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