Spring is almost upon us! Even though we can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel, you may still be paying off your heating bill. Perhaps you’re ready for spring but not ready for putting in those pesky air conditioning units. Whether you’re lamenting on your past heating bills or dreading dragging out those bulky A/C units I might have a solution for you, heat pumps. The experts at Gelinas HVAC are the people to talk to about making the switch to the more energy efficient heat pumps.
Heat pumps provide a central system that is very energy efficient and much less invasive to have them installed. Due to their nature, of moving heat rather than generating it, heat pumps to do not require fuel and provide equivalent space heating and cooling at a fraction of the cost of operating standard heating and cooling appliances. Much like the traditional refrigerant systems, heat pumps use a compressor to take in the heat energy in the air and circulate it between the outdoors and indoors. If you’re wondering what a heat pump system consists of, they use an indoor unit called an air handler, and an outdoor unit called the heat pump. When the temperature outside is cold, the unit extracts the natural heat energy in the air and moves it inside the house. Alternatively, when it is warm outside, the process is reversed and like a traditional air conditioner and removes heat from inside to outside.
If you’re still unsure about making the switch, give the experts at Gelinas HVAC a call and schedule a consultation. Here are few other helpful tips that might help you make up your mind if you haven’t already. Heat pumps are less invasive interior installation, the circulating unit can be placed on any flat ceiling, wall or floor surface. The one outdoor unit provides for multiple indoor units, still providing each inside unit with individual temperature controls. Heat pumps are self modulating which will keep control of the interior temperature without someone having to be there. They also include electrostatic air filter that absorbs dust, microorganism, mold spores and deodorizes.
On top of all the great features listed above, heat pumps will also provide you a saving on your heating costs. As an approximation, heat pumps will save you 30% on current propane units and over 20% on current natural gas heating units. Even if you’re just thinking about making the switch to heat pumps, call Gelinas HVAC today to see what they could do for your home.