Heat pump is a fascinating wonder
I had no idea that at the turn of the 20th century, basic Heating plus A/C was born.
Of course, it was not like the residential Heating plus A/C or the commercial Heating plus A/C that we cherish everyday now.
But that was the start of the basic cooling process that our heat pump uses right now! More than a hundred and ten years ago, cooling was invented. It revolutionized so several things across our industrialized world. First, it was storing food which was indeed revolutionary. But by being able to transfer heat energy from one point to another to allow colder air to occupy that same space, Heating plus A/C was also born. First, there were commercial Heating plus A/C applications. I’m in my mid fifties and I can remember my dad telling me stories about air conditioner. He was a little child when his mom and dad drove into the nearest neighborhood just to experience the commercial Heating plus A/C in a store. By the mid 50’s, residential Heating plus A/C was coming online and the heat pump era was born anew. These afternoons, I’m still amazed at the combination of physics and engineering that allows me to cherish air conditioner this Summer. I live in a region where the hot and cold temperatures and the humidity skyrocket from June through September. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to live here without the comfort of central air conditioner. Plus, when the weather gets colder, the heat pump can supply us all the heating we need. It simply reverses the refrigerant flow and brings heating energy from the air outside into the house. What’s even more incredible is that so several of us take our residential Heating plus A/C miracle for granted all the time.