Solar & Renewable Energy Port Elizabeth. HEAT PUMPS – 3. KW & 4. KW SYSTEMSA heat pump usually resembles an air- conditioner mounted on the outside wall of the house in close proximity to the existing geyser. It is used in environments that are very shaded or if the roof inclination and/or orientation is not suitable for solar panels. How heat pumps function: A heat pump substitutes they geyser element and only uses the existing geyser as a storage tank for hot water.
It is a water heater and pump in one system, thus circulating the water through the geyser whilst heating it. A heat pump uses 3. Unlike solar geysers, heat pumps deliver constant 7. Netherby Solar stocks 3k. W and 4. 7k. W heat pumps but can source and install any domestic or industrial heat pump.