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Solar Powered Heat Pump
Certified by ETL, EnergyStar, and CEC (California Energy Commission) |
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No need for pumps, tanks, glycol, water lines, controllers, drain-back systems, or plumbing issues that you find with other solar heating systems. This high-efficiency solar heater is a solar powered heat pump that provides 12,000 BTU of heat per hour, for pennies a day! Also available as 18,000 BTU and 24,000 BTU models. And unlike typical solar space heating solutions, with the ACDC units there is no wasted investment in the summer - this unit is also a high efficiency solar air conditioner! |
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During the day the solar heater heat pump runs primarily on solar power and only
uses only small amounts of power from the utility company
if and only if needed. Hybrid AC-DC operation eliminates the need for batteries
and allows 24 hours per day use of the system. The system
primarily uses solar power, and mixes it with
normal AC power. This is not an off-grid system, per se, but it can run during the daytime without an AC connection at reduced speed, or, if connected to additional panels it can run at full speed. If you need a fully off-grid solar heating system, please see our pure-solar/DC heat pump heating and cooling system DC4812VRF.
This solar power heat system will provide heat for
pennies per hour with up to 90% or more of the energy coming from the sun. And unlike most heat pumps that quit working when outdoor temperature drops below 39F, the ACDC series are qualified as "low-ambient heat pumps" and are optimized to function all the way down to 5F.
The ACDC solar heat pumps need no batteries, and
uses from just three PV solar panels, up to six according to model selected and user requirements, to deliver a large savings. Instead of leaving the heat off or turned to a low setting during the day, you can let this system run all day and preheat the space since it costs next to nothing to operate during the day. Come home to a nice warm indoor temperature and save money on your evening heating costs by keeping the interior warm and avoiding the high energy "catch up" needed by the regular heating system to bring indoor conditions up to a comfortable temperature. Even at night, it is highly efficient on AC power and will cost less to operate than a standard heat pump on a watts-per-BTU basis
During the day
you can operate this unit in heating mode with very little or even no draw on your
utility meter. At night, you continue to save due to the
~10 HSPF rating on this unit. The solar mini-split heat pump design allows you to put solar heat into the area where
it's needed and avoid the high costs and maintenance issues of a solar thermal heating system.
How It Works
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Compare To Passive Solar Heat or Solar Thermal Heating System
Cost: A typical fully installed solar thermal heating system costs 3-5 times more than a fully installed ACDC, for the same daily BTU capacity!
Reliability: No complex controls, pumps, valves, tanks, water lines, or glycol to deal with.
Summer: The ACDC series also provides free cooling in the summer! Get a faster return on your investment by saving money in both summer and winter.
DIY Solar Heat: Do it yourself. The ACDC solar heat pumps canbe mostly installed by anyone with technical skills, the you will need a license contractor with a vacuum pump
to perform the final chargind and commission the unit. The unit is pre-charged with refrigerant so this can be a very short service call from the contractor.
How Does Solar Heating Work? It's an extra-high efficiency, low-ambient solar heat pump. For an overview of the technology involved, see the section on our technology or see the frequently asked questions.
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