If you use a thermal expansion valve or similar, you need one for each direction which adds to the system's complexity somewhat. I'd still argue that it hardly does - it is, after all, one or two small components of a large system. But simply reversing the refrigerant flow doesn't work on its own in systems that use these more complex metering devices. They'd need some additional piping and valve work (some such valves were visible in the demo rig) to accommodate two metering devices for each direction of flow.
@inactiveytchannel
@inactiveytchannel 3 роки тому
:)
@Thomas_Nookington
@Thomas_Nookington 3 роки тому
second one to reply! :)
@johnxina2465
@johnxina2465 3 роки тому
Amazing video I was really anticipating this one, AND A CONNEXTRAS EPILOG, lovely
@zyansheep
@zyansheep 3 роки тому
Heaters = inefficient
@IMJustSomeGuy100
@IMJustSomeGuy100 3 роки тому
Most have EEV’s or electronic expansion valves. Only one valve is required in the outdoor unit this is why the small line needs to be insulated. As in cooling mode the small line is now a low pressure liquid line.
@ThioJoe
@ThioJoe 3 роки тому
It feels like latent heat is basically an exploit in the universe we're taking advantage of.
@Aquatarkus96
@Aquatarkus96 3 роки тому
Just gathering and moving hot from one place to another :)
@xtranormal2350
@xtranormal2350 3 роки тому
I always think the same thing about hydraulics as well as other simple machines. Literally just exploits of physics.
@Christopher-N
@Christopher-N 3 роки тому
It's basically a battery, a form of stored energy. Interestingly, there are places in the universe that are colder than the current temperature of the universe. The Boomerang Nebula has been measured at 1 kelvin, while the average temperature of the universe is measured at 2.73 K (using the CMB).
@ebenolivier2762
@ebenolivier2762 3 роки тому
All machines are exploits of nature: A water wheel is just an exploit of gravity, internal combustion engines is an explore of chemical energy, computers using transistors is an exploit of how electromagnetism works etc. A machine just arranges a natural phenomenon in such a way that it's useful to us.
@davidjgomm
@davidjgomm 3 роки тому
You don't get owt for nowt, as they say in Yorkshire. Mark my words - extracting heat from from one part of the ecosystem to move it into another will have unforeseen (ie bad) consequences. I don't know what they will be but 'twas ever thus. Think your exploiting the universe? Think again...entropy is a one-way street.
@cigargiraffe181
@cigargiraffe181 10 місяців тому
This video ended up inspiring me to go into an HVAC career, I just got hired as an apprentice :) thanks for the great content!
@mrofnocnon
@mrofnocnon 4 місяці тому
It's a great career, just don't believe the heat pump b/s.
@RuffGardens
@RuffGardens 3 місяці тому
How ya liking it my man?
@June-xm4ef
@June-xm4ef 3 місяці тому
@@mrofnocnonnever seen anyone get through a winter with just their heat pump. They always gotta kick the heat strips in their air handler on or they have a dual fuel gas furnace/ heat pump combo.
@mrofnocnon
@mrofnocnon 3 місяці тому
@@June-xm4efAs a HVAC tech in Canada I've never seen it either. Will people realize?
@coleBlap
@coleBlap 2 місяці тому
@@mrofnocnonexactly what I was gonna say lol
@xyzyxz6062
@xyzyxz6062 Рік тому
for 20 years I've been asking sales reps to explain heat pumps, how they work, and how my cost would go down as brochures and signs say. No one could tell me. Next door got a huge carrier unit installed I asked installers, they couldn't be bothered or didn't know. Now I know. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!
@xr6lad
@xr6lad Рік тому
Heat pumps do not work under certain temperatures. Below 2 degrees the part outside; the heat exchanger slats start to ice over and the heat coming out drops to negligible. Be better to get a blanket. Believe me I live in a cold area and it’s better to light a fire.
@tomdibble8983
@tomdibble8983 Рік тому
@@xr6lad As stated in the video, it depends on (1) which heat pump you get (more expensive models continue being efficient to -20ºF), (2) how old it is (they have come a LONG way in the past ten years, so if you have an existing old heat pump you are basing complaints on that probably doesn't apply to a new model), and (3)what you mean by "do not work". They don't just stop working, but slow down their heat moving abilities. I'd say definitely when the COP reaches 1.0 it is definitely no longer "working", and a more conservative estimate would look at when the COP dips below the ~2.5 that it takes to be more efficient than natural gas. Realistically, you should compare it to what your "backup/emergency heating" system is. But, again, if you spend enough up front on your heat pump, it doesn't even cross the 2.5 "natural gas" barrier until it's below -20ºF, so clearly most people in the US can get a *lot* of efficiency out of a heat pump system. For instance, a Mitsubishi H2i has a COP of 2.88 at 5ºF and 2.5 at -13ºF, and it isn't the most deluxe air-source heat pump out there! Of course, if "money is no limit" the next video in this series on ground-sourced heat pumps should be very helpful (there, the cost is in excavating to install the ground source tubing, rather than in fancier electronics and more efficient compressors to squeeze more heat out of sub-zero air). The point is, though, even if you "couldn't" run your heat pump for 10 super-chilly nights in a year, they all have a backup heat source to switch to. Isn't using a high-efficiency heat pump for 90 nights and gas for 10 a better idea than gas for all 100?
@jerrymyahzcat
@jerrymyahzcat Рік тому
@@xr6lad Not true. There are units rated to work down to at least -25°C. Also not everywhere in the world has gas available. I don’t unless I buy bottled gas.
@michaelsheffield6411
@michaelsheffield6411 Рік тому
The installers may not know. They may have a job that takes 12 hours to do properly and would rather focus on that. If it snows a lot in your area, stick with the gas furnace. The wear and tear is too much on a system running 24hours, and the system he’s going to mention in the next video is so expensive to install that it’s not worth the little you save with greater efficiency
@DrakeKillah
@DrakeKillah Рік тому
@@xr6lad I won’t believe you. I live in Norway. We know a thing or too about cold. And heat pumps are the standard for new houses here, has been for the past decade atleast. Way back in the day, heat pumps were useless below those temps. But the tech has moved forward, and they now work just fine down to -25°C. Yes, they lose efficiency, but are still a viable option, depending on factors like house size, room layout, insulation, etc. If you live in a place that might see temps below what a heat pump can handle, like in Norway, it’s recommended to have supplemental heat sources for those periods, but that’s again down to different factors per user.
@mrflamewars
@mrflamewars 3 роки тому
If it's not absolute zero there's some energy. Let's steal it!
@inactiveytchannel
@inactiveytchannel 3 роки тому
If efficiency is not 100%, make it
@nothing-mm8ui
@nothing-mm8ui 3 роки тому
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@tirex3673
@tirex3673 3 роки тому
even if it is a completely empty vacuum there is still some energy
@Jaymac720
@Jaymac720 3 роки тому
@@inactiveytchannel the second law of thermodynamics states that mechanical devices cannot be 100% efficient
@GetsugaTensho85
@GetsugaTensho85 3 роки тому
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!
@Altoclarinets
@Altoclarinets 3 роки тому
my mother: shut the door, we ain't paying to air condition the entire neighborhood alec: ... what if you were
@Kyle4OH8
@Kyle4OH8 3 роки тому
Lmao
@CorbyCave
@CorbyCave 3 роки тому
I was at a friends house once in the winter and her mother came in and yelled at us for having the door open. She said, 'I'm not heating up the whole neighboorhood, here!' I looked at her and replied, 'Not in that bathrobe, you aren't...' I didn't know someone could throw a wooden spoon that hard.
@MrGothicruler666
@MrGothicruler666 3 роки тому
Hey Vsauce, Alec here
@bencheevers6693
@bencheevers6693 3 роки тому
Excellent comment, so much creativity and memery in UKposts comments sometimes, finding the best ones always makes me smile
@josegljr
@josegljr 3 роки тому
@@MrGothicruler666 I totally read the og comments in vsauce fashion. Hearing the music in the background after I read it.
@WarrenGarabrandt
@WarrenGarabrandt Рік тому
We installed mini-split heat pumps on our house this year, and so far, we've noticed a significantly lower energy bill both during summer and now in winter. Your videos on heat pumps are a big reason why we did this. Thanks for making these videos. It's a small thing, but these videos are making the world a better place.
@miguelperdomo786
@miguelperdomo786 Рік тому
Mini splits suck when they break
@ssmfernando
@ssmfernando 7 місяців тому
@@miguelperdomo786Buy a Daikin or Mitsubishi, They never break.
@davidwalsh5756
@davidwalsh5756 4 місяці тому
We had a Daikin central coil installed in our forced hot air furnace in 2022, had it removed, no heat, mold in the return vents and the dealer did not have the skill sets to integrate the unit with our furnace. At 0C these units spend too much time in defrost, thereby robbing what little heat you got from it. We live in Eastern Canada, minus 20 regularly occurs, we kept our oil furnace.The technology sucks! It is a big "connection job" on the consumer. I'm 73 and this is the worst heating appliance we ever owned. The government that forced this on us will be gone after the next election along with the carbon tax on heating fuel it imposed on us.
