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Comparison Between Fan Coil and Heat Pump

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Author : Leo Lee
Update time : 2023-08-17 11:35:06
There’re common points of heat pumps and fan coils before we’re comparing a fan coil with heat pump.Unlike a traditional boiler or furnace, fan coil units and heat pump systems are both capable of heating and cooling your home. They both can also maintain the humidity levels inside your home. They also can work together, with your furnace and air conditioner, or separately.

Fan Coils 
As indicated by its name, the main components of a fan coil system are a fan, and heating and/or cooling coils. The fan draws air into the system through an air filter, either from the outside, or recirculated from the inside, or a combination of the two. 
The heating and cooling coils in a fan coil system are placed either just before the air enters the fan or just after it is blown away from the fan. The cooling coil is used in summer to air-condition the air inside your home, and the heating coils are used to heat the house in winter.
Benefits of Fan Coils
The filtered air, coupled with increased air circulation can reduce the buildup of mold, viruses, bacteria and other pollutants in the air for better indoor air quality.  By complementing your heat pump, furnace and/or air conditioner, fan coils can help lower down the energy consumption.
 
Thermostat for Fan Coil
Typically, the thermostats are divided to 2 major versions 2 pipes or 4 pipes fan coil thermostat. The 2 pipes fan coil normally use same water pipe for water flow and do heating&cooling based on the season. While the 4 pipes one can run both hot water and cool water in the pipes. The thermostat fan motors allows on off type control or modulate 0-10v control.It also supports multiple connection interface like a KNX Fan Coil Thermostat, Bacnet Fan Coil Thermostat, Modbus Fan Coil Thermostat. It allows change-over sensor connection to do automatic switch over of winter heating and summer cooling.