Air conditioning in Reading properties already helps homeowners and businesses maintain comfortable temperatures all year round. Air-to-air heat pumps provide a low-energy solution to the changeable British climate, helping us live with hot weather and cold weather, whenever it happens! But do you know that heat pumps can also dehumidify the air in summer? If you’ve been wondering, “do heat pumps dehumidify,” we hope our blog will answer your questions.
How do heat pumps dehumidify the air?
The first thing to say is that heat pumps only dehumidify the air in summer, when the heat pump is working to cool your property. In winter, the humidity stays in our homes because of how heat pumps work. However, this also means that heat pumps keep the humidity at comfortable levels all year round.
In summer, many of us really appreciate the chance to dehumidify the air and feel more comfortable in the hot weather. The heat pump dehumidifies by drawing warm air over its evaporator coils, where it cools and condenses, forming water droplets. These droplets collect in the heat pump drain pan outside, leaving you with cooler, fresher air inside your home or business premises.
During the winter, we use our heat pumps to warm our rooms. To do this, the heat pump draws in air from outside and extracts the heat from it, before pumping the newly warmed air inside. This means that there is no opportunity to dehumidify the air. However, it’s important to remember that humidity in wintertime is no bad thing! In cold, dry weather, many of us find that our skin is dry and those with conditions like eczema and psoriasis may really suffer. Similarly, cold dry air is bad news for anyone with asthma or other respiratory conditions. Fortunately, a heat pump can help keep your home at the right level of humidity.
Air conditioning in Reading
Air conditioning in Reading homes and businesses is already improving comfort and quality of life. And because air-to-air heat pumps keep properties warm in winter and cool in summer, they’re a fantastic year-round solution, with an A+ energy rating too. (You can find out more about that here!)
If you’re considering installing air conditioning, now is a great time to start the ball rolling and book your survey. Don’t wait for the thermometer to hit thirty degrees – get in touch today and benefit from shorter wait times and peace of mind.
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