Heizungsbau76
2020-04-20 21:54:04
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I have to correct myself. There is indeed a heat pump part integrated into the ventilation heat exchanger.I believe most people here have not understood the Proxon air heating system. It is not an air/air heat pump! It is a normal ventilation system with heat recovery through a cross-flow heat exchanger, which transfers up to 85% of the heat from the exhaust air to the supply air. The reheating (essentially compensating for losses) is done by small electric heating elements in the ceiling outlets of the supply air in the rooms. This way, each room can indeed be individually, quickly, and easily tempered. The necessary electricity should ideally be supplied by a photovoltaic system. A heat pump is not used here at all. The idea that air is a poor medium for heat transport cannot simply stand here either. Yes, air has a lower specific heat capacity than, for example, water, meaning I have to "move" more air than water to transport 1W. The ventilation system does this anyway, which is why heat transport by air is calculated in cubic meters per hour and not in liters per hour. Secondly, the elements heat exactly where the heat is needed, so transport losses are practically nonexistent. The claim that a radiator or underfloor heating heats the room better is nonsense as well. If a room requires 100W/h of heat, I have to deliver these 100W there. No matter how. The fact is, I feel the warm air directly on my body. Thus, the system responds much faster than a water-based system. A radiator must first become warm itself and then transfer the heat from the heating water to the room air and surrounding surfaces before I can feel it, so it is slower than an air heating system. Underfloor heating even more so, as there is no convective component at all and even the entire screed has to be heated. Moreover, both water heating systems stir up dust in the house, whereas the air heating system filters it out. The only heat pump part of the Proxon system is in the domestic hot water heating via an (exhaust) air heat pump. This is connected behind the exhaust air duct of the ventilation system. The air leaving the house, which has already transferred up to 85% of its heat to the fresh air in the cross-flow heat exchanger of the ventilation system, is further cooled to extract additional heat to be used and transferred to the domestic hot water by heat pump technology. Doing it this way is actually very clever because instead of blowing the exhaust air outside in winter at about 10°C, the last bit of usable energy content is also utilized. Similar to a condensing boiler, where the exhaust gases, i.e., the combustion by-product, are cooled so much by a downstream heat exchanger that almost all energy is extracted and they cannot even rise the chimney on their own but must be forced, another heat exchanger is installed "behind" the ventilation system here. Now it is also understandable why Proxon systems often drip. Of course, this should not happen uncontrolled but via the drip water connection! Warm air can bind more water vapor than cold air. So, if I now run the warm room air with a relatively high proportion of water vapor (cooking, showering, sweat) over the cold fresh air intake to recover heat, condensation MUST inevitably form! Therefore, filters, condensate tray, and condensate drain must be cleaned regularly. From my point of view, such a system makes perfect sense, as it combines the ventilation system, which is already absolutely necessary today, with an inexpensive heating system, provided the whole system is sensibly coordinated (e.g., own photovoltaic with battery) and properly adjusted. Because, just like with a water-based heating system, ventilation/ventilation heating requires a "hydraulic" balance. All supply air valves must be set appropriately for the room to ensure the exact required volume flow, just like with heating valves. This is done using an electronic vane anemometer with a funnel, which is pushed over the respective connection.