Finally got it up and running. The only delays we had was because we realized we needed some extra parts (I’ll list that below) th-cam.com/users/postUgkxihMYiJNXcHdbH-7ihymsLz61l7jVyb5O . So we have a loft where our current hvac just couldn’t seem to keep cool during the summer. We have been using a window unit since we bought this house over 6 years ago (all the houses in this neighborhood were built in the 80’s and majority of the houses built like ours use a window unit). I hate window units because they are just so noisy and the one we had really only cools one side of the loft. I had contemplated upgrading our current HVAC, but with all the rising prices these days, it would take years before saving up enough to do that. With the advice of my father-in-law (used to run an HVAC business), he recommended we get an inverter instead. We thought we bought everything we needed, but there were just a few other parts we didn’t anticipate needing (which is what caused most of our delay). My friend and father-in-law did all the work to get it installed and running and now we have nice cool air circulating nicely throughout the entire loft. It is very quiet and even the outside unit is much quieter than our main HVAC unit. Saved ourselves thousands getting this.
I just bought a house in Vancouver BC. The owner installed a high efficiency gas furnace with split system AC a few years ago. His rationale was that the furnace is great at heating, and the AC is great at cooling. A heat pump HVAC system was almost 3K more money, and would run year round. AC only saves wear and tear on the AC compressor, as it runs only for a couple months per year, and the outside areas of the house are quiet when the AC is off. The AC condenser does make noise while cooling, but people expect some AC noise in the Summer. Our Summers are no where near as warm as say, Florida or Southern California, so a heat pump system here is overkill, noisy, and too expensive all things considered.
Way to far north for a heat pump to be efficient and also y'all build homes to a way higher standard than usa similar to europe the amount of insulation your home should have their is much more cost effective ways to heat a home and the home will actually retain it
I'm in WA State just south of Vancouver BC border. I'd bet you're mighty glad you had that AC a couple of weeks ago. Hope you fared well, many people didn't. We don't have AC at all in our home, only fans and it was absolutely miserable. Normally our Temps are nowhere near Cali and Flo, but we surpassed even their hottest temps during that Godforsaken heatwave.
@@guadacoma except vancouver is a temperate climate so goes from winter average 3 C to summer peak design temp of 25 C (closer to 30C if you're in surrey) so a heat pump with supplemental electric heater is perfect for vancouver area
This explained that a heat pump has the additional function in terms of space and water heating (and some additional cost for a water tank inside the house to benefit from running it for heating). What it omits is that a heat pump saves on greenhouse gases - the electricity can be used two to ten times more efficiently than straight electric heating. The cost of fossil gas (methane or propane) will have to go up in future relative to electricity. This means an ASHP or GSHP is a much better investment financially and environmentally than the video suggests.
1:10? That's complete fantasy land thinking. 1:4 at best, averaging that all winter... going to struggle (modern ones are getting better... but cost a lot more...).
@@drsquirrel00 You may be right. I've generally been suggesting people calculate any savings based on CoPs of 2.5 or 3.0. I must have got 'two to ten times' from somewhere, possibly a GSHP in a warmer climate wanting cooler output for underfloor heating. As I wrote the comment over a year ago, I unfortunately can't remember the source or what it was referring to. I was really just trying to emphasise the concept. Seasonal Performance Factors (ie annual average) in a paper 'Measured Performance of a Mixed-Use Commercial-Building Ground Source Heat Pump System in Sweden' are suggested to range from below 2 to 6. Ten would require a small temperature differential.
A large percentage of my PSE bill is from gas (Tacoma area). Hot water and furnace are gas. I’m wondering if installing the heat pump will lower my total bill. Plus add the cooling aspect in the summer.
@@AltimaNEO yea I think they should have prefaced by saying that the argument they’re making only makes sense if you’re comparing it to a gas furnace. If you don’t already have a furnace or only have electricity then you need to compare it with the other options that work for you. Solar is also missing from this equation, also in general not relying on gas can be safer overall so that’s another variable to consider.
I'm really confused myself because is it cheaper just to use central air heat or a heat pump I mean they make it so confusing it's like that's why people have a hard time trying to save money it's like you have to be a darn expert at everything to go and save three dollars 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
I don't know why people keep saying this it doesn't absorb air . Heat pumps is a air condition . I get cold air inside it will be hot on the outside of the unit . To get hot air inside it will be cold on the outside hot on the inside. All these machines do is Compressed Gas and releasing the compression. Just like a propane pipe if you use propane the pipe will get cold. But in an air-conditioned you want to reuse the same gas.
Some other things to consider: - Gas prices are becoming more expensive (winter 2021 was rough) and will continue to be as govts reduce reliance on fossil fuels - If you have solar, it’s generally more cost effective to utilize electrical appliances whenever possible - Your location matters
Why do I feel so much more confused after this video. I think it would of been easier to just say a heat pump does the opposite of an air-conditioned in winter
all a heatpump is, is an AC that is invert-able ( the only functional difference between the two being a valve switch, and extra piping for the coolant.) in the winter you "cool" the outside, which also means you heat your house, and in the summer you "cool" the inside which heats the outside. it really is a wonder this wan't invented sooner, but thats all it is.
