REMKO CMF-80 v.2 - Manual (Page 5)

Economical and environmen-
tally-conscious heating
The burning of fossil-based energy
sources in order to generate power
creates severe consequences for the
environment. A high percentage of
fossil fuels is also problematic due
to the limited resources of oil and
gas and the price increases result-
ing from this. For this reason, many
people today are thinking both
economically and environmentally-
consciously in terms of heating.
The application of heat pump
technology enables both of these
concepts to be combined. It makes
use of the energy which is perma-
nently available in the air, water
and soil and converts it into usable
heating energy by means of input-
ting electrical energy.
Heat pump general
Arguments for REMKO
■ Low heating costs in comparison
to oil and gas
■
Heat pumps represent a contri-
bution to environmental protec-
tion
■ Lower CO
2
emissions in com-
parison to oil and gas heating
■ Numerous models are able to
cool as well as heat
■ Low noise level of the outdoor
unit
■ Flexible erection due to split
system design
■ Negligible maintenance costs
Heat sources
There are essentially three heat
sources that heat pumps can derive
energy from. These are air, soil and
groundwater. The air heat pumps
have the advantage that the air
source is available everywhere are
in unlimited amounts an that it can
be utilised free-of-charge. A disad-
vantage is that the outside air is at
its coldest when the heat require-
ment is greatest. Brine heat pumps
extract energy from the soil.
However, in order to generate a
heat content of 4kW, it is only
necessary to input approximately
1kW of electricity. The rest is made
available free-of-charge by the
environment. This is undertaken in serpentine
pipe networks which are laid ap-
prox. 1m deep or placed by means
of drilling. The disadvantage is the
large space requirements for the
serpentine pipe networks or the
high cost of drilling. A permanent
cooling of the soil is also possible.
Water heat pumps require two
wells in order to obtain heat from
the groundwater, one supply well
and one dry well. The development
of this source is not possible every-
where, it is expensive and requires
planning permission.
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