@WarrenGarabrandt
@WarrenGarabrandt 4 місяці тому
@@davidwalsh5756 I would argue that the technology doesn't suck, but you were sold an inappropriate unit. If you live in a region that routinely sees temps below the efficient operating range of a particular heat pump, then you're going to have a bad time. Most places in the world don't routinely see -20. If I had bought a snow mobile thinking I was going to use it to commute to work regularly but I lived in Texas (I don't), I could easily say the snow mobile technology sucks because it won't work on bare pavement, but clearly the problem i would be having is a misapplication of the technology instead.
@elikarpinski2460
@elikarpinski2460 2 місяці тому
​@@davidwalsh5756 sounds like the dealers didn't know what they were doing. usually a system like that is referred to as "dual fuel" and the heat pump is only used for low loads, with the oil/gas furnace acting as emergency heat for when the temperature outside is too low for the heat pump to operate efficiently.
@per-olamjomark7452
@per-olamjomark7452 Рік тому
Fun to watch. I live in Sweden and close to 60 percent of all Swedish detached houses have a heat pump. The number of houses with heat pumps has also increased by almost 50 percent since 2009.
@stripe330
@stripe330 Рік тому
I live in Sweden too, i lived in an old apartment complex with direct heating. I literally bought a house in order to survive this winter, heat pumps truly are a blessing!
@balokurd17
@balokurd17 Рік тому
Don't hesitate to switch on your heat pump at full power during the daytime. It's much easier for your device to 'pump' the calories when the sun is still shining. I live at high altitude and I stop my heatpump in the late afternoon when it's getting very cold and switch to wood during the night
@Kangenpower7
@Kangenpower7 Рік тому
@@balokurd17, Yes I agree that running the heat pump during the day is much more heat per hour and a little more heat per KW of power used. I have a thermometer on my hot gas line going into my indoor unit. At 47F yesterday the temperature was 147, while this morning at 29F outside, the temperature was only 117F. So setting the temperature a little warmer during the day will save electricity overall.
@jasonw98
@jasonw98 Рік тому
Stay tuned! Some "Nordic weather certified" multi split heat pumps are available soon in those countries.
@wolw66
@wolw66 Рік тому
I thought it was fun too. My sister lives in England and for them this is something new.... My previous heat pump was installed by my father, some 30 years ago. I replaced it a couple of years ago (same brand - Toshiba). I have a separate meter on it so I can see exactly how much electricity it draws. 272KWh is the maximum I've managed a month, and that would be during winter with cold spells below -20°C. Remember to buy a larger unit than you need, set max compressor power to 75%, set fan to "Max" (it will only go to full when needed).
@MegaBrokenstar
@MegaBrokenstar 2 роки тому
This channel is basically the modern version of old school public access programming. I could totally imagine watching this on PBS at 11pm. Really cool that people still watch this type of content nowadays. Getting smarter via entertainment is an amazing use of free time.
@Gamecrazy721
@Gamecrazy721 3 роки тому
This video is the linchpin of the Technology Connections Cinematic Universe
@Arbiter099
@Arbiter099 3 роки тому
Alec is a smarter character than we've had before, if we can get him working...
@MrCheeze
@MrCheeze 3 роки тому
He really made the "Connections" part pull its weight in this episode!
@Yootzkore
@Yootzkore 3 роки тому
Yep. It's all heat pumps. Always has been.
@daydev2599
@daydev2599 3 роки тому
Phase change was a surprise tool that will help us later.
@TehVulpez
@TehVulpez 3 роки тому
If only we could connect Teletext and refrigeration cycles somehow.
@partycrab9494
@partycrab9494 Рік тому
He truly is The Engineering Guy for household appliances. I can't wait for the geothermal lecture!
@WideAwakeHuman
@WideAwakeHuman Рік тому
That’s exactly what I’m wanting lol
@pick26
@pick26 Рік тому
If I were a science teacher, I would never do any teaching...I would just have the kids watch this channel every day. What a gem!
@thomasphillips885
@thomasphillips885 3 роки тому
When your entire upload history is a prequel series for a single video.
@lynnbabe678
@lynnbabe678 3 роки тому
Haha! Everytime the links popped up, I thought, "I'm glad I already watched those, it has all led to this!"
@kalibos
@kalibos 3 роки тому
Technology Connections Cinematic Universe
@walnutsandbeastiality866
@walnutsandbeastiality866 3 роки тому
I love pumps! The greatest feeling you can get in a gym or the most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is *_the pump._* Let's say you train your biceps, blood is rushing in to your muscles and that's what we call *the pump.* Your muscles get a really tight feeling like your skin is going to explode any minute and its really tight and its like someone is blowing air into your muscle and it just blows up and it feels different, it feels fantastic. It's as satisfying to me as cumming is, you know, as in having sex with a woman and cumming. So can you believe how much I am in heaven? I'm like... _getting the feeling of cumming in the gym; I'm getting the feeling of _*_cumming at home;_*_ I'm getting the feeling of _*_cumming backstage;_*_ when I pump up, when I pose out in front of 5000 people I get the same feeling, so _*_I am cumming day and night._* It's terrific, right? So you know... I'm in heaven.
@Brellic
@Brellic 3 роки тому
@@kalibos Yep, this is his Infinity War.
@mesientogut6701
@mesientogut6701 3 роки тому
Walnuts and Bestiality, is this the new and best copy pasta?
@razvanmazilu6284
@razvanmazilu6284 3 роки тому
Years of Technology Connections have prepared me for this.
@janmelantu7490
@janmelantu7490 3 роки тому
The long-awaited heat pump episode
@nuvaboy
@nuvaboy 3 роки тому
Next is Teletext!
@thekingoffailure9967
@thekingoffailure9967 3 роки тому
I feel like I just took the final exam on a years-long course. Except, y'know, without the heart palpitating panic attacks that take months off my life.
@purpleblueunicorn
@purpleblueunicorn Рік тому
Just installed my first heat pump this winter and it's amazing. I undersized it at 12k BTU for a 1500 ft2 main floor, it's not much more powerful than a toaster and it kept 22C indoors. It's a 14 hspf rated for -26C and averaged 1.4 COP when it was -26C including the defrost (15min per hour). I'm going to install another small one for my basement now and maybe one for the pool!
@Harcix
@Harcix 6 місяців тому
Where are you at? Whats the average winter temp outside ?
@purpleblueunicorn
@purpleblueunicorn 6 місяців тому
@@Harcix In a city north of Montreal, QC. We average 14 days a year with temperatures under -4f. You can look up those stats. I modelled my calculations for worst case of 0F and will be using auxiliary heat or let the temperature drop when it gets worse.
@purpleblueunicorn
@purpleblueunicorn 6 місяців тому
And update, it used 150kWh each month for the summer, meaning it cost me 9$ per month to operate and kept my house cool all summer for June, July, August. It's amazingly efficient. Still planning on installing one for my basement that I used to keep at 8C in winter.
@jenasaraus
@jenasaraus Рік тому
Thank you so much for this video, my HVAC technician and I had a disagreement today about if heat pumps can still work under 40F. He REFUSED to believe it’s possible. I was doubting my own sanity and I see now it is in fact possible!
@soulfuzz368
@soulfuzz368 Місяць тому
My neighbour has one and every time it gets that cold I see him out there trying to chip the ice away from the exhaust.
@LevelNoneMusic
@LevelNoneMusic 3 роки тому
I remember subscribing when you were at around 150k subs, and I prayed that WHEN you hit 1 million, the videos would stay the same, and they have. This is honestly one of the best channels ever. You've taught me a lot more than anyone else could, and about things that are actually interesting. Thank you for staying true to edutainment. I honestly think you would make an amazing teacher.
@Kyle4OH8
@Kyle4OH8 3 роки тому
I just noticed he hit over 1 milli too I've been watching this channel for a few years now still the same great content
@johnsmith1474
@johnsmith1474 3 роки тому
You should realize how pitiful your compliment is, everything every stated here is covered in JR HS (or before by kids who bother to show some scientific curiosity in a library).
@Eric2300jeep
@Eric2300jeep 3 роки тому
@@johnsmith1474 And you should realize how much none of us care about your bitter, elitist attitude 😏
@csl110
@csl110 3 роки тому
@@Eric2300jeep He's emotionally unintelligent and complaining about a "lack of scientific curiosity". Notice the irony? Not everyone has the same priorities.
@SomePotato
@SomePotato 3 роки тому
​@@johnsmith1474 Not at all. I came for the VCR and analog TV videos a couple of years ago. I'm not from the US, but I doubt you covered Betamax and PAL vs NTSC in high school over there. Edit: The only thing that changed over the years are the production values, and they only got better.