@@randall172 the way you explained it is kind of weird, you don’t “cool” the outside in the winter, you’re actually heating the inside. And If the structure is warmer than the outside air then you are cooling the inside.
If you have solar panels on your roof and your grid tied having a heat pump is the perfect thing and I don’t understand why it could be thousands of dollars more the only difference is a reversing valve so one essentially one solenoid valve or possibly two depending on how you do it just to reverse the Florida gases they should only be a few to $500 more
Your right it's not thousands at worst a heat pump vs ac on high end units is maybe 2k we have a 18 seer trane and it was only 1100 more installed vs a ac unit and I think it was only a 16 seer.
all a heatpump is, is an AC that is invert-able ( the only functional difference between the two being a valve switch, and extra piping for the coolant.) in the winter you "cool" the outside, which also means you heat your house, and in the summer you "cool" the inside which heats the outside. it really is a wonder this wan't invented sooner, but thats all it is.
In Los Angeles during the heat of summer, my electric bill can be $250 or more per month. So if I get a heat pump, I will pay the same for electricity in the winter as I do in the summer. My natural gas bill is nothing during the summer but it can get high in December and January but not close to what my electric bill would be for basically running my central AC in winter. You will never read an ad for heat pumps where they will state that your electrical costs will be exactly the same as the non-heat pump unit. They keep focusing on the efficiency of the heating but never tell you about the fact that the very same electricity gobbling components that are used to cool in the summer are still running during heating. You're just air conditioning the outside. Remember when your parents yelled at you to close the windows and doors when the AC was on? You're letting all of the cooling out!!! That's exactly what you're doing when you use a heat pump.
Stumbled across this while doing some research. We are obtaining quotes here (Vancouver, BC) for both a furnace and ac units as both need replacing. However, getting a lot of heat pump suggestions from friends now. What are you thoughts now 3 years later than the time you released this video? Thanks in advance.
I got mine installed after installing Tesla Solar. My winter monthly gas bill of $380 is now $0.00. My electric monthly winter bill went from an average of $160 to $10.39. Including charging my Tesla Y.
Gas is super cheap here in TN. Even with TVA and hydro/nuclear power close by gas wins. My house set on 72/73F and January gas bill was only $54 for an 80% package furnace, gas hot water, gas dryer, and gas kitchen stove. Mother-in-law has a heat pump and has to keep it turned down into the 60's just to afford to barely heat her house. To me heat pumps are snake oil...run the air conditioner in reverse=$$$$$$$ So of course TVA will gladly finance a new heat pump on your electric bill.
@@SteveGadsby Heat pumps are around 50% more efficient than plain resistive heaters - according to Energy.gov However, at least in my country (Romania), natural gas is 26% the price of electricity, per unit energy (kWh or Btu). So, heat pumps are still more expensive than plain fossil fuels - which makes heating a "very large house" with them a not too good proposition. Instead, where you should use heat pumps is some place where natural gas (or installing it) is expensive. web.archive.org/web/20190108212945/www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-and-cool/heat-pump-systems
Parents have a heat pump on their cabin in great smokey mountains it's about 1700sqft home they run gas everything for efficiency because duke power is quite expensive they will even rebate gas products......they average 100$ power bills and about 1000$ fuel bill yearly high end. They also have hot tub eating alot of cost and well pump.
Meanwhile I spent nearly $300/mo on gas alone in the winter heating my 2,300 sqft home in CA. Location matters, and it’s only a matter of time before TN is forced to raise their prices.
We had a house with a good oil furnace with AC. The AC failed and we opted to replace it with a heat pump and kept the oil furnace for the backup heat. No need to replace fan or modify ductwork. No have a house with old gas furnace with AC. Thinking we will replace with gas and keep the AC as it is a newer unit.
Mansour Ramzey yes great flowers, I have some that came from Europe in the early 1900's. Some times I get a few with multiple petals that look like carnations.
@@magicone9327 i love them as well but i doesn't grow where i live (monroe, Louisiana) it is hot and humid, these poppies need cold weather to become mature.
Mansour Ramzey yes I am in Idaho and it's really cold now, I save seeds from them and have shared with friends. I no longer need to reseed them at home as they are now quite plentiful.
I just got bids to replace our gas furnace and old AC unit in the Pacific Northwest. The delta between an electric heat pump vs a gas furnace and traditional AC is $5-6k in my area (!?). I can't justify paying that premium.
I'm in Oregon. Columbia River PUD in a 3,300sqft two story home. Trane heat pump with furnace with natural gas as the "emergency heat" we have ridiculously cheap electricity compared to god awful PGE rates. I'm over the moon with how well the heat pump cools and heats and avrg around $100 month for electricity. Our 2 water heaters are natural gas for around $36 month
we have a fairly large AC unit ( has a 24 volt start connector ) outside that runs