HomebookAir-water heat pump
An air-water heat pump is a mechanical device that extracts heat from the outside air and uses it to heat water for radiators, underfloor heating, hot taps, sho…
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HomebookMixing valve
A valve that mixes cold water with the hot water from the boiler.
HomebookGround source heat pump
A ground source heat pump is a heat pump that uses the heat in the bedrock as a heat source (also ground/soil/groundwater).
HomebookEstimated annual power consumption
The number of kWh you are expected to use during the year. The diagram shows how the energy consumption per month is distributed over a normal year. Example: Du…
HomebookSupply line temperature
The temperature that the heat pump calculates that the heating system needs for it to be adequately warm in the home. The colder it is outside, the higher the c…
HomebookBalance temperature
Balance temperature is the outdoor temperature when the heat pump’s output is equal to the house’s power demand. This means that the heat pump covers the entire…
HomebookExhaust air
The air from which the heat pump has taken heat and which has thus been cooled down. This air is blown out of the home.
HomebookAccumulator tank
Usually stores hot water from the heat pump. Some accumulator tanks have double jackets (two tanks in one) and then the outer jacket is used for the heating sys…
HomebookThermal energy
Thermal energy is the part of the total potential energy and kinetic energy of an object or sample of matter that results in the system temperature. This quanti…
HomebookChristmas
Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people aroun…
HomebookKettle
A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot, typically metal, specialized for boiling water over a heat source, with a lid, spout and…
HomebookRadio
Radio is the wireless transmission of signals through free space by electromagnetic radiation of a frequency significantly below that of visible light, in the r…
HomebookRemote control
A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, DVD player and home theater systems originally used for operating the …
HomebookCoffeemaker
Coffeemakers or coffee machines are cooking appliances used to brew coffee. While there are many different types of coffeemakers using a number of different bre…
HomebookWireless
Wireless communication is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not connected by an electrical conductor. The most common wireless tec…
HomebookMicrowave oven
A microwave oven, often colloquially shortened to microwave, is a kitchen appliance that heats food by bombarding it with electromagnetic radiation in the micro…
HomebookSmall appliance
Small appliances or brown goods (from the color of the wooden and bakelite cases once used) are portable or semi-portable machines, generally used on table-tops…
HomebookShelf (storage)
A shelf is a flat horizontal plane which is used in a home, business, store, or elsewhere to hold items of value that are being displayed, stored, or offered fo…
HomebookCabinetry
A cabinet is a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors or drawers for storing miscellaneous items. Some cabinets stand alone while others are built into a wall…
HomebookHome appliance
Home appliances are electrical/mechanical machines which accomplish some household functions, such as cooking or cleaning. Home appliances can be classified int…
HomebookGas burner
A gas burner is a device to generate a flame to heat up products using a gaseous fuel such as acetylene, natural gas or propane. Some burners have an air inlet …
HomebookCountertop
Countertop (also counter top, counter, benchtop, worktop, or kitchen bench) usually refers to a horizontal worksurface in kitchens or other food preparation are…
HomebookCape Cod style
This article is about the Cape Cod style of lighthouse architecture. For the American house design, see Cape Cod (house). 50x40pxThis article needs additional c…
HomebookWindow shutter
A window shutter is a solid and stable window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails (top, centre and bottom). Set withi…
HomebookMansion
A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives from the Latin word mansio “dwelling”, an abstract noun derived from the verb manere “to dwell”. Th…
HomebookBed
A bed is a piece of furniture used as a place to sleep or relax. It has a secondary use as a location to engage in sexual relations. Most modern beds consists o…
HomebookRenting
Renting, also known as hiring, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is w…
HomebookLadder
A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and r…
HomebookBlossom
In botany, blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of …
HomebookTree house
Tree houses or tree forts, are platforms or buildings constructed around, next to or among the trunk or branches of one or more mature trees while above ground …
HomebookPlanning
Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning involves the crea…
HomebookBuilding
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the term building refer to one of the following: Any human-made structure use…
HomebookModern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and an absence of applied decoration. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, …
HomebookDacha
Dacha is a russian word for seasonal or year-round second homes often located in the exurbs of russian and post-Soviet cities. Cottages or shacks serving as a f…
HomebookCottage
In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in c…
HomebookDuplex (building)
A duplex may be one of several different dwelling unit configurations: A duplex house is a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. …
HomebookSingle-family detached home
A single-family detached home, also called a single-detached dwelling or separate house is a free-standing residential building. It is defined in opposition to …
HomebookSuburb
A suburb is a residential area, either existing as part of a city or urban area, or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city. Som…
HomebookCondominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment house) …
HomebookChâteau
Château or chateau is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—a…
HomebookChalet
A chalet, also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, native to the Alpine region in Europe, made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof with …
HomebookAmazon.com
Amazon. com, Inc. is an American multinational electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world’s largest on…
HomebookTerrace (building)
A terrace is a fully supported, above ground level exterior space devoted to social activity. Unlike a balcony, which is cantilevered, a terrace is supported fr…
HomebookPlumbing
Plumbing is the system of pipes, drains fittings, valves, valve assemblies, and devices installed in a building for the distribution of water for drinking, heat…
HomebookFloor
A floor is the walking surface of a room or vehicle. Floors vary from simple dirt in a cave to many-layered surfaces using modern technology. Floors may be ston…
HomebookWall
Building walls have one main purpose: to support roofs and ceilings. Such walls most often have three or more separate components. In today’s construction, a bu…
HomebookPorch
A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus ‘colonnade’, from porta ‘passage’) is external to the walls of the main building proper, but may be enclose…
HomebookFrank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed mor…
HomebookAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War (ACW), also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United Stat…
HomebookCharles Robert Cockerell
Charles Robert Cockerell (1788–1863) was an English architect, archaeologist, and writer.
HomebookGreek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of …
HomebookHouse
A house is a home, building, or structure that functions as a habitat for humans or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of dwellings ranging fro…
HomebookHome
A home is a place of residence or refuge. When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can live and store personal pro…
HomebookGable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structur…
HomebookKitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation. In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sin…
HomebookSeattle
Seattle is a major coastal seaport and the seat of King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. With an estimated 620,778 residents as of 2011, Seattle is the …
HomebookWarehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, custom…
HomebookBathroom
A bathroom is a room for personal hygiene, generally containing a bathtub or a shower, and possibly also a bidet. In North America and some other regions, it al…
HomebookBedroom
A bedroom is a private room where people usually sleep for the night or relax during the day. About one third of our lives are spent sleeping and most of the ti…
HomebookPark
A park is an area of open space provided for recreational use. It can be in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and is set aside for human enjoyment …
HomebookGarden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorpo…
HomebookGazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden or spacious public area.
HomebookBackyard
A back yard (or backyard) is a yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world.
HomebookLushome.club
Lushome.club is a website that helps you learn and discover home decor, trends, and ideas. Whether you are looking for decorating ideas, learning about new tren…