Is a Heat Pump Installation Right For You?
Winston-Salem homeowners on the market for a new heat pump system should look out for efficiency features that save money on utilities and reduce a home’s carbon footprint.
A heat pump can be used to not only heat your Winston-Salem home, but also to cool and dehumidify like an air conditioner.
Heat pumps work somewhat like a refrigerator, moving heat from cool areas to warm areas using electricity.
The most common type of heat pump is the air-source heat pump, but geothermal or ground-source heat pumps are becoming increasingly more popular because they take advantage of ground water temperatures to control the home’s interior climate.
The absorption heat pump is one of the newest developments in heat pump design, and this type is driven by heat rather than electricity.
Heat Pumps Can Be Made More Efficient with the Following Three Features:
Variable speed motors- The indoor and outdoor fans of a heat pump can be designed with variable or dual-speed motors. This feature allows fans to keep air moving at the appropriate speed.
Variable speed motors will minimize the development of cold drafts and prevent excessively noisy operation of the unit’s blower.
Compressor Technologies
A variety of different compressor technologies can improve efficiency. A scroll compressor or two-stage compressor is preferable to a fixed-stage compressor when it comes to maximizing efficiency.
Two-stage and variable-speed scroll compressors are better able to precisely meet the heating and cooling needs of the home.
They can be adjusted more closely thanks for 1-percent increments that deliver refrigerant more accurately than fixed-stage compressors.
A scroll compressor is preferable to a piston compressor because it is known for lasting longer and for operating more quietly. According to statistics, scroll compressors heat a reported 10º to 15º warmer than piston compressors.
Desuperheater Features
A desuperheater increases the efficiency of a heat pump by recovering waste hot air. Heated air is used when the heat pump is in cooling mode to heat water in the home. This warm air can heat water in the home as much as 3 times as efficiently as the home’s electric hot water heater.
Get your Winston-Salem, NC home ready by installing a heat pump. Just call Blaze Air at (336) 788-3222 today, and get ready for the winter season.