Heat Pumps

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (697+ words) Winter savings are in store for more than 65,000 Massachusetts households as two electric utilities slash their rates for heat pump owners below last year's already discounted prices. Last winter, Massachusetts became the first state to require major utilities to offer…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (249+ words) Trane said the ERV can reduce heating and cooling demand while improving indoor air quality. Energy-recovery ventilation transfers heat between outgoing conditioned air and incoming fresh air, reducing the load placed on the heat pump. The company has also introduced…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (585+ words) A low upfront HVAC installation quote may look attractive, but if it leaves out necessary work, the result could be surprise expenses, weaker performance, or less comfort down the road. Before committing to an HVAC installer, one U.K. homeowner turned to…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (600+ words) With two aging HVAC systems nearing the end of their lives, a homeowner in North Texas wanted to know which option is more likely to reduce utility costs: going all-in on a heat pump or keeping natural gas in the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (534+ words) Replacing a heating and cooling system can save homeowners money for years. But one Philadelphia homeowner's experience shows how quickly that plan can unravel when the installed equipment does not match what was requested. During a renovation, a homeowner said…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (437+ words) For homeowners who want hot water without paying for an electrical-panel upgrade, one small corner of the market has become surprisingly important. A 120-volt heat pump water heater can work with less demanding home electrical setups and provide unusually strong…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (488+ words) Opening a new ducted inverter heat pump, one homeowner discovered the package included a standard 24-volt thermostat, not the control setup they wanted. That surprise led to a discussion about one factor that can make or break HVAC comfort: humidity....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (825+ words) The law had made the approval and periodic inspection of heat pumps mandatory. The regulations now specify what will be checked, the faults that must be rectified and the circumstances that may lead to the system being shut down. Here…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (443+ words) If you're thinking about switching to a heat pump, the biggest surprise may not be a mechanical issue at all. Heat pump owners have said the most common "problem" is expecting the system to behave like a gas furnace, and…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (491+ words) "Any other significant loss was in the delivery system." A homeowner on Reddit asked whether the insulation jacket packaged with a new water heater was worth keeping on the tank, or if it mainly made a minor leak harder to…...