Three Reasons to Use a Heat Pump to Warm up Your Home
Heating and cooling a home accounts for one half of a home owner's energy use every year. As the cost of petroleum based fuels continues to remain volatile and consumers become more environmentally aware, more homeowners are looking for cheaper, more energy efficient ways to heat their homes.
The federal web site energy.gov maintains that a heat pump is the most energy efficient heating machine on the market. The fact that it can also be used as an air conditioner during summer months makes it even more consumer friendly.
What is a heat pump?
A heat pump is a unit that sits outside of the home and uses a little bit of energy to move heat in the summer from inside the house and move heat from outside the house inside during the colder months. (Yes, there is hot air in the atmosphere during colder months). Instead of using natural gas or propane, its only energy source is electricity, making it cleaner to use.
Heat pumps are environmentally friendly.
Most brands of heat pumps on the market today no longer utilize Freon in their machines. Scientists believe that Freon can harm the ozone layer, thus causing damage to the Earth.
It is also good to know that the federal government is phasing out the use of the refrigerant so it will become much harder to possess. Consumers using heat pumps will not have to worry about that problem.
A heat pump is cheaper in the long run.
While it is true that the initial cost of installing a heat pump may run a bit higher, experts believe the machine will pay for itself during the course of its lifetime. Additionally, if a home owner chooses to heat his home with a fossil based fuel, they will have to buy a second machine to cool their home.
It is also recommended that fossil fuel users install carbon monoxide detectors in order to protect their families at night. Lastly, a heat pump produces a milder heat versus a heat blast like a furnace. The real question is why wouldn't a home owner purchase a heat pump?
Get your Las Vegas, NV home ready by installing a heat pump. Just call Anytime Plumbing, Inc at 702-362-9300 today for all your home temperature needs.
