Bangkoktraveler Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Has anybody had any experience with heat pumps in Thailand? I know carrier carries a heat pump in Thailand, are there other brands and what are the prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 What do you need heat pumps for in Thailand, just turn off the aircon and you get free heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Heat pumps are not all that efficient. They are designed to cycle whatever heat they get off the a/c compressor (outside ambient air) into the house (heating system). You are using a heat pump when it is cold out so not a lot of heat around. Heat pumps are mostly used where natural gas is not available. If the cost of your electricity is dirt cheap, then a heat pump is OK. For Thailand, a small quartz, electric heater may be a lot less costly and do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Heat pumps are efficient if the outside temp is 5C or higher. Better than an electric heater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 We live in the desert in the US. Most people have swamp coolers but when you really need cool air, swamp coolers do not work (like when we get monsoons). So what most people get instead of a swamp cooler is a heat pump. Store has 2 and house has one. Both store heat pumps run on 3-phase which is another savings and house's heat pump has two compressors - one small and one large. Reason for wanting to know if anybody has one in Thailand is 1. familiar with heat pumps 2. climate is similar (at least temperature wise) with US house and Thailand hgouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 In Sweden we use heat pump for A device that warms building by transferring heat from a relatively low-temperature reservoir to one at a higher temperature. while wikipedia gives a much wider definition A heat pump is a machine which moves heat from a low temperature reservoir to a higher temperature reservoir under supply of work. Common examples are: refrigerators air conditioners gas compression heat pumps phase change heat pumps thermoelectric heat pumps that use the Peltier effect geothermal exchange heat pumps vortex tubes wikipedia What's your heat pump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 The heat pump we have at the US house can be found here HERE. Where we are in the US, this and swamp coolers are what just about everybody uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 What I understand your heat pump gives you a constant temperature inside your house - adds heat or cool air? Same as in my car btw. OK, I've just seen normal air conditions in Thailand so just producing cool air or not. The brands are mostly japanese (even if manufactured in their Lam Chabang factories), so you can surely order your heat pumps, but expect long delivery time and expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Your car, not same-same. The heat in the car comes from the radiator fluid heated by the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Really?? I just select the temperature and the climate equipment fix the rest - in the summer I put it on 18 and in the winter 22 and it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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