Ductless Heat Pump Workshop | 2015

Learning  Objectives

Keep  Existing  Heat for  Secondary

• Market

• Types  of  Applications

• Best  Practices

• Massachusetts  Incentives

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said ‘ faster horses.’ .”

-­‐ Henry  Ford

Japan7.2M

90%

China16.7M

86%

WindowUnitaryChillersMoveableDuctless Chillers

Europe7.6M

81%

U.S..4M 4%

WindowUnitaryChillersMoveableDuctless Chillers

Primary  Heating  Systems

Keep  Existing  Heat for  Secondary

Sole  Source  Heat

No  Back-­‐up

• Is  energy  use  a  priority?

• Sole  source  or  supplemental?

• Expects  unit  to  handle  extreme  events?  

• Allergies/Asthma  concerns?

• System  management  via  internet?

• Dehumidification  a  priority?

Residential  Considerations

What  could  go  wrong?

Under  porch:  Good

Watch  drip  line

Under  Drip  Line:  Bad

Off  the  ground:  Good

Furnaces  and  Boiler  Exhaust

Brackets:  Good

Above  snow  line

Keep  clear  of  snow

Keep  snow  clear

On  stands:  Good

Secure  the  unit:  Good

Blowing  away:  Good

Improper  stands:  Bad

No  clearance:  Bad

Massachusetts

Utility SEER HSPF Amount

National  Grid ≥18 ≥9 $150

National  Grid ≥20 ≥11 $300

CLC,  ES,  Unitil ≥18 ≥9 $250

CLC,  ES,  Unitil ≥20 ≥11 $500

Muni-­‐Helps

Program SEER EER HSPF Amount

Muni Helps ≥16 ≥12 ≥8.2 $150

Muni Helps ≥19 ≥12.5 ≥10 $250

Muni Helps ≥20 ≥13 ≥10 $500

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Muni-­‐Helps

Program SEER EER HSPF Amount

Muni Helps ≥16 ≥12 ≥8.2 $150

Muni Helps ≥19 ≥12.5 ≥10 $250

Muni Helps ≥20 ≥13 ≥10 $500

• Ashburnham• Boylston• Chicopee• Hull• Ipswich•Marblehead• Paxton

• Russell• Shrewsbury• South  Hadley• Sterling•West  Boylston•Westfield

www.munihelps.org

$30  Million

Municipal  Electric  Exception

Exception  for  Electrically  Heated  

Homes

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