What does "Heat Pump 3 tonnes Rudd"mean?
Question:The builder provides the heat pump model which is "Heat Pump 3 tonnes Rudd". What does it mean? Can it work well in Quebec winter?
Answers:
There are 12,000 British Thermal Units (BTU)per ton of air conditioning. Reem - Rudd is an old company. They are not top of the line units but they are well constructed and dependable. I sold them here in the States. A heat pump is a reverse cycle unit. In the summer it will discharge heat from the outdoor unit and in the winter the heat will be discharged into the house. In Canada I am sure you will have auxiliary heat. This usually consists of electric heat strips controlled by an outdoor thermostat. You will not need to adjust or do anything to this thermostat. The installer will have taken care of that for you. I hope this helps fill in some of the blanks for you.
3 tons is cooling or heating capacity most medium size house use a 2 1/2 to 6 ton. According to size and arrangement of house. Rudd is the mfg. Heat pumps are not too efficient below 20 deg. F as down to this point your compressor will do the heating but below the auxiliary heat will kick in at or about this point on most. In the southern US Heat pumps are very good but am not sure what type of winters you have in Quebec.
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