@keri-lynnmiller7501
@keri-lynnmiller7501 3 роки тому
One of the perks of being hearing impaired is that I always have subtitles turned on and therefore catch things like “Coefficient of smooth jazz” and it makes me feel happy. :)
@myclamish
@myclamish 3 роки тому
I leave subtitles on just because I like to read as well as listen, and even after that I'm still not sure if I can identify what the coefficient of smooth jazz sounds like... XD edit: wait a sec, did you grow up in north west ontario?
@keri-lynnmiller7501
@keri-lynnmiller7501 3 роки тому
@@myclamish probably an imaginary number :) Nope! Why do you ask? Now I’m wondering if coefficient of smooth jazz is a particularly niche slang term in Northern Ontario.
@myclamish
@myclamish 3 роки тому
@@keri-lynnmiller7501 yeah it's all about the coefficient of smooth jazz up there, it's the only sounds you can hear through the 18 layers of jacket to keep the cold out :p i only asked because i realized afterwards that i knew someone named keri-lynn that i grew up with who was also hearing impared...what are the chances.
@mickwolf1077
@mickwolf1077 3 роки тому
Haha, that comment made me feel happy
@TheMsr47gaming
@TheMsr47gaming 3 роки тому
@@myclamish most peaceful commet thread, I didn't know the coefficient of Smooth jazz was the answer to world peace.
@a9ball1
@a9ball1 4 місяці тому
What an outstanding video. I've known for decades how AC works. Could even draw a system for you. But I could not figure out how heat pumps work. Reason, no one told me that the condenser could also be an evaporater. That one little thing that you took the time to share saved me! Thanks 👍
@spooda1237
@spooda1237 9 місяців тому
I live in Australia, so it doesn't get as cold in the winter here as it does in North America, but in the winter it can get from between 0-10 degrees C. And my old house was entirely heated by heat pumps. There was like 6 split systems in the house, they worked great
@jusjaisinghani8179
@jusjaisinghani8179 3 роки тому
I was happy to hear at the end of a 35 min video that this was just part 1, tells me how much I love your content.
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@nslouka90 3 роки тому
*CED flashbacks*
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@yeah493 3 роки тому
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@Xzanah
@Xzanah 3 роки тому
Sure, those hands that hold you are safe... But are you...?
@gioiadelsapere
@gioiadelsapere 3 роки тому
I love how he starts most videos start with a pun
@HotShot-qy1gx
@HotShot-qy1gx 3 роки тому
His voice is like a warm blanket
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@bland9876 3 роки тому
Allstate
@MrSilverad0
@MrSilverad0 3 роки тому
For me it's like a lullaby. Everything in this show is me likey. Please don't change!
@jimshorts4317
@jimshorts4317 3 місяці тому
This is the most thorough and valuable explanation of heat pumps and, really, HVAC systems for us normal people. Thank you so much. This deserves a lot of praise. Very well done, your effort is highly appreciated.
@PaulB-jx9nn
@PaulB-jx9nn 2 місяці тому
Our Heatpump had a COP over the entire year of higher than 5 in northern germany using R290 as refrigerant. Heat Pumps truly are amazing. Even with the high prices for electricity here it is quite a bit cheaper than burning gas + no chimney.
@quietkrs
@quietkrs 3 роки тому
If I had TC as my science or math teacher in school, I imagine my life would have gone in a whole different direction. Thanks for teaching this 30-yr-old something new with every video!
@midimusicforever
@midimusicforever 3 роки тому
Meanwhile in Sweden , I'm annoyed that my heat pump doesn't cool. It would have been sweet to have air conditioning in the summers!
@LeoInterVir
@LeoInterVir 3 роки тому
But it does cool... you're just cooling the outside air. In the US we use heat pumps to heat water for swimming pools. Their exhaust is cool air and when in air restricted areas the temperature gets even colder. Edit: They also have units that can work both ways and cool water. They are generally more expensive.
@midimusicforever
@midimusicforever 3 роки тому
@@LeoInterVir Cool the inside air I mean of course.
@eleftherios11
@eleftherios11 3 роки тому
You can get heat pumps for both heating and cooling
@ajm5007
@ajm5007 3 роки тому
@@LeoInterVir A friend of mine's VERY wealthy parent have a pool with heat pump that's integrated into the changing room's A/C. The heat is transferred from that room to the pool.
@midimusicforever
@midimusicforever 3 роки тому
@@eleftherios11 I know, but mine doesn't.
@Rosher18
@Rosher18 Рік тому
I live and grew up in Marion County in Oregon and all 4 houses I've lived in or gotten to know well have had a combination heat pump/air conditioning unit somewhere out behind or alongside the house. This isn't obscure technology to me, but I was impressed with how well-explained this was, and I now feel better about letting the A/C or heat pump run when it's sunny and my 12.6 kW array can help feed that hungry compressor with the 2100 Watts it wants to keep my house warm.
@codyr2318
@codyr2318 Рік тому
This is one of the most incredible UKposts videos I’ve ever seen. Fascinating. Thank you so much. 🙏
@5roundsrapid263
@5roundsrapid263 3 роки тому
In Scotland, they actually use piles of moss as fuel. Yes, they use peat humps. 😝
@petertr2000
@petertr2000 3 роки тому
See, I thought you powered the entire country on hatred of the English? ;-)
@balokurd17
@balokurd17 Рік тому
I don't think it's very effective in Scotland because the humidity is very high. Even if it's colder in Siberia, there's less clouds and less humidity !
@jiggaman508
@jiggaman508 3 роки тому
I love this channel, my girl seems to always catch me watching these videos and asks why I'm suddenly interested in dishwashers and air conditioners lol.
@AleksandarIvanov69
@AleksandarIvanov69 3 роки тому
Cause u got a 🧠
@Tenebrarium
@Tenebrarium 3 роки тому
Haha, "Not now hun, I'm watching a video about dishwashers!"
@lordjaashin
@lordjaashin 3 роки тому
@@Tenebrarium why are you watching video about me? - her probably
@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis
@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis 3 роки тому
@@lordjaashin 🤣👌 "ᴡᴏᴍАɴ=ᴅɪꜱʜᴡᴀꜱʜᴇʀ" ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰᴜɴɪ ʙʀo 👌🤣10/10 ᴊᴏᴋᴋᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜaʟaʟ ʙʀo👌😆
@lordjaashin
@lordjaashin 3 роки тому
@@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis thanks brah. i like it when my audience laugh their tits off to my kosher comedy.
@SsspraakForsskkarring
@SsspraakForsskkarring Рік тому
You are very effective at explaining physics and technology in an easy-to-understand way, and it is even quite enjoyable to consume it too 🙂
@Hagemann666
@Hagemann666 10 місяців тому
I'm building a new home right now and I installed an air source heat pump based largely on the information gleaned from this video. Thanks!
@sparrowbe4k802
@sparrowbe4k802 3 роки тому
This channel must be in the top 0.1% of all channels out there. No constant repetition to pad the content, no half naked women for clickbait, no constant merching or sponsor messages. Just good solid research and no nonsense compilation of the facts. Excellent. On a par with Veritasium, Tom Scott & ElectroBOOM.
@tangydiesel1886
@tangydiesel1886 3 роки тому
This, Project Farm, and Scott Manley are my go to channels.
@SolarWebsite
@SolarWebsite 3 роки тому
If you like these channels, you'll love Tech Ingredients, I'm sure.
@max_kl
@max_kl 3 роки тому
I'll add Applied Science to the list
@jonasdatlas4668
@jonasdatlas4668 3 роки тому
Yay, Technology Connections finally made that heat pump video we’ve all been waiting for!
@MrManniG
@MrManniG 3 роки тому
Now well await the Teletext Video he promised Ages ago
@Kyle4OH8
@Kyle4OH8 3 роки тому
I can finnaly sleep through the night
@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart
@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart 3 роки тому
Bi gang bi gang bi gang
@Slushee
@Slushee 3 роки тому
Nice pfp
@teh201d
@teh201d 3 роки тому
This is the culmination of the Technology Connections cinematic universe!
@nemoexnuqual3643
@nemoexnuqual3643 Рік тому
Absolutely love mine! My area does get extremely cold, mine is a “hyper heat” model for -20(f) and below -20 (actually a little above that) it has trouble, so resistive and wood pellet are required for a couple months. My split unit compressor has saved me hundreds throughout the year.
@esrevinu.
@esrevinu. Рік тому
Your videos are so informative and well put together, every time I watch something I end up learning something new or seeing something from a different perspective. Well done!
@KevinLyda
@KevinLyda 3 роки тому
I'm converting my house in Galway, Ireland from oil (kerosene) to an air to water heat pump. Happy to shoot some video and some text explaining it as we get it installed.
@fifzeppelin
@fifzeppelin 2 роки тому
2:09 I have an MS in chemical engineering. I know very well how the refrigeration cycle works. Yet I refuse to skip any explanation this channel does about it. It's just that good.
