The Worlds Most Efficient Air Source Heat Pump
Carrier is rolling out a domestic split system heat pump
with inverter technology as we speak. The system will produce nearly liner
heating in a heat pump unlike all other traditional ducted heat pump
systems. The result will be dramatically lower utility bills for heating your
home.
Typical heat pumps loose capacity in proportion to the outdoor temperature. The colder it is outside the lower the BTUH output of the heat pump. This drop in capacity can be graphed easily displaying a curved performance. Typical to good design practice here in the Yakima area we aim to have this curve match the heating needs of you home down to the 30-35 degree window. Below this window we get some help from a back-up source. If we do that we can reduce electric heating bills by 50% or more. The new Carrier Infinity™ unit changes that!
Why Inverter Technology?
Inverter technology produces heating capacity at a near liner output down to about 5 degrees. Thus the heat pump would carry the load not just to the 30-35 degree window, but down to approximately 5 degrees! In some cases the heat pump would then be capable of carrying the entire heating load with little or no auxiliary or back-up heat required. Carrier has taken the Inverter technology and developed controls and hardware into numerous patented produces they call Greenspeed™ Intelligence.
It's About HSPF
HSPF
stands for Heating Seasonal Performance Factor. This is different that SEER,
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, a measurement of COOLING efficiency ONLY.
HSPF is calculated by taking the total BTU used during the heating season
and dividing this by the total power consumed to product that heat. Very
typically the very best HSPF numbers have been within fractions of 10.0.
Good units are considered 8.50 and above. Minimum code in our area is 7.5.
If you want to save money with your heat pump DO NOT use the SEER number to determine how well the heat pump will perform. Like the measure of miles per gallon in your car, the larger the HSPF number the better. If your heat pump had a 10.0 HSPF, you were in the elite few. Carrier's new Infinity™ heat pump completely changes that. The new benchmark is 30% higher at 13.0. There is not another air source split heat pump in the world that can achieve this efficiency. Not even close!
29% to 69% More Efficient than ANY ONE!
What this means to you is if you had one of these here to for most efficient heat pumps with an HSPF of 10, for every $100 you spent heating house with that heat pump, this new Carrier Infinity™ product would have provided the same amount of heat for $70. In comparison to many other lesser models on the market it could have done it for $31.
It's About Comfort!
If saving you money heating and cooling your home was the only story here that would be enough. However there is a great deal more! Heat pump performance is measured at two standard temperatures for analysis, 47° and 17° F. It seems every one knows the colder it is the less heat your unit puts out. So when we measure the heat output at 17° F we always find this much lower than at 47° F ambient temperature - until now! Preliminary test on the new Carrier Infinity unit for both the 2.0 ton and 4.0 ton units actually measure a RISE in BTUH output at 17°F. This is unheard of performance. The 3.0 ton and 5.0 ton units were nearly linear in performance from 47° F to 17° F.
See the graphic at the right. This compares the output in BTUH at 17° F for the most efficient comparable 3.0 ton units on the market today. No other model even comes close. While all the others are on the downward spiral at this point the Carrier Infinity™ unit does not dip below 25,000 BTUH output until 10° F.
What this means to you is your new Carrier heat pump will
continue to deliver comfortable warm air at dramatically lower ambient
temperatures than other heat pumps. In fact the Carrier patented controls
ensure leaving air temperatures to remain linear down to 5°
F. Standard heat pumps just can not give you this kind of
performance! Look at the Leaving Air Temps graphic to the left.
Warm Air Below 5°F Ambient!
While other heat pumps are continuing that long standing problem of blowing cold air on you the Carrier Infinity™ unit will not. Note the dashed line of the standard unit. Even at the prime temperature of 47° F other heat pumps can't deliver the warmth of the Infinity™ system. This is a difference you will feel all the days you own your system.
The new Carrier product will be available this summer of 2011, before the new heating season. Limited rollout is planned in the next few months. Yes it will be a little more investment than a typical heat pump. We are awaiting these numbers now. However the anticipation is the price point will allow for a high rate of return on investment, making the payback very attractive. Give us a call. We will be happy to consult with you about the benefits of this revolutionary new heat pump!
Infinity 98
Gas furnace with Greenspeed(tm) Intelligence
Ultra-Efficient at 97.4% AFUE, this modulating furnace adjusts to the
actual home needs in 1% increments. From 40% to 100% capacity, unlike
others, the Carrier furnace will adjust up AND DOWN to match the heating
need, while others finish on the high speed. This ensures maximum efficiency
with the quietest operation possible at the same time.
With communicating controls years ahead of the competition the system is monitored and constantly adjusts critical system functions to optimize efficiency, comfort and reliability. At the same time maximum control is at your finger tips in a simple, intuitive display.
Ultra-Quiet operation is ensured with the variable speed blower which operates at the lowest possible setting the majority of the heating season. This works in tandem with the variable speed inducer fan and modulating gas valve inside the insulated cabinet.