摘要 |
Heating apparatus (10) adapted for installation at least in part within chimneyed fireplace (F), the apparatus (10) comprising a heat pump (12) locatable within the fireplace (F), an air inlet conduit (14) defined within the chimney (C) and extending between a first air inlet (16) of the heat pump and a first air source (A) and a second air outlet conduit (18) defined within the chimney (C) and extending between a first air outlet (20) of the heat pump (12) to an air exhaust (E). The heating apparatus (10) of the present invention finds particular application as heating appliances for domestic dwellings. The apparatus is dimensioned primarily for installation within existing fireplaces of domestic dwellings, in particular open fireplaces that have a traditional chimney associated therewith |