@Crazy_Diamond_75
@Crazy_Diamond_75 2 роки тому
I agree. He has a way of boiling down (heh) topics into their essentials, giving "Aha!" moments even to things you already know about.
@PhreakinPhilip
@PhreakinPhilip 2 роки тому
Same here, don’t think I was ever told it was because of the exploitation of latent heat. Glad you were taught adequately on thermo. My professors sucked so not much has stuck around. However, I still can visualize the cycle I drew and labeled sophomore year
@polpotube
@polpotube 2 роки тому
why would you deny yourself the self validation of "yeah! right! I knew it!" ?
@dlchector
@dlchector 2 роки тому
Don’t feel weird, I’m HVAC instructor and didn’t have any intentions of skipping this video. Nice to see the information from a different person. Will never skip one of his videos.
@JamesQMurphy
@JamesQMurphy 2 роки тому
B.S. ChemE here… didn’t skip either.
@beansnrice321
@beansnrice321 Рік тому
My parent's heat pump kept heating their DeKalb, IL garage during the recent blizzard without issue. Heat pumps are amazing!
@notbrianbradley
@notbrianbradley Рік тому
I don't know why people don't think abstractly and think of "AC" (conditioning the air but only in the cold direction for some reason (well...of course)), a refridgerator, among some other appliances as just "applied heat pumps." I was actually surprised to see your title, as you have the earlier videos about how there needs to be a place to pump the heat so those inside AC units without a part outside don't work. But then I realized how helpful it would be and how (seemingly) silly it is we don't use the same heat pump for "AC" as we do heat. I'm glad you made this video because it really is as simple as having the temperature control "executor" would be that display that labels the compressor and evaborator twice. I suppose calling them the higher level category about them being one of two ends of the heat pump might help. Speaking of heat, I also want to thank you for those videos about ceramic room heaters (completely random other than concept association with heat). Anyway, great video as always. I know I'm late but that's video on demand platforms for ya.
@Caffeine_Addict_2020
@Caffeine_Addict_2020 Рік тому
It’s really common that heat pumps are used for both AC and heat though. My place is a piece of garbage but we have a heat pump for both AC and heat; it sucks
@SilverAura
@SilverAura 3 роки тому
"Where ever there's a temperature gradient, nature is hot and bothered, frankly, and would very much like it to achieve equilibrium." This kind of wonderfully elegant wording and effortless delivery is the type of witty content I love to see.
@manoflego123
@manoflego123 3 роки тому
I was casually scrolling and read this comment at the exact same time he said it and for a few seconds I though the matrix glitched lmao
@EtherImperial
@EtherImperial 3 роки тому
As someone who lives in the south, you have taught me something new about my A/C unit. I always thought that the heating mode was just turning on a space heater style system as it's commonly referred to here as the "heating coil". This also explains why it takes a minute to swap between heating and cooling.
@raptor1jec
@raptor1jec 3 роки тому
As someone who's lived in the south, you weren't entirely wrong, actually. There is a resistive space heater type coil in there to supplement the heat pump. Our unit when I was a kid also had an "emergency heat" mode that only ran the heating coil. I assume that mode was there in case the compressor outside broke.
@dogleg6669
@dogleg6669 3 роки тому
Heatpumps are common in warmer climates in the USA. I'm not sure about everywhere but in Texas atleast where I worked all heatpumps have an electric heating element installed and hooked to the "emergency" heat circuit of the thermostat. This is there to help compensate on really cold days below freezing when heatpumps start to loose efficiently.
@wiredforstereo
@wiredforstereo 3 роки тому
It may be what you think. Some are. My brother-in-law only had resistance heating in his former house in Missouri. Just the way it came when he bought it. However, usually they're used to supplement rather than be the main source of heat.
@eggman9713
@eggman9713 3 роки тому
@@raptor1jec Emergency heat mode was for either that scenario or one where older style heat pumps (like my old one before I replaced it last year) couldn't keep themselves defrosted during very cold conditions. Older units were quite dumb and ran on a combination of time and temperature and sometimes it was not sufficient (in my case, sustained 5F and below which is uncommon for this area). I had it happen a couple of times and my whole heat pump turned into a block of ice. Good thing electricity is cheap here.
@judevecoli865
@judevecoli865 Рік тому
Thanks for this. I moved to Florida from Rhode Island a couple years ago. I was told my "heating system" was a heat pump. I honestly had no idea what that was. Or how it related to the increasing popularity of the wall mount units you have. I have serviced my own gas heaters over the years, and also understand a traditional electric system that pumps the water from room to room. Throw in radiant heat and both active and passive solar systems, and I felt I had a pretty good handle on heating systems. As soon as you explained the basics my brain went "aha" and I saw where you were going. I should have asked sooner. Not that it changes anything. I am certainly not qualified to work on refrigerant based systems. So repairs will be left to the professionals. At least now I will be able to ask questions and understand the answers if my system needs work.
@nickk.4140
@nickk.4140 Рік тому
In Korea for a business trip and I was surprised to recognize that almost every building where I am is heated by heat pumps despite during the coldest parts of winter it getting into the single digit negatives (F). Caused some issues on the coldest nights as it would have to pause to defrost periodically but I was able to use a space heater to flatten out the curve in temperature fluctuations.
@LucasGentry
@LucasGentry 3 роки тому
I've said this before, but I can't help but say it again: Every time you post a video, the Internet gets better. Thank you very much for that.
@eddyo-fl9yh
@eddyo-fl9yh 3 роки тому
Just a random comment. Thank you for taking your time to add subtitles. It's amazing since I am hard of hearing.
@Towert7
@Towert7 Рік тому
Hey TC, I'm like you and find this stuff cool. You might get a kick out of how large jets provide pressurized cool air to the cabin. They call it an air cycle machine (ACM). It's similar to an AC, but doesn't use a refrigerant. It still uses heat exchangers (radiators), but also uses a turbine (turbocharger). It's kind of cool how it works. They can't just take cold air from outside because it needs to be compressed to help people breath (air is not dense enough at altitude), so they bleed air off the jet engine compressor. That air is hot because it was compressed, too hot for the cabin, so they send it through the air cycle machine. If you get some time check it out, I think you'll enjoy it.
@motorv8N
@motorv8N Рік тому
Great tutorial - my interest in heat pumps jumped significantly when I learned that my Mini SE electric uses a heat pump instead of a resistive unit to save energy and get the most out of its teeny battery.
@rockyo59
@rockyo59 3 роки тому
When I was about ten years old, 50 years ago, I asked my father why we couldn't put the outside part of the window AC inside by flipping it around to warm the house in the winter. I didn't know the way it worked at the time but I do now.
@abd4620
@abd4620 3 роки тому
Ahead of your time sir
@rockyo59
@rockyo59 3 роки тому
@Bruce Wang I think you have that backwards I would have been kicked today not 50 years ago
@kirkfranks1
@kirkfranks1 3 роки тому
Because the outlet in inside the house :)
@seanb3516
@seanb3516 3 роки тому
I was working for LUSH manufacturing about 20 years back. They were trying to pour massage bars however the room was too hot. They wired up a window AC unit and placed it in the middle of the room. Being the son of a Mech Eng I was apoplectic trying to explain how this particular thermodynamic setup was worse than nothing. Seems funny now however at the time I was truly flailing. XD I was working with stupid people...a lot of them were real pretty so, six of one......
@miked9000
@miked9000 3 роки тому
While it certainly would work, the amount of energy that it could pull from the outside(you never mentioned the outside temp), would make it colossally inefficient.
@t3hd0n
@t3hd0n 3 роки тому
"its just an ac but backwards" me: *installs my ac backwards for the winter* this can't possibly go wrong lol
@radnukespeoplesminds
@radnukespeoplesminds 3 роки тому
You just need a bucket incase you have any condensate. Also earplugs.
@buddyclem7328
@buddyclem7328 3 роки тому
"Turn up the heat." "I can't reach the thermostat anymore!"
@shawnpitman876
@shawnpitman876 3 роки тому
@@MikePerreman how? It's always going to be below target temperature.
@tnast
@tnast 3 роки тому
@@shawnpitman876 You could always pull some trickery with a little circuit reverse engineering, and relocating the thermostat inside. Granted it'd be more work than it's worth, but It's still doable. Basically just an opposite style thermistor than what's already equipped.
@wiredforstereo
@wiredforstereo 3 роки тому
It would kinda work, they're just not designed to handle frozen heat exchangers like a heat pump is.
@taladiv3415
@taladiv3415 11 місяців тому
It is proof of success for this explanation video that I watched the whole 35 minutes without a reduction in my attention.👍
@ts46176
@ts46176 Рік тому
The only channel on UKposts that can both keep me awake and put me to sleep with the same video lol I love your channel, don't ever change a thing
@nisbahmumtaz909
@nisbahmumtaz909 3 роки тому
No matter how many times I hear it explained, refrigeration cycles are so goddamn magical science, it's really indistinguishable from fiction
@Gulyus
@Gulyus 3 роки тому
Basically, what is exploited is that changing the phase and pressure changes the temperature seen by the opposite sides of the unit. It isn't magic so much as utilization of the laws of thermodynamics to our benefits.
