12.03.2023
Technology and Knowledge

Heating and air conditioning units for heat pumps

Heating and air conditioning units for heat pumps

Regardless of why you are interested in heat pump solutions, whether to reduce your operating costs or for reasons of sustainability, they contribute to our target of decarbonising our energy supply.

Let us present one of the widest product ranges of units suitable for use with heat pumps – “Heat Pump ready” as it were. Choose our products that carry this label for your future-proofed heating and cooling system.

Low temperature units for every application. What it comes down to:

Low water temperature systems

Apart from heat pumps, many other systems can be used to eliminate or reduce fossil fuels: namely systems that work with low water temperatures. But regardless of which low water temperature system is used: it only really becomes efficient when combined with economical room units. All products carrying the “Heat Pump ready” label are appropriate economical room units.

Wide range for the commercial and private sector

The benefit of this is that we always have the right unit for many different rooms and types of building. There are so many options to combine with a heat pump. Here’s just a brief selection here.

Simply explained: The heat pump system

The basic idea is not new: a heat generator supplies warm water to room units, which then use the warm water to control the temperature in the rooms. Heat pumps are replacing the oil or gas boiler (heat generator) previously used, with fan-assisted convectors now installed where panel radiators were once fitted. Fan-assisted units rapidly achieve 3-4 times the output of conventional radiators particularly when operated with low system temperatures.

Incidentally, we are more than happy to assist skilled tradesmen with all questions regarding hydraulics, among other things with our hydraulic box, which will significantly simplify installation.

That's why it has to be low temperature

In almost all heating systems, the temperature of the heating water is crucial for their efficient operation. A traditional gas boiler supplies hot water at approximately 55 °C to panel radiators. This is referred to as a high-temperature system. The exact temperature of this water depends on the combination of heat generator (gas boiler) and room unit (radiator) selected. When you use a heat pump with suitable room units in place of a gas heating system, this is what is known as a low-temperature system operated with water at around 35 °C.

The following is true: high water temperatures are less efficient than low water temperatures. This increases the energy requirement and heating costs and, of course, also greenhouse gas emissions.

Certain heat pumps can reach temperatures above 55 °C, but always at the expense of efficiency. The use of system temperatures of 35 °C instead of 55 °C quickly makes systems 25-35% more efficient and therefore more economical. So look out for our “Heat Pump ready” label when selecting suitable heat pump products.

Which way is Heat Pump City?

In an environment where the era of fossil heating is over, are you still looking for your way? We'll be happy to give you some guidance. Fortunately, Heat Pump City is not all that different. Because in heat pump systems, although the heat generator is new, planners and craftsmen have access to one of the largest product ranges for room units. Always suitable for every application.

Welcome to the age of low temperature.

Welcome to Heat Pump City

Heat pump units for office buildings

Many companies are suffering from rising energy prices. Heat pumps combined with decentralised units for the temperature control of offices are a sensible departure from dependence on fossil fuels.

Heat pump units for industrial buildings

Unit heaters are also suitable for economical and comfortable temperature control in the age of heat pumps in production halls, warehouses and logistics buildings.

Heat pumps solely supply the energy in new buildings. In existing buildings, you may wish only to add a heat pump-unit heater combination to take the load off an existing gas boiler.

Heat pump units for hotels

Nowadays, hotel guests expect their rooms to be at a pleasant temperature, and also cooled in summer.

The operator of the hotel wants low operating costs. Heat pumps are perfect to meet both requirements and are much more sustainable than so-called split units, in which large volumes of climate-harming, toxic or flammable refrigerant circulates through the building. Heat pumps only carry temperature-controlled water into the rooms, where it is treated by so-called fan coils to produce a pleasant room climate.

Heat pump units for the home

The myth that a heat pump in your own home only works with underfloor heating is long out of date. Fan-assisted heaters, also known as heat pump heaters or low-temperature heaters, represent a convenient solution for use in the home.

Cooling with heat pumps

Almost as an after-thought, you also benefit from a heat pump’s cooling function.

Many heat pumps already incorporate this functionality. You can therefore supply the appropriate room units with hot water, but also with cold water, which you can use to cool your building.

There may be a need for further insulation of the pipes and the removal of condensate water depending on the cooling output you require. So why not consciously design in a cooling function from the get-go. Then you’re sure to have a lot of pleasure with this added comfort.

Kampmann heat pumps

The KaClima series is our range of efficient heat pumps and chillers for the commercial sector. We use R32 refrigerant, which has a low greenhouse gas potential.

KaClima heat pumps are installed outside the building so that no refrigerant circulates within the building, even with the minimal volumes of our units. Kampmann’s standard range covers an output range of 4 to 124 kW of heat output, or 5 to 120 kW of cooling output. We would be pleased to supply further output and equipment requirements as stand-alone project solutions.