How Does A Heat Pump Work? A heat pump provides heating and cooling in one economical unit. In the winter, the heat pump takes heat from the outside air (heat remains in the air down to -458º F) and delivers it inside your home. In the summer, the process reverses as the heat pump takes heat from inside your home and pumps it outside, while circulating the cooled, dehumidified air throughout your home.
Will It Keep Me Comfortable? In a well-insulated home, today’s energy-efficient heat pump provides consistent, comfortable temperatures year-round. Unlike other heating systems, a heat pump does not give off sporadic, hot blasts of air that provide only short-term warmth. Instead, it evenly circulates warm air for longer periods of time - keeping the temperature in your home constant and comfortable.
How Efficient Is A Heat Pump? For every unit of energy a heat pump uses to operate, it will produce an average of two to three units of energy. A heat pump’s performance is rated by its SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) for the summer and its HSPF (Heating Seasonal Performance Factor) in the winter. The higher the SEER or HSPF number, the lower the cost of operation. And based on current rates of various heating sources available in Clarksville, heat pumps are the least expensive to operate.
Do Heat Pumps Work In Extremely Cold Weather? When the heat pump can no longer supply the amount of heat that your home requires, typically when temperatures fall below 35º, the heat pump uses supplemental heat to help heat the air going into your home. This happens only about 10% of the time.
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