@wiredforstereo
@wiredforstereo 3 роки тому
It's really basic physics. You compress something, it gets hot. You release that pressure, it gets cold. An AC system is simply turning that concept into a continuous cycle.
@TheRealColBosch
@TheRealColBosch 3 роки тому
Yes. Magic, like the OP said.
@johnmassey1016
@johnmassey1016 2 роки тому
As an engineer, that was a brilliantly clear explanation on how refrigerators and heat pumps work. Well done, dude!!
@electrictroy2010
@electrictroy2010 Рік тому
THE SPLIT HEAT PUMP doesn’t have built-in resistance heat? I thought that was standard backup heat for heat pumps. (That’s how my whole home unit.) .
@LongTrout
@LongTrout Рік тому
They are still a piece of shit in Michigan for heat. They are hole in your pocket in the wintertime and don't keep you warm on cold days. Don't try to bullshit the HVAC installer/ Mechanical Contractor.
@aaronpomeroy2579
@aaronpomeroy2579 Рік тому
I didn’t learn much when watching this cuz I’m a thermodynamics nerd. HOWEVER, I wish I saw this when going through the refrigeration cycle for the first time. Phenomenal explanation
@cheapbastard990
@cheapbastard990 Рік тому
You are 100% correct about heat pumps being extremely common in the south. I am in Northern Mississippi and it's pretty standard here. I suspect they are so uncommon up north because the companies selling them don't want to deal with the massive number of complaining customers for those times when it doesn't work because it's too cold. Up north, there are typically weeks of that several times every winter. Here there are maybe a couple of days like that in several typical winters. It seems to me that there should be an alternative though. You could have a two stage system using two compressors and two refrigerants and easily extract heat from outside air even at 50 below! Yes, the 2nd compressor would make it far less efficient when it's 50 degrees outside. But it could be designed to only use the 2nd stage when it drops below say 15 degrees. That's around the temperature that heat pump efficiency really starts to drop off.
@ryanvandy1615
@ryanvandy1615 Рік тому
In Michigan it is rare to see a home heated with a heat pump. And the ones that do use heat pumps are usually equipped with a gas or resistance heat backup.
@cheapbastard990
@cheapbastard990 Рік тому
@@ryanvandy1615 Yep, they don't save enough to justify the cost up there because it simply gets too cold too regularly. Heat pumps are extremely efficient at temperatures above 40 degrees, but below that they drop off steeply, At 30 degrees they still work, but you aren't saving nearly as much. At 20, you are pretty much breaking even. Below that, they are virtually worthless, so some other means of heat has to be used. Here in the south, that's only a night or two on average per winter, but up north it's all day and night for weeks at a time every winter. While the heat pump might save you some money in the fall and spring it's not useful in the winter and so not a very good investment. You still need far better heating than we have down here and makes more sense to put your money into that system.
@blucanyon322
@blucanyon322 8 місяців тому
Hey I’m from the MS coast, still never even seen a furnace heated home haha
@maximum3611
@maximum3611 3 роки тому
The day after this video comes out, my thermodynamics class starts going over second law and heat pumps. This got me ahead of the game. Amazing
@code051
@code051 3 роки тому
my thermodynamics exam is tomorrow lol
@jf2029
@jf2029 3 роки тому
Here's a shock. The laws can be broken.
@Kraus-
@Kraus- 3 роки тому
@@jf2029 Wait. That's illegal.
@jf2029
@jf2029 3 роки тому
@@Kraus- nope. Just needs the right setup/config. I know it's possible.
@nahometesfay1112
@nahometesfay1112 3 роки тому
@@jf2029 Not sure if you got the joke
@fhj007
@fhj007 3 роки тому
This feels like the avengers endgame of technology connections
@Steets
@Steets 3 роки тому
What you didn't see was the toast offscreen, which was being heated by the mini-split.
@FPSNecromancerBob
@FPSNecromancerBob 3 роки тому
Latent heat "I am inevitable..."
@tommyagnello4100
@tommyagnello4100 3 роки тому
This is only Infinity War. Endgame comes in part 2
@sebastiangorka200
@sebastiangorka200 3 роки тому
no this is infinity war endgame is gonna be heatpumps part 2: underground heatpump
@davidthorne5715
@davidthorne5715 3 роки тому
Plz stop comparing things to marvel and Harry Potter movies 😬
@jjdatuner
@jjdatuner Рік тому
Awesome information! This is actually a very common heating solution here in Sweden. We have a air/water system in our house that functions like this. 👍
@shahab_shawn_siahpoosh
@shahab_shawn_siahpoosh Рік тому
One of the best videos, I've seen to explain and justify the importance of using heat pumps.
@DrakeDaraitis
@DrakeDaraitis 3 роки тому
I feel like T-Connections is just justifying the cost of each new household product with a video.
@27dcx
@27dcx 3 роки тому
UKposts is a business so anything used for a video can be a write off on taxes
@officer_baitlyn
@officer_baitlyn 3 роки тому
@@27dcx not sure how it is in the us, but usually u can write stuff off only partially
@EebstertheGreat
@EebstertheGreat 3 роки тому
@@officer_baitlyn You're only supposed to write off whatever fraction is used for business. So for instance, if I use my computer 8 hours a day for work and 4 hours a day for other purposes, I'm only supposed to write off two thirds of its purchase and operating costs. For things like this heat pump, he's probably not supposed to write anything off at all, because he already bought it for another purpose and just had it around and decided to make a video of it. But for something like his Edison phonograph, he could easily write off 100%, since he bought it pretty much exclusively for the video.
@Mengmoshu
@Mengmoshu 3 роки тому
I was thinking that it's sort of the other way around. UKpostsring is paying off, so he can buy these gadgets that improve his home, but he's Technology Connections so he sees an opportunity to do a video. And in this case it's a great video.
@theglowcloud2215
@theglowcloud2215 3 роки тому
@@EebstertheGreat The tax code in the U.S. is such a garbage fire, however, that people are encouraged to do some creative accounting in order to minimize their taxable income. And I don't blame them.
@bracco23
@bracco23 3 роки тому
This video feels like the first avengers, bringing all the previous videos together to create a masterpiece.
@davidelson2728
@davidelson2728 Рік тому
Brilliant explanation. You think you know how these systems work but listening to this chap explaining the system operation shows how much you don’t know.
@adventureawaits3646
@adventureawaits3646 Рік тому
very good video and explanation! Once our A/C and/or heating dies, I'll definitely look into these systems. Here in NorCal we rarely get to freezing, so should be no problem. My sister in Germany, where it can be -4F for weeks, had a heat pump system put in, they also removed and replaced their wood fire place with a system that has fans and some more tech I didn't pay too much attention to, but that's their supplemental heat source if it gets that cold. This is their first winter with the system and it's balmy warm in their house. Add solar panels on the roof and they're saving a bundle and are more environmental. We have to first replace the roof before adding panels, but that will happen soon too. Thanks for all these really well done videos!
@cstreet1824
@cstreet1824 Рік тому
Don't do it. Running your compressor year round when you could use gas heat will increase your electrical bill significantly.
@psyko2666
@psyko2666 3 роки тому
I'm teaching thermodynamics in my class right now, and this is perfect!
@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT
@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT 3 роки тому
"Today we are going to demonstrate how heat pumps harness the power of Maxwell's Demon to isolate high energy particles from a mass of randomly moving molecules, and transport them across a thermal barrier."
@ProTayToeGamer
@ProTayToeGamer 3 роки тому
I'm actually in the middle of taking an HVAC class right now and the last few videos you've out out have been invaluable in helping me, thank you so much!
@Worldsoldout
@Worldsoldout 3 роки тому
In Switzerland common since the 1980ies. But with water-circuits to heat comfortable and more efficient. And on the top, a lot of them are taking the energy not from the fresh and cold air, they go 200 meters deep in the ground with another water-glycol-circuit. Even more efficient, but not cheap. And now since a few years, this deep in the ground going loops are double used: In winter to get +5°C Water for the heatpump, in summer to bring +16°C Water to cool (without A/C). But it needs good engineering.
@MaksimIzer
@MaksimIzer 3 роки тому
facepalm
@Rudenbehr
@Rudenbehr 3 роки тому
I wanna do HVAC haha, or be an electrician
@KOTYAR0
@KOTYAR0 3 роки тому
I learned air conditioning for 5 years, and I wish we had a troubleshooting rig like that
@KOTYAR0
@KOTYAR0 3 роки тому
@@Worldsoldout that's... overwhelming and makes me envious. Well, there are perks living in the 2nd world
@montagneverte
@montagneverte Рік тому
I just built an apartment building that uses heat pumps down to -30C. It also has a third refrigerant line for the heat recovery. That lets certain people air condition if they are south facing and it lets the colder apartments use that rejected energy to heat.
