This process is a lot less fancy than running the boiler; For the majority of the year, the heat pump handles our comfort needs
My house was already outfitted with a natural gas boiler when my associate and I moved in… There was no centralized air conditioner, however since we’re situated in the northeastern part of the country, the weather is freezing as well as wet for the majority of the year; My associate and I require heating for approximately eight months as well as experience hot as well as cold temperatures down to negative twenty-five, but a whole-house cooling system isn’t necessary! While the Summer season is always quite short, my associate and I do get some high hot as well as cold temperatures as well as excessive humidity, however i was unwilling to sacrifice aesthetics as well as the view from my windows with portable air conditioners. I decided to invest into central A/C as well as got in touch with a local Heating as well as A/C provider. The worker recommended a heat pump instead of an air conditioner. Since heat pumps cost a lot more to purchase as well as install, I was suspicious about his motives… However, when I read up on the advantages of a heat pump, I changed my mind; Partnering an electric heat pump with a natural gas boiler is called a dual fuel system as well as provides unique benefits. The peat pump offers both heating as well as cooling capacity. It acts just like an air conditioner in cooling mode, using refrigerant to convey heat out of the house. When the weather cools off, the system reverses the flow of refrigerant. Rather than burn fossil fuels to create heat, it finds ambient heat in the outside air as well as transfers it indoors. This process is a lot less fancy than running the boiler; For the majority of the year, the heat pump handles our comfort needs. When the outdoor conditions drop below freezing, the boiler automatically takes over as well as covers the workload for as long as necessary.