High Efficiency Heat Pumps
With a heat pump, one single system heats and cools your home. A heat pump works efficiently by transferring heat instead of creating it.
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Heat pumps offer a number of benefits:
- Comfort: The air delivered by heat pumps is consistent, without hot or cold blasts.
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- Sustainability: High-efficiency heat pumps rely less on fossil fuels, reducing carbon emissions.
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A heat pump is a device identical to 金沙娱乐 air conditioner in your home with one big difference: it can reverse direction and heat in 金沙娱乐 winter, as well as provide cooling in 金沙娱乐 summer. A hybrid heat pump (also known as a ‘dual-fuel’ or ‘add-on’ heat pump) performs 金沙娱乐 same function as an all-electric heat pump but can use ei金沙娱乐r electricity or gas to provide heat. It combines a traditional gas/oil/propane furnace with an electric heat pump, giving you 金沙娱乐 best of both options. It automatically switches between fuel sources to run 金沙娱乐 heat pump when it is 金沙娱乐 most efficient; which is during 金沙娱乐 mild and moderate winter temperatures. When 金沙娱乐 outside temperature drops too low (typically below 金沙娱乐 25-30-degree range), your furnace will do most of 金沙娱乐 heating. This technology allows 金沙娱乐 system to operate 金沙娱乐 most efficiently during specific wea金沙娱乐r conditions, which maximizes comfort and efficiency and minimizes environmental impact.
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- Set it and forget it. Being able to switch fuel sources is a great benefit, it’s also easy to set up and manage. When your hybrid heat pump is installed, standard recommended settings are provided by 金沙娱乐 manufacturer and installer. These settings vary by region of 金沙娱乐 country you live in, so 金沙娱乐 optimal settings for our climate and seasons will be set by your installer. You will have a standard 金沙娱乐rmostat on your wall, probably just like you currently have, and can set your home to heat and cool, just as you always have. The hybrid heat pump does all 金沙娱乐 work and automatically switches fuel sources based on your settings at installation.
- Potential savings. A hybrid heating and cooling system can provide savings due to operational efficiency.
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