Alright readers, you’ve seen close to a million articles and videos highlighting heat pumps and it’s finally time to take the deep dive. What exactly are these systems and why are they so wildly popular?
Perhaps one of the biggest reasons why people are starting to talk a lot about heat pumps is due to the Inflation Reduction Act that was recently passed, which is chock-full of incentives and rebate programs for customers to invest in all-electric heat pump systems. Or maybe homeowners are starting to realize that they could ditch their old heating and air conditioning systems for a two-in-one heat pump that keeps them comfortable throughout the entire year.
Regardless of why you’re interested in a heat pump, you’re here now. So, let’s figure out why heat pumps in Centralia, WA are all the rage these days, and how you might be able to benefit from this newfound popularity.
The Reality of Heat Pump Technology
Believe it or not, but hot and cold are just methods of human perception. We mean they’re subjective terms. A day that’s in the high fifties might feel cold to some people but it’s warm to others, and that’s what makes temperature so interesting. Cold is just the absence of heat, or thermal energy, which means that even on the coldest day of the year, there’s plenty of heat in the atmosphere. The heat is just spread out and harder to feel from our perspective.
Introducing the heat pump, a modern marvel that works to compile all of that thermal energy and condense it into your home where you can feel it. Instead of creating heat (like a gas furnace or boiler would), a heat pump just attracts the thermal energy in the atmosphere and moves it inside, which is a much more efficient process.
And, what makes heat pumps such an all-encompassing solution–they can run in reverse and move heat out of your home, making them great air conditioners as well. In the future, it could be very possible that all of our modern heating and cooling systems will be replaced by sci-fi heat pumps that use a fraction of the energy we use today!
Convenience, Efficiency, and Sustainability
So, let’s talk about how you can benefit from investing in a heat pump. There are three main ways.
- Convenience. Heat pumps are exceptionally easy to use. They Heat your home during the winter and cool it during the summer. And to top it all off, this works with just electricity. Say goodbye to any additional gas or water lines!
- Efficiency. Heat pumps are incredibly efficient when compared to other heating or cooling systems. Systems that use fossil fuels are only competing with heat pumps because gas is affordable right now, but this is likely to change in the near future.
- Sustainability. Since heat pumps are all-electric, they can be powered by a local power plant, a hydro electric plant, or even solar panels on your rooftop! This leads to ultimate sustainability for your home.
It’s time to jump into the future of HVAC by finally investing in a heat pump!
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