Altherma is a highly flexible, energy efficient home heating system that extracts the heat from the outside air, raises this heat to a higher temperature and then distributes warmth around the home through high quality heating units. At the heart of the system lies an air to water heat pump. Because of this advanced technology, three quarters of the heat generated by the Altherma system is absolutely free of charge! The Altherma air to water heat pump is today’s answer to the current and future problems associated with conventional heating systems, such as, increasing primary energy costs and an unacceptably high environmental impact.

 

 

 

 

OUTDOOR UNIT: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CONVERTER

The outdoor unit extracts heat from the outside air and raises its temperature to a level high enough to supply heating. This heat is then transferred to the indoor unit through refrigeration pipework (thus, the additional advantage is that the pipes can never freeze). The compact outdoor unit is easily installed as no drilling or excavation work is required.

 

 

INDOOR HYDROBOX: HEATING AND HOT WATER SYSTEM

The Hydrobox transfers the heat to the water circulating in the underfloor heating, radiators or fan coil units and also to the domestic hot water tank. If you opt for the combination of heating and cooling, then the indoor unit can also decrease the water temperature to distribute a refreshing coolness.

 

 

 

 

 

A BRAND BUILT ON QUALITY AND INNOVATION

Daikin has more than 50 years’ experience in the production of heat pumps, manufacturing over a million units a year for both residential and commercial applications. The whole system is manufactured entirely ‘in house’ at Daikin’s state of the art factories - This includes the all important highly efficient inverter driven compressor unit. In fact, Daikin produces all of its compressors, some 80% of which are for use in heat pump applications.

Q. So what makes Altherma unique?

A. The fact that it’s from Daikin, a company with over 50 years of experience in manufacturing and supplying the highest quality solutions for heating and cooling... 

 

Altherma Hot Water Heat Pump Range

ERHQ011AA / 11.2kw Heating

ERHQ014AA / 14.0kw Heating

ERHQ016AA / 16.0kw Heating

 

DID YOU KNOW THAT…

In nature, thermal energy travels from a higher to a lower level, from warm objects to colder ones.

Simple: place a cup of coffee on your terrace table and it will cool down until it reaches the temperature of the surrounding air. A heat pump does the opposite. It is a system that “pumps” thermal energy from a lower to a higher level. The same happens with water. Water naturally runs from higher to lower places, but it can be pumped in the opposite direction. 

 

Air - cooled mini-chillers

 

 

The mini-chiller is one of the first inverter controlled R-410A unit of its type on the market and is available in cooling only and heatpump version. The main advantage of the inverter is the precise control offered in function of the load. The single phase power requirement and low starting currents afforded by the inverter make it ideal for residential applications.

 

Daikin Mini-Chiller Range

EWYQ007ACV3 / 8.2kw Heating

 

 

 

Efficient heat transfer

The use of stainless steel brazed plate evaporators leads to the overall compactness of the unit.

With refrigerant R-410A in counterflow to the chilled water the unit is optimised in cooling.

The close contact between the refrigerant and water circuits ensures a high heat transfer rate for optimum efficiency.

 

Condenser coils are constructed from specially designed header distribution pipes, in combination with internally grooved Hi-X tubing and aluminium waffle louver pressed fins. This unique combination of increased contact surfaces and reduced overall coil size ensures optimum heat rejection. The fins are pre-treated with polyacryl (PE) coating to provide greater resistance against acid rain and salt corrosion.

 

Inverter technology used in the new mini-chiller allows more precise control of the leaving water condition in function of the load. This leads to energy savings and high comfort levels even at part load, ensuring it is never too cool or too hot. This is a major advantage over standard fixed speed models, which use on/off cycling of the compressor, creating greater fluctuations in control conditions.