Dallas Heat Pumps: Repair, Installation

Can Dallas Heat Pumps Save Energy and Money?

Dallas Heat Pumps

As energy costs get higher, you are likely looking for ways to cut cost and save money. Additionally, protecting the environment is becoming ever more pressing. Heat pumps save energy and can help you keep more of your hard earned money in your pocket. Frost Brothers is a Dallas heat pump repair contractor and can help you decide if one can help you.

Can Heat Pumps Reduce Energy Bills

Heat pumps, particularly geothermal heat pumps reduce energy bills because they use very little electricity to transfer heat. Geothermal heat pumps pull heat from the ground where the temperature is consistent year round. According to the Consumer Energy center, 70% of the energy used in geothermal heat pumps is renewable energy from the ground. This use of renewable energy translates to reduced energy bills. Additionally, geothermal heat pumps can be used to heat household water using a “desuperheater”. This device heats the water that circulates in your water heater tank and hence reduces the cost to heat water for your home.

Comparing Heat Pumps to Air Conditioners

Heat pumps work similar to air conditioners in that they use fans to circulate the air in your home. The major difference between the two is that the heat pump can also do the work of your furnace. While your air conditioner will only cool your home, one heat pump replaces both your furnace and your cooling unit to transfer heat into or out of your home. Additionally, heat pumps are more efficient than air conditioners and use less electricity to condition your home.

How Do Dallas Heat Pumps Work?

Heat pumps typically have an external part, the compressor and an internal part an evaporator coil. The heat pump uses a refrigerant to transfer heat from one location to another location. During the cold months, a heat pump can be used to pull heat out of the ground to heat your home. During the summer months, the heat pump can be reversed to pull heat from your home and transfer it outside.

While the concepts of all heat pumps are the same in that they use minimal electricity to transfer heat, the specific process is dependent on the type of pump. Air heat pumps for example use uses refrigerant coils to filter heat from the air to your home. A reversing valve is used to pass heat from your home to the outdoors during warmer months.

Dallas Dual Fuel Systems – Sometimes Called Hybrid Systems

Dual fuel systems or hybrid systems are said to be the most cost efficient system for year round home conditioning. Hybrid systems allow you to use the most efficient system to heat your home. When the temperature is moderately cool, the hybrid system cools your home but when winter sets in and the temperature is freezing, the system switches to your furnace. The switching is done automatically by a controller with you set.