Heat Pump Heating in New York

Lower your electrical consumption with a heat pump system installed

A very high efficiency gas furnace may be 95% efficient at burning gas and delivering heat to your home. But a heat pump, which is an air conditioner running in reverse using electricity, can be up to 300% efficient!

You should ask, "How can it be more than 100% efficient?" Good question: and the answer is simple. A heat pump isn't producing heat like a gas or oil combustion appliance; it's moving heat. An air conditioner moves heat from inside to outside, and a heat pump, which is an air conditioner that can run backwards, moves heat from outside to inside.

In Northern climates you may wonder how that's possible if it's cold outside. But a high efficiency heat pump can do a great job down to about 38° F outside. We can install a hybrid system (see our video) for the greatest efficiency. When it's too cold out for the heat pump, a high efficiency gas furnace takes over.

Heating Contractors in Greater Rochester

You'll be living with your heating system for 20 years or so, and it is very important to install one that just sips energy, instead of chugging it!

Call True Energy Solutions for an estimate for heat pump heating in Rochester, Webster, Fairport, Pittsford, Canandaigua, Newark, Ontario, Spencerport, Penfield, Hilton, Honeoye Falls, Victor, and the neighboring areas! We provide estimates for heating replacement and installation in New York.

No doubt about it: Heat pumps are pretty amazing devices. On a hot summer day, a heat pump moves indoor heat to the outdoors. In cold weather, the cycle reverses and the heat pump somehow finds heat outdoors that can be "pumped" inside. Understanding the basics of heat pump operation can help you make important decisions about improving your home's energy efficiency.

Refrigerant is the magic ingredient

A heat pump depends on the unique properties of refrigerant compounds (such as Freon™ and Puron™) that are pumped through evaporative and condensing cycles to absorb and release heat. A refrigerant's ability to boil at a relatively low temperature helps to facilitate the heat transfer process.

Air-source and ground-source (geothermal) heat pumps work the same way

The same evaporative and condensing processes take place in all types of heat pumps. But ground-source heat pumps (aka geothermal heat pumps) take advantage of the fairly consistent temperature of the ground or the water in a well or lake. While the temperature of the earth at a depth of 6ft. or more remains around 50-65°F all year round, air temperature can go from below freezing to 90°F or more. Because they have more favorable operating temperatures, ground-source heat pumps are more efficient than air-source heat pumps.

To understand how heat pumps work, let's look at a typical air-source heat pump:

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Call 1-585-248-8783 or contact us online to schedule a heating system inspection and heat pump system installation estimate. We also offer a comprehensive home energy audit.

We proudly service Newark, Pittsford, Webster, Canandaigua, Rochester, Fairport, Victor, Hilton, Spencerport, Ontario, Honeoye Falls, Penfield, and more!

Related Pages:

• Forced Air Heating
• Air Conditioning