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HEAT PUMP COMPRESSOR LIFE IN ALABAMA.

Author(s) : HILLER C. C., LOVVORN N. C.

Summary

MAJOR FINDINGS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) OVERALL, 59% OF ALL HEAT PUMPS IN THE DATA BASE WERE STILL OPERATING ON THEIR ORIGINAL FACTORY-INSTALLED COMPRESSORS AFTER 10 YEARS ; 2) SERVICE LIFE OF ORIGINAL FACTORY-INSTALLED COMPRESSORS WAS BEYOND 10 YEARS BUT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED PRECISELY BECAUSE MAINTENANCE INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE BEYOND AGE EXTRAPOLATION OF THE DATA INDICATES A MEDIAN LIFE OF APPROXIMATELY 13.5 YEARS ; 3) SERVICE LIFE OF FIRST REPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS (SECOND COMPRESSORS) WAS AT LEAST 8.9 YEARS, AND PROBABLY LONGER ; AND 4) RECENTLY INSTALLED HEAT PUMPS DEMONSTRATE MARKEDLY LOWER COMPRESSOR FAILURE RATES THAN THE AVERAGES PRESENTED HERE.

Details

  • Original title: HEAT PUMP COMPRESSOR LIFE IN ALABAMA.
  • Record ID : 1988-0312
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 93; n. 1; 1102-1110; 2 fig.; 3 tabl.; 8 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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