Do Heat Pumps Work In Cold Weather

Do Heat Pumps Work In Cold Weather

In this incredibly cold weather, (its currently -1C outside and snowing) the big question is – will my air source heat pump really work in these conditions?This morning I arrived in our offices at 9am, the room temperature was 21C and the ambient was -1. Our building is heated with a Variable Refrigerant Volume unit, there is no other provision for heating in this building.

It didn’t even cross my mind that this place wouldn’t be warm today. Everyone knows that a split system or VRV will heat like the clappers even in these extreme conditions. So why do we even question air source heat pumps?We know they work, they are no different from splits except they heat water not air. So have a think about it and don’t doubt them. Sing their praises, they are fantastic systems.In fact I’m so confident about the technology that over Xmas I’m ripping out my old floor mounted gas boiler and replacing it, not with a combo but with an air source heat pump.