| Â | | | | heat from the air that surrounds the coil. |
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| For people looking for alternatives to heat | | | | A blower will then push the air around the |
| and cool their homes, look no further than | | | | cooled coil and then it passes through the |
| heat pumps. They will also reduce your | | | | ducts into the house. In the winter, heat |
| overall heating costs as well as these are | | | | pumps will reverse this entire process. They |
| energy efficient machines. These units will | | | | extract heat from the cold air outside the |
| provide your home with year round heating and | | | | home and pass it through the house. |
| cooling. Some units are capable of providing | | | | |
| supplementary hot water heating as well. | | | | The units work best when the outside |
| | | | temperature is between forty-five and fifty |
| Heat pumps are best used in conjunction with | | | | degrees Fahrenheit. Once the temperature |
| your furnace to provide the most economical | | | | drops to around the freezing mark, it is |
| heating possible. There are several types | | | | necessary to use an auxiliary heater to help |
| available on the market and choosing a high | | | | supplement the output of the pump. |
| efficiency unit over a low efficiency unit | | | | |
| will save you even more money in energy | | | | There are several factors to consider before |
| savings. The EnerGuide system makes it much | | | | you purchase a heat pump. Some of these |
| easier to select an energy efficient unit. | | | | factors include deciding on what your |
| | | | specific needs are for the pump. |
| During the summer months, heat pumps function | | | | |
| as a central air conditioner. The unit will | | | | You will also need to determine the size of |
| remove heat from the home and vent it outside | | | | the unit you need, along with deciding on |
| of the home. The unit will use a liquid | | | | which brand to choose. Try to stick with |
| refrigerant and pump it through coil tubing. | | | | well-known heat pumps and one that offers a |
| | | | good warranty and one that provides good |
| As the liquid moves through the coil, it will | | | | service as well. |
| expand and change to a gas as it absorbs the | | | | |