Tip: Avoid Overpaying for Your Heat Pump
As you get closer to buying your heat pump, it's important to know what a fair price should be. Here's a short video about an online calculator that can help you get a fair price:
Heat Pump Temperature Range - The Heat Pump Efficiency Outside Temperature Graph
As you can see in the heat pump efficiency outside temperature graph above , as the temperature continues to go down from about 70 degrees, the demand for heat increases (green line above). However, as the temperature continues to go down, the heat pump works harder and harder, and is therefore becoming less and less efficient (red line). So, in other words:
As you can see in the heat pump efficiency outside temperature graph above , as the temperature continues to go down from about 70 degrees, the demand for heat increases (green line above). However, as the temperature continues to go down, the heat pump works harder and harder, and is therefore becoming less and less efficient (red line). So, in other words:
As the temperature goes down, your heat pump uses more energy to produce less heat.
At What Temperature Does a Heat Pump Not Work? Heat Pumps That Work Below Freezing
Heat pumps don't work well at low temperatures, but lucky for you, there's another option....supplemental electric strip heat!
Supplemental electric strip heat can be added to your heat pump to keep your home toasty warm when the temperature drops, and is recommended if you live in an area that routinely drops below freezing (the green shaded area on the graph above denotes temperatures which require supplemental heating).
Why Not Use a Furnace Instead of a Heat Pump?
Well...you should, if you live in a cold climate! But sometimes people live in an area that doesn't have access to natural gas or propane. One of the advantages of a heat pump is that it only needs electricity to operate. As such, it is often people who live in these areas of the colder climates that have a heat pump with supplemental heat.
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