@liambrock3831
@liambrock3831 Рік тому
Installed these for years. Fantastic units!
@Soloist1983
@Soloist1983 3 роки тому
Coming to this channel is like talking with my twin brother. Seriously, 99% of what you do is what we've discussed for years, save for of course the newer topics. Sadly, I lost my brother to leukemia, so in a really odd way, this channel is almost like being able to hang out with him again, which is comforting. Btw, we were both connoisseurs of Xmas lighting, still haven't found an off the shelf, non-garnish, mon-flickering, LED set yet :D
@edaten4205
@edaten4205 3 роки тому
I’m sorry for your loss and I’m glad you’ve found a way to celebrate your brother. Even when bittersweet, I am always appreciative whenever I feel the joy from someone that’s gone.
@Blankult
@Blankult 2 роки тому
R.I.P.
@loturzelrestaurant
@loturzelrestaurant 2 роки тому
@@Blankult Hi. I ask around to see if someone would be interested in a lil Project of mine. Some people try to be the 180 Degree Opposite of Cancel-Culture and try to help UKposts become less... well, lets say 'Messy' to use nice words only... ... Interested to hear a bit more?
@Blankult
@Blankult 2 роки тому
@@loturzelrestaurant What is it?
@loturzelrestaurant
@loturzelrestaurant 2 роки тому
@@Blankult Well, well, where do i start to explain? Basically, looking away from Issues is real popular. I guess you know that. And you surely knew about Cancel-Culture being 'bad'. Yes, it is. BUT did you knew that its 180 Degree Opposite does exist? Some people try to get stuff removed/deleted because they wanna help. Just like Real-Life has the Policephonenumber, UKposts has the reportbutton. It exists for a Reason. Not for no Reason. So the idea is that Racism and much more is findable and reportworthy; a combination that should lead to... well... reportbutton-usage? Sorry, I'm not a big Speech-Maker, just some Guy who got many Covid-Deniers removed; this week alone; but well. It does not work 'enough', overall, but it works enough so that i got the Idea 'why not ask people to join the Fun?'
@damanorelse
@damanorelse 3 роки тому
My desire to consolidate got me dreaming of a future when a house has one big refrigerant circuit that provides heating, hot water, fridges, freezers, and ACs.
@RGInquisitor
@RGInquisitor 3 роки тому
Why? So if a single part of that entire circuit fails, it ALL goes down?
@matthewtuel2747
@matthewtuel2747 3 роки тому
In commercial refrigeration (restaurants, grocery stores etc), it is common to use a shared circuit for the chillers, refrigerators, icemakers and what-not. I don't think you could share that with an A/C system but I also am not an expert at refrigeration. This helps keep the indoor air at a reasonable temp without over-taxing the A/C.
@WangChung81
@WangChung81 3 роки тому
You can already do it really. Not only do they make "mini split" refrigerators but all you need to do is modify any fridge you want with a plate heat exchanger and run a water loop through it. Have a HVAC tech braze one on for you in place of the condenser, the run some PEX to the fridge.
@OrangeC7
@OrangeC7 3 роки тому
@@RGInquisitor In theory, if you're consolidating it all to one system, then you could have two backup systems. On top of the main heat pump system, you have a backup heat pump and then auxiliary heating. I'm not an urban engineer/anyone else that would consider this, though, so there's probably something I'm missing
@RGInquisitor
@RGInquisitor 3 роки тому
@@OrangeC7 Well you definitely could have backups, but a consolidated system in itself would already be very complex. Adding redundancy to each part of the system would be a lot more work than just having each part working independently.
@aptasi
@aptasi Рік тому
When I upgraded the original and outdated HVAC system in my last home, I went with a combination air source heat pump and a gas furnace. That replaced both my ancient air conditioner and worn out gas furnace. I’m in Minnesota, and the thing that I appreciated is that the thermostat was capable of auto controlling the two based on the outdoor temperature. The gas furnace was only really used when the temperature dropped below 10°F.
@racerex340
@racerex340 Рік тому
I'm in New Hampshire, our house isn't THAT old, but as is typical with New England rural homes built before 2000, it has no central AC, uses forced hot-water/baseboard heating and an oil furnace, with a large supplemental wood stove in the main space of the house. My home is about 3000sq ft and two floors, with the upstairs bedrooms having baseboard resistive heaters (upstairs was finished years after the home was built and was never properly rough plumbed for more heating zones). We've wanted to go to central AC for years, but up until recently, since our home wasn't ducted for forced hot air, our choices were really those garbage high-pressure attic-deployed systems, or more recently mini-splits, but if you want AC in every room and don't want to have to keep doors open, you're putting a multi-zone system in with indoor units installed in each room, likely requiring multiple outdoor units, an extremely expensive endeavor. The upside is that we wouldn't need resistive heating upstairs anymore and barely use the oil furnace except to supplement on the days that it gets below zero, but I'm curious about how well the better and new systems can handle those nights when it's -15F outside. Does your system still function much when it drops below zero in heating mode? I'm really tired of all the mixed message you get on the subject. On one side, you have people that want the technology deployed because it reduces our need for fossil fuels, which is great, but those people often just use the best case scenarios and generic statements to make their points, like "Modern heat pumps use 1/4th the energy as other technologies like electric or gas", or when questioned about their cold weather capabilities they often respond with something along the lines of "you're thinking of the old American heat pumps of the 70's and 80's, modern heat pumps work below freezing, not a problem anymore, even Sweden and Norway use them". I'd be willing to consider completely gutting my home's HVAC system to deploy quality multi-zone mini-split systems, but for my home since we don't have any ducting, we're talking at least $50K for enough properly sized units and the installation, I wouldn't want to spend that kind of money if the system is only useful on 50% of the days from November to March.
@Progrocker70
@Progrocker70 7 місяців тому
@@racerex340 Exactly my thoughts on this. I have cast iron radiators with gas boiler, and I just love them and the quiet, even heat they produce, and don't want to get rid of them. . Also, with an older home in a cold climate, you really have to air seal and insulate well to make the mini split heat pumps effective. The mini splits are mounted on the ceiling or high on a wall, great for A/C but I would think less effective at heating at floor level. I lived in an apartment with forced air heat all the vents at the ceiling and the ceiling was hot while the floor was freezing. Also in my case I have a vintage home, and the look of the mini split heads would clash with the trim and mouldings I have in the house. I got a quote for one mini split head and one outside unit of about $5,500. I would need at least six or seven to do main floor, and another two prob if I finished the attic.
@nickpogoler
@nickpogoler Рік тому
A few years ago I was responsible for the care and feeding of a dozen or so terribly arthritic heat pumps from the 60s that the school I worked at had for the classrooms. This was in Los Angeles. So they’ve been around in some form or another. Very informative video.
@Kangenpower7
@Kangenpower7 Рік тому
I worked on a building that was SCE Headquarters in Long Beach CA, with a 1948 unit that is 4 compressor 100 hp each, R-12 heat pump with a water cooled condenser in the lower level of the basement garage, so it takes air from the garage to blow outside when running, no need to run additional fans in the garage. Of course in the heat pump mode, the water is shut off, but the fans run. Yes heat pumps have been around for a long time. I even own a 1978 heat pump water heater made my Airtemp. It looks like a upright window A/C unit with water lines to the condenser, to collect the heat to put into a water heater tank. It has a 13,500 Btu compressor, and can heat to 120F easy!
@Thoroughly_Wet
@Thoroughly_Wet 3 роки тому
"the future of home heating" *Me while listening to my 20 yo heat pump spooling up "The future is now, moderately aged man"
@GregHassler
@GregHassler 3 роки тому
Same, since 2008
@douglas8568
@douglas8568 3 роки тому
@@GregHassler I used this since the 80s , living in a third world country
@Mach141
@Mach141 3 роки тому
these have been common in warmer climates for at least 30 years if not longer
@johnmiller8884
@johnmiller8884 3 роки тому
Yup. Central Valley of California where a hard freeze (below 25 F) here is considered a natural disaster. Heat pumps are THE thing.
@timhartherz5652
@timhartherz5652 3 роки тому
They've become the go-to heating system for new Houses about 20 Years ago around here (Germany). People seem to oftwn have a Hard time wrapping their head around how they work, I usually say "Its a fridge installed the Wrong Way around, where the warm Plate is on the inside."
@justafan5179
@justafan5179 3 роки тому
There was a "Blondie Comic" where Dagwood has the air conditioner in backwards, and Blondie asks "are you air-conditioning the outside, dear?" to which Dagwood responds, "Nope, I'm heating the house." It captures perfectly the irony of the situation you present.
@ianship5058
@ianship5058 3 роки тому
They do work if the ambient is above -5 deg C
@justafan5179
@justafan5179 3 роки тому
@@ianship5058 Agree completely... That's the irony. The comic treats it as ingenious on Dagwood's part, but ultimately a "bless his heart" stupid, sigh from Blondie, for not "just" using a conventional heater... I wish I could find it.
