What聽Climates聽Do Heat Pumps Work In?
础听heat pump聽is one of the most energy-efficient聽ways聽to heat and cool your聽the U.S.聽home. That’s聽because聽they聽transfer聽warm or cold air,聽as opposed to聽making聽it. But not聽everyone has聽been able to聽take advantage of聽this energy-saving technology.
In the past, heat pumps were only聽advised聽for聽moderate聽climates,聽since聽they聽were less effective聽when temperatures were聽around聽or below freezing. When the heat pump couldn’t聽provide the desired temperature, the heating system would then聽switch to聽more expensive聽electric heat as聽an emergency聽heat source to keep the聽home聽comfortable.
奥颈迟丑听耻辫诲补迟别诲听迟别肠丑苍辞濒辞驳测,听heat pump systems聽are now聽ideal聽for聽chillier聽locations. Most can聽operate聽properly聽at much聽chillier聽temperatures, although some聽might聽still need聽a backup聽heating system if temperatures聽get too cold. But it’s聽crucial聽to聽know聽that today’s聽realize聽heating聽systems聽can also be more energy-efficient than聽previously.
We’ll聽discuss聽the聽differing聽types聽of heat pumps so you can聽find聽the聽Ideal聽one for your聽home.
Air Source Heat Pumps:聽Ideal聽for Moderate Climates
Air source heat pumps聽are the most聽common聽style聽of heat pump. They聽use聽an outdoor unit and an indoor air handler. These systems聽transfer聽heat from either the indoor air during the聽warm weather, or outside air during聽the winter, keeping you聽comfortable聽year-round.
With聽updates聽in heat pump technology, these systems can now be聽installed聽in a聽wide聽range of climates. But聽keep in mind聽that you will聽need聽a backup聽source of聽warmth聽if temperatures聽go below聽10 degrees Fahrenheit. This聽may聽entail聽a dual-fuel system with a gas furnace. Heating聽alternates聽between the two to聽give聽the most energy-efficient heating comfort聽across聽your聽home.
As a result of聽the聽demand聽for dual-fuel systems in聽cold聽climates, air source heat pumps are聽recommended聽locations聽without聽large聽temperature聽fluctuations聽and聽lower聽heating聽requirements.
Mini-Split Heat Pumps:聽Recommended聽for聽Spaces聽Without Ductwork in聽Chillier聽Climates
Mini-split heat pumps聽are one of the most聽versatile聽types聽of heat pumps聽because聽they don’t聽need聽ductwork. This means you can聽add聽them just about聽anyplace聽in your聽house,聽such as聽a garage or addition. They’re also聽very聽energy efficient, with聽most聽earning聽ENERGY STAR¨聽designation.
Mini-splits聽have聽an outdoor unit that聽connects聽to as many as four quiet,聽low-profile聽indoor units聽small聽your wall or ceiling. This聽allows you to have聽zoned heating and cooling, with聽accurate聽temperature control in each聽area.
Outdoor air on even the聽chilliest聽days聽contains聽some heat that your聽ductless heat pump聽can聽use聽and聽move聽indoors. Depending on the聽type聽you聽go with, some cold-weather mini-split heat pumps from Mitsubishi can聽work聽in temperatures as聽frigid聽as -13°F.
Geothermal Heat Pumps:聽Recommended聽for聽Extreme聽Temperatures and聽Large聽Yards
Geothermal heat pumps聽take advantage of聽even聽underground聽temperatures to聽tremendously聽lower聽your heating and cooling聽bills,聽usually聽by $25-$50! These systems聽have聽buried聽pipes to聽transfer聽heat to and from your聽home.
Geothermal聽doesn't make a lot of noise聽and can聽last聽for many years—about聽25 years for the indoor unit and聽around聽50 years for the loop.
It doesn’t聽need聽a lot of聽upkeep聽and is聽great聽if you聽are聽in聽a climate with big temperature swings.聽In most instances, geothermal does not聽need聽an auxiliary聽heating system.
However, you’ll聽need聽a聽large amount聽of space and the聽correct聽kind聽of soil to聽add聽the underground loops.聽It's also important to note聽that installation聽can run聽around $20,000-$25,000 for a 2,500-square-foot聽home. Although the installation cost is聽high,聽lifelong聽energy savings聽might聽help the聽equipment聽pay for itself聽over time.
Since聽geothermal聽saves a lot of energy,聽adding聽it聽might聽entitle you to聽federal tax credits and other rebates from your聽local聽energy provider.
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