Heat Pump Installation Best Practices

Course Description

This course covers best practices for cold climate mini split heat pump installations. It serves as a complement to manufacturer training. Indoor unit, outdoor unit and line set placement and installation are reviewed. Recorded December 2024.

Learning Objectives:

• Review heat pump installation best practices.
• Explore facts vs fallacies about cold climate air source heat pumps.
• Summarize guidance for indoor and outdoor unit placement.
• Review operation and user tips.

About the Instructor:

Christine Liaukus, RA, CPHC is the Housing and Community Development Program Manager NJIT’s Center for Building Knowledge. At the Center Christine’s  research is focused on improving the energy performance of existing buildings during typical retrofit projects.  Christine has developed training for various New Jersey Clean Energy programs through the NJ Clean Energy Learning Center and has taught high performance building enclosure coursework at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design at NJIT.  and Prior to joining the Center Christine was a Project Architect with the New York firm Chris Benedict R.A. creating environmentally responsible affordable housing. Christine is a member of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and was the first Certified Passive House Consultant in New Jersey.

Course Outline

• Introduction

• Fact Check

• Placement

• Installation Best Practices

• Operation and User Tips