@hkelly1623
@hkelly1623 2 роки тому
It’s exactly what a reversible heat pump does, only with a reversing valve instead of turning the entire unit around. A heat pump package unit could be a conventional A/C only sealed system without a reversing valve if ductwork was set up to change the airflow. It must not be efficient as it's not done.
@EastDallasKicks
@EastDallasKicks 2 роки тому
@@hkelly1623 Aren’t heat pumps a thing of the past/present and not a thing of the future? I see a reversing valve in our cheap condenser I think it’s an ameristar unit.
@2009dudeman
@2009dudeman 2 роки тому
@@EastDallasKicks Not necessarily. There is a large market for them in many places. You just don't see them a ton in mini-split configurations here in the states. They are instead integrated into the traditional HVAC system. Normal AC is just a heat pump it's just that most of them are one way. Doing away with heat pumps would be doing away with Air conditioning, Fridges, Freezers, etc. They are all just heat pumps, using them for heat is still a better bang for your buck than electric heat. I haven't run the numbers for gas heat.
@plasmatorchic
@plasmatorchic 8 місяців тому
It makes me sad it took me so long to realize that this is an application of the joule-thompson effect/coefficient! I'm so glad this channel is here!
@csumme7
@csumme7 Рік тому
They are quite common here in Finland. Our apartment has one, they are Nordic models of course. We have wall batteries for those really cold night (-20-30C) but there don't come on very often unless going in and outside.
@nolankanski9116
@nolankanski9116 3 роки тому
I'm liking this refrigeration cycle cinematic universe
@Adam-yr2nq
@Adam-yr2nq 3 роки тому
It's very climactic.
@nthgth
@nthgth 3 роки тому
@@Adam-yr2nq one might even say climatic
@jamminwrenches860
@jamminwrenches860 3 роки тому
My mom used to yell at me "I'm not air conditioning the whole neighborhood! Close the door! Showed you mom, now you ARE air conditioning the whole neighborhood now. In the winter anyway.
@GerBarne
@GerBarne 3 роки тому
I live in a temperate to cold climate, so we'd have the heating on. If one of us dared open the window my mam would shout "close that window, we're heating the fucking sky!" Good times.
@mattbanks3517
@mattbanks3517 3 роки тому
i hate my heat pump. I hate electric heat. Slow, dries your skin and turns off when i need it. I prefer an ethanol fire
@diablo.the.cheater
@diablo.the.cheater 3 роки тому
@@mattbanks3517 heat is heat.
@mattbanks3517
@mattbanks3517 3 роки тому
@@diablo.the.cheater yes but a propane heater or a simple wood/ethanol fire is instant heat and runs when i want it to run, electric heaters and heat pumps have stupid thermostats that turn off when they want to.
@jbetfifty5904
@jbetfifty5904 3 роки тому
@Maiahi what? since when did your parents yelling at you become a bad thing?
@KiwiMaker
@KiwiMaker Рік тому
Cool, In NZ about 90% of houses have heatpumps. I never understood why they needed a defrost cycle until now, Thanks! Id love to experiment with my own ground source heatpump one day too.
@BrawlerTheSmokyDutchMan
@BrawlerTheSmokyDutchMan Рік тому
Thanks man, I had trouble wrapping my head around this concept. Your amazing explanation blew my skepticism away.
@Qwarzz
@Qwarzz 3 роки тому
It's fun how these always go out of stock in Finland when there's a especially warm summer. We're not used to having air conditioning and these miracle devices gave that as a bonus for lowering heating costs during winter.
@Juhuuu
@Juhuuu 3 роки тому
God dammit every time. You'd think people had the foresight to invest in cooling equipment BEFORE the summer but no. It's always at the time of the heatwave. If you couldn't get an air conditioner in the summer, then surely you would buy it in the fall, when they become available again, no? The previous summer isn't going to be the last hot one. They wait until the next summer and the cycle continues. It's a neverending loop.
@Karjis
@Karjis 3 роки тому
Same phenomenom as why nobody changes winter tyres before you have snow on the ground 😂
@Qwarzz
@Qwarzz 3 роки тому
@@Karjis "Talvi yllätty autoilijat" (Drivers surprised by winter). Every single year.
@markusbjorklund5920
@markusbjorklund5920 3 роки тому
I live in a flat connected to a district heating but I also have an air source heat pump to cool the flat and to manage the humidity. It does get hot and moist even here in Finland.
@sunnohh
@sunnohh 3 роки тому
@@Juhuuu don’t worry, eventually the ac guys will figure out they should just have crazy high prices all year in your country
@richardstern7158
@richardstern7158 3 роки тому
I'm from Australia and at first thought "heat pump" was going to be some amazing new technology, and then you said "reverse cycle air conditioner" and I was like "oh, aren't they standard everywhere? I have 3 in my home." Apparently not. Here they are very common and work great it our climate.
@cgrecommended
@cgrecommended 3 роки тому
Mark Taylor wants to tell you about Australia's favourite air
@Thermalions
@Thermalions 3 роки тому
Yes, you actually really struggle to buy an airconditioner here that isn't reverse cycle (unless you're buying the smallest cheapest unit possible). And that's in a location where you might turn it to heat mode for a couple of hours on just a few days in the year.
@dog61
@dog61 3 роки тому
@@Nelumbo_lutea And oil and natural gas.
@georgemaragos2378
@georgemaragos2378 3 роки тому
Hi Richard - Sydney dweller here. Yeah i have known reverse cycle air conditioners ( hot and old ) since the 80's basically The old part of the house has a mitsubishi reverse cycle air con from late 80's - still works great The rear part of the house had a LG unit in @1995 but that failed and was replaced 2019 with another mitsubishi The only drawback is you need to remember to change the cycle on the remote from heat to cool 21 heat is was different to 21 cool - so about 2 times a year i remove the batteries for a minute then place them back in and reset it to the correct cycle ( a dot moves between the heat and cool cymbals every 5 seconds , just press the power key on the cycle you want ) Also, if you are in remote or snow / freeze zones you need a higher end model specifically for freezing areas ( like much of north europe / canada ) these machines are more expensive as they have electrical heating element in the outside evaporator to defrost it beore it starts working Regards George
@antonellacanale1719
@antonellacanale1719 2 роки тому
Same here in Argentina, we have one in each bedroom and living room and it works great!
@vladnickul
@vladnickul Рік тому
I love heat pumps :) we use air to air in the apartament and water-water at the house. even now when the electricity is 3-4 times as much is cheaper then gas. We keep it at 21C to lower further the costs. We insulated the gome and the attic cc with spray on foam the thing cost at least 70% cheaper
@M3T4LGH05T
@M3T4LGH05T Рік тому
We use a heat pump as well for our heated flooring as well as our AC unit which can heat or cool using the same water and heat pump as the water cooling unit. Just got to shut the valves for floor hearing in summer so the water only travels to the AC unit.
@Anotaren
@Anotaren Рік тому
Hi! i use heat pumps like these to warm my house here in Sweden during the winters. I have 2 and never had any problems even at -30c, and it's the only thing heating my house. So it works really good!
@balokurd17
@balokurd17 Рік тому
Even at -30 ??! Maybe you have low hygrometry because your external unit freezes very fast and it makes a lot of defrost cycle (and waiste electricty of course) I live at high altitude and I only use my heatpump during the afternoon when it's very cold. Then use wood during the night.
@subliminalvibes
@subliminalvibes 3 роки тому
Being Australian, I can attest to the outstanding performance of these heat-pumping suckers. 👍😎
@everyhandletaken
@everyhandletaken 3 роки тому
likewise :)
@ewetoob1924
@ewetoob1924 3 роки тому
In back the 1970s we had a reverse-cycle air-conditioner. Made in USA by GE!
@Voreoptera
@Voreoptera 3 роки тому
I am in Australia as well. And I never really thought about our reverse cycle air conditioning being uncommon. I am now wandering if our own units have defrost protection.
@subliminalvibes
@subliminalvibes 3 роки тому
@@ewetoob1924 That's when I was born! 👍😎
@subliminalvibes
@subliminalvibes 3 роки тому
@@Voreoptera Yes, they do.
