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A heat pump and method are presented which includes a compact two-compartment housing in which each compartment contains a condensor-evaporator. The heat pump which has upper and lower compartments which are vertically aligned is installed totally within the interior of a building and air from the a

A heat pump and method are presented which includes a compact two-compartment housing in which each compartment contains a condensor-evaporator. The heat pump which has upper and lower compartments which are vertically aligned is installed totally within the interior of a building and air from the attic area of the building is used as a supply while spent air is exhausted below the heat pump and no outside wall space is required for installation. The method of operation includes reversing the refrigerant flow and during the heating cycle condensate from the upper condensor-evaporator is directed to the lower condensor-evaporator to provide humidity to the interior of the building.

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A heat pump having a reversible refrigerant cycle for positioning in the interior of a building to provide heating and cooling comprising: a housing, said housing spaced from vertical exterior walls of the building, said housing having vertical intake and exhaust ducts, said housing having a pair of

A heat pump having a reversible refrigerant cycle for positioning in the interior of a building to provide heating and cooling comprising: a housing, said housing spaced from vertical exterior walls of the building, said housing having vertical intake and exhaust ducts, said housing having a pair of vertically positioned compartments, one of said pair of compartments positioned over the other, one of said compartments including: (a) a compressor, (b) a first condenser-evaporator, and (c) a first fan, said second of said pair of compartments including: (d) a second condenser-evaporator, and (e) a second fan, a reversing valve, said reversing valve communicating with said compressor and with said first and said second condenser-evaporators, whereby during the cooling cycle said first condenser-evaporator acts as a condenser and said second condenser-evaporator acts as an evaporator.