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What is a heat pump?
A heat pump provides all-in-one heating and cooling for perfect year-round comfort. Not only that, it operates more than 3x efficiently compared with a standard furnace.
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How much does it cost to install a heat pump?
A new heat pump can cost between $9,000 to $15,000 depending on the size of your home, energy-efficient ratings, brand name, and the type of heat pump you install.
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Heat pumps vs. air conditioners
If you are considering a system to cool your home, both heat pumps and air conditioners will do the job. However, a heat pump will also provide highly efficient heating during the winter as well.
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Heat pumps vs. furnaces
Heat pumps and furnaces heat your home – but in different ways. The most significant difference between furnaces and heat pumps is that furnaces create their own heat.
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Common heat pump myths
More homeowners are installing heat pumps because they offer highly efficient heating and air conditioning year-round, while also lowering your utility bill. Let’s dispel some common heat pump myths with industry facts.
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Choosing the right size heat pump
With heat pumps, it’s important to get the equipment size just right. In order to maximize comfort, efficiency, and equipment lifespan, a heat pump needs to be sized to meet a home’s heating and cooling demands on the hottest or coldest day, while not providing too much heat or cooling on mild days.
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How do heat pumps perform?
Inverter-driven heat pumps have variable speeds and can modulate to match your home’s heating and cooling needs. They have a high gear for faster recovery speed, and lower gears for steady operation and tighter control.
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Are heat pumps noisy?
Just like any piece of mechanical equipment, heat pumps produce noise. In urban areas, this can impact where you can place the outdoor unit, as well as the type of heat pump that you can install. The good news is that while previous generations of heat pumps have gotten a bad reputation for being noisy, with advances in heat pump technology, in newer systems this is no longer the case.
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Ducted vs. ductless heat pumps
Air source heat pumps can be either ducted (unitary) systems or ductless (mini-split) systems.
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How does a heat pump work?
If you are looking to replace the air conditioning or heating system in your home, you may want to consider an air-source heat pump. These products provide cool air in the summer, just like standard air conditioners, but also provide heat in the winter. But how exactly do they do both?
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Dual fuel (hybrid) heat pumps
A dual fuel heat pump system (also known as a hybrid system) is made-up of both an electric heat pump and a (typically gas) furnace. The system alternates between using each of the two devices, depending on the season, temperature and the function needed to maximize efficiency and effectively heat and cool your home all year long.
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Cold climate heat pumps
While the heat pumps of even just 10 years ago struggled at the coldest temperatures, today, every major manufacturer offers “extended capacity,” or cold-climate, heat pumps. In fact, cold-climate systems are able to provide at least 85% of their heating “oomph” at temperatures as cold as 5° F., and some work at temperatures as low as negative 15° F.
