What is a heat pump?
A heat pump is a device that moves heat, rather than creates heat.
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All air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers are heat pumps. A refrigerator moves heat away from the food compartment and sends it into the air around it.
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The heat pumps we use can move heat in two directions, allowing the same system to both heat and cool your home.
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A heart of a heat pump is the outdoor unit that looks like a traditional air conditioner. This unit extracts heat from the surrounding air to heat your home.
Indoor Unit
The Outdoor unit is connected to an indoor unit with a copper line set, which moves heat between the units. There are two main types of indoor units, Ducted and Ductless
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Ducted Systems
If your home has a centrally ducted forced air furnace, then we will often replace that furnace with an air handler. The new system will function just like the existing system, using the ductwork to distribute conditioned air throughout the home
Ductless Systems
A ductless system, also known as "mini-splits", has a separate indoor unit in each room of the house.
The indoor units come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The most common unit is a wall head, but there are also units that sit flush with the ceiling or down low on a wall
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The primary advantage of these systems is that each room can have its own temperature setting
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A Single outdoor condenser can power multiple indoor units, as we often combine a central ducted system with one or two ductless units in rooms that are better served on their own thermostat.