Heat pumps, typically installed outside your home, are essential to your home’s heating and cooling system. One of the unique things about heat pumps is they can both cool and heat your home using electricity. Depending on the type of heat pump you install, if it’s colder, it will pull in any outside heat and then pump it into your home. When it’s hot out, it will pull hot air from your indoor air to maintain a cool temperature inside your home.
There are two types of heat pumps: air-source and geothermal. An air-source heat pump transfers the outside heat into your home and performs a similar function to cool your home. Since it’s not generating heat, it doesn’t use as much electricity, making it more energy efficient.
The geothermal heat pump is slightly more complicated to install because it takes the cold and warm energy from underground. The pump will concentrate the energy and then transfer it inside your home. These kinds of heat pumps are more challenging to install, but they are even more energy efficient because they run on natural energy from the earth. However, both are great options for residents of Abingdon.
Using a heat pump for your home is environmentally friendly and saves you money using energy more efficiently. There are many more benefits of using them, including the fact they are quieter, improve your air quality, need less maintenance, and only require one system versus multiple.
If you’re curious, learn more about our heat pump installation services.
