| A heat pump is an electric cooling and | | | | region.For instance, air source heat pumps |
| heating system used to compress and | | | | are a good option for mild and moderate |
| decompress gas to heat or cool a house. This | | | | climate regions, and ground source or |
| mechanical device pumps heat from a cooler to | | | | geothermal heat pumps are efficient in |
| a warmer location and can extract heat from | | | | climates with similar heating and cooling |
| air, water or the earth. Heat pumps functions | | | | loads. The most common types of heat pumps |
| like an air conditioner in the summer and an | | | | are the air-source and ground-source heat |
| electric furnace in the winter, thus | | | | pumps. Although ground source heat pumps are |
| encompassing both a heating and cooling unit | | | | more expensive to install, they are more |
| in one device. The COP, or coefficient of | | | | efficient and less noisy.However, to make |
| performance, which calculates the ratio of | | | | heat pumps work efficiently, they should be |
| heat output to electric power consumption, | | | | installed properly, and one should choose the |
| measures the performance of a heat pump.Heat | | | | right sized pump that can fulfill the heating |
| pumps are the most resourceful form of | | | | and cooling demands of the house. While |
| electric heating in moderate climates, and | | | | selecting a heat pump one should buy a device |
| cool a house by collecting the heat inside | | | | with a higher Heating Seasonal Performance |
| the house and effectively pumping it outside. | | | | Factor, or HSPF. The pumps should also be |
| There are three types of heat pumps that one | | | | fitted with demand-defrost control, which |
| can install: air-to-air, water source and | | | | minimizes the defrost cycles and reduces |
| ground source. Heat pumps can collect heat | | | | supplementary and heat pump energy use.Heat |
| from air, water or ground and can utilize the | | | | pumps are much more cost-effective then other |
| same to heat or cool your home. When | | | | conventional heating devices, and are also |
| installing a heat pump at home, one should | | | | becoming more commonly used to heat swimming |
| consider using an energy-efficient heat pump | | | | pools, and hot water for household use. |
| system, keeping in mind the climate of the | | | | |