@redaceFR
@redaceFR 3 роки тому
Hello ! I'm from France and I have some interesting things here. Members of my family are farmers, and because of the huge house they got, they had to find a good way to heat up the space without having to go bankrupt every winter. So they installed a heat pump as a main heater (for hot water and heating the interior). What's interesting is that they do not use a air heat pump, they use a water heat pump, let me explain. Because they have a huge need of water for the animals, they had to install their own pump in order to avoid paying too much to have water. The water is directly pumped from a water table below them. So the water is basically free. What the pump does is that it drain water from the water table and then suck up its heat until it reaches 4°C (so it doesn't freeze). Then the water is RETURNED TO THE WATER TABLE (it's not wasted). The main advantage is that the water is almost all the time around the same temperature because it comes from underground (around 12/14 °C if i remember correctly) so there is no problem in using it during really cold and humid weather and it is also extremely efficient. You where talking about underground source for heat, so it's quite close. They still need to use their fireplace to heat-up the air but it's already a huge advantage. On another note, in the family house we have in a very humid region (next to the ocean), we have huge problem with heavy humidity building up inside the house and also the walls (the house is quite old and made up of materials that are quite porous. So we bought a dehumidifier to try and remove a lot of that humidity. It's a very heavy bloc the size of a big computer case. For what I understood about it, it's a closed heat-pump (closed AC to be more precise) that cool the air at the entrance to condense water inside a small tank then simply transfer the heat to the output air via another heat exchanger, the air coming out is a bit warmer than ambient air but it works quite well. We need to empty out it's 5 Liter tank of water every 6/7 hours of it working (inside a small room). Hope you find this interesting ! I'm waiting for part 2
@ivoivanov7407
@ivoivanov7407 3 роки тому
It seems that water/air and water/water heat pumps will be covered in part 2. Or I hope so.
@richhagenchicago
@richhagenchicago 3 роки тому
They have geothermal heat pumps here that work on the same basic principles. You are using the ground via the ground water as a giant heat sink so that your heat pump will not have the problems that my heat pump will have when the outside air is below or near the boiling point of my refrigerant. I have a similar dehumidifier in my basement. It cools the air down which causes some of the water in that air to condense out which is then dumped through a hose to a drain. The air is then run through a counter flow air to air heat exchanger to warm that air and pre-cool the entering air before the exiting air is blown over the condenser coils and released back into the room. This also pre-cools the incoming air before it is blown over the evaporator coils. I am not sure what the efficiency is, but it would heat the air a bit equivalent to its electricity consumption, which, if holding the same amount of moisture, also lowers its relative humidity as well.
@Gulyus
@Gulyus 3 роки тому
You can also do exactly that concept with modern heat pumps...you just need to run coils of pipe through the ground to absorb energy from the ground.
@redaceFR
@redaceFR 3 роки тому
Whats also interesting is that the heat pump is a two stage heat pump. The first stage is around 30/40 °C to heat up the house and a second stage use the first stage has a heat source to rise the temperature to around 80/90 °C (very hot) for hot tap water (shower, dishes and stuff). If I remember correctly (and I will need to ask for the manual later), it uses the same circuit but cut into 2 sectors with their own pumps to perform the action.
@techyguruman
@techyguruman 3 роки тому
That sounds like it's just an open loop ground source heat pump.
@RANDALLOLOGY
@RANDALLOLOGY Рік тому
Really good explanation. I'm EPA certified HVAC and can say you did a good jod 👍👍
@juppster5694
@juppster5694 Рік тому
Excellent, as always! Thank you for such readily-graspable explanations 👍 Looking forward to the next one on geothermal.
@snowballeffect7812
@snowballeffect7812 3 роки тому
I'm hyped for ground-source heat pumps.
@wiredforstereo
@wiredforstereo 3 роки тому
We've pretty much moved past them at this point. Air source are so efficient and ground source are so expensive to install, they really don't make sense anymore. In many cases, it's more cost effective to install solar panels to make up the difference. Same with solar water heating. For several years now, it has been more cost effective to install a heatpump water heater and solar panels than a solar water heating system.
@snowballeffect7812
@snowballeffect7812 3 роки тому
@@wiredforstereo interesting. I thought maybe ground-source would be more scalable (for larger buildings) and better for extreme climates.
@Basement-Science
@Basement-Science 3 роки тому
@@snowballeffect7812 They are better in every way, except initial cost. Mostly because everyone is doing it wrong though. Really, it just depends how long you want to wait until it becomes worth the extra cost.
@xHadesStamps
@xHadesStamps 3 роки тому
As in geothermal?
@haroldhenderson2824
@haroldhenderson2824 3 роки тому
@@xHadesStamps No, more like trying to "bake" the soil during summer and trying to "freeze" it even colder during the winter. Geothermal uses already hot rocks/soil to provide the heat for electric generation or heating only (no option to reject heat into the rocks/soil).
@ofngol
@ofngol 3 роки тому
34:06 "For now, stay warm." Me in the Philippines at 3:00am : - turns airconditioning on because it's too hot -
@Bagsy84
@Bagsy84 3 роки тому
get a dehumidifier
@henryairconcepts2999
@henryairconcepts2999 3 роки тому
In tropical countries, heatpumps only cool, less complicated system and last longer
@federicomarintuc
@federicomarintuc 3 роки тому
@@henryairconcepts2999 I live in north Argentina and every year more models sold are hot/cold because we are little pussies when temperature goes below 10 C
@marlonmartins82
@marlonmartins82 3 роки тому
@@henryairconcepts2999 I'm in Brazil, heat pump are more expensive and not useful. I barely use a oil heater at half power to sleep in some winter cold days.
@henryairconcepts2999
@henryairconcepts2999 3 роки тому
@@marlonmartins82 I see. I live in NZ people live in pacific area and south east asia only have cooling heatpump. And it’s cheap to buy. Maybe around $300-400 including install for small heatpump like underr 1kw
@CREGGYAS
@CREGGYAS Рік тому
In practical use expect to see “emergency heat” on your thermostat. Using electric coils to supplement the heat pump.
@firestarter12345
@firestarter12345 Рік тому
The first part of this video explaining how heat pumps work made me happy, my grandpa put a window a/c unit in my room, it just made my room hotter.
@thejackalope2622
@thejackalope2622 3 роки тому
Me, 2 minutes into the video: "All I have to do is turn my air conditioner around? Done."
@Kraus-
@Kraus- 3 роки тому
You joke, but you can literally do that with a window mounted unit. The temperature control would be useless but yolo.
@GreyValkrie
@GreyValkrie 3 роки тому
Dont even need to reverse it. Just take it out and run it, the heat produced is greater than the cold air produced from the AC part of the unit. Its how I kept my room back at my parents house warm during the winter cause it wasnt connected to the central vents.
@CircuitrinosOfficial
@CircuitrinosOfficial 3 роки тому
@@GreyValkrie if you run it with the whole thing inside, it is equivalent to resistive heating and therefore much less efficient. It's no longer running as a heat pump.
@AvgDan
@AvgDan 3 роки тому
@@GreyValkrie sorry but mining crypto currency or running an electric space heater would have been better.
@emotionz3
@emotionz3 3 роки тому
Someone needs to modify a portable dual-hose air conditioner to basically change the hose connections to the top portion for heating, and the bottom portion for air conditioning. This would eliminate any need for even reversing the direction of the refrigerant. The hoses present some loss (as they are moving air, warm or cold depending on the configuration) but it'd be, effectively, a portable self contained mini-split system. Of course it would be loud as the compressor is inside, but this would be perfect for a garage or basement year-round. My portable dual hose unit has a heating function but it literally runs a ceramic heating element inside the unit like a space heater, thus is no more efficient than a space heater.) Even if it cost $1000, it'd be worth it.
@michaeldaigle7207
@michaeldaigle7207 3 роки тому
Bro the world building in this series is insane. Months upon months of videos all building different ideas to a point where they all neatly tuck back into themselves with new topics.
@NormReitzel
@NormReitzel Рік тому
Nice explanation. Most peoiple who try to explain refrigeration concentrate from pressure changes (Boyle's law) and ignore the vital phase changes. Good Job!! Also in cooling mode, my unit takes the condensate and evaporates around the condenser, thus recovering the heat of vaporization of the inside humidity. Very Efficient.
@mainephotoman
@mainephotoman Місяць тому
Your heat pump shouldn’t sound like that. I’d have that fixed! Enjoy your videos, you’re very thorough and informative. Thanks!
@iceman95590
@iceman95590 3 роки тому
I was a refrigeration engineer for 40 years.(retired) This is the first video I have seen that explains the operation of a heat pump correctly. Well done. I find your "heat" units a little strange, I am used to BthU & Si units. I built my own system using a 3HP Frigidaire unit, (R22) belt driven in my garage, with the evaporator/condenser in a warm air duct system, 35 years ago. Worked well for over 10 years, until I moved house. Serviced it for the new owners for 3 years until I left the area. Love your video's, keep up the high standard. I am in the UK by the way.
@vayrie
@vayrie 3 роки тому
the way your tshirt has folded is absolutely sending me
@Alistair-gi3bx
@Alistair-gi3bx 7 місяців тому
I watched this video close to when it was uploaded, only after shopping around and looking at split a/c units do I truly grasp the concept.
@ozzya7887
@ozzya7887 11 місяців тому
Mind blow!!! 🤯 to have a system like this in an air induction system to work only till freezing and have the gas portion to kick in when freezing and below would be a great idea and more efficient I would think. Great video and explanation, keep up the good work!
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