It costs much less to operate and has far less impact on the environment than the gas furnace
In our area, all of us deal with exceptionally cold Winter time conditions and harshly hot and humid summer time seasons. The temperature varies from twenty-numerous below zero up into the low nineties. Both heating and cooling are necessary, and all of us rely on temperature control just about year round. The majority of the houses are outfitted with a forced air furnace and a central air conditioner. Before building our home, I did a good deal of research into the numerous types of equipment. I looked into the pros and cons of each and focused on energy efficiency and cost savings. After a lot of debat, our partner and I chose a dual fuel system. The initial investment was quite a bit higher than a more conventional option, however lower yearly energy costs has helped to rapidly give a return. A dual fuel plan is the combination of a furnace and an electric heat pump. A heat pump is more extravagant than an air conditioner however provides both heating and cooling capacity, during the warmer weeks, it operates similarly to an air conditioner, using refrigerant to pull heat out of the house. The benefits of the heat pump are realized when the weather turns colder. The heat pump is able to reverse the flow of refrigerant. It finds ambient heat in the outdoor air and uses it to heat the home. Because the heat pump doesn’t burn fossil fuels, it eliminates the downsides of fumes, hot surfaces, carbon monoxide and greenhouse gasses. By using existing heat, the plan is beautifully energy efficient. It costs much less to operate and has far less impact on the environment than the gas furnace. Once the outdoor temperature drops below freezing, the heat pump starts to struggle to keep up. The furnace automatically takes over, maintaining comfort for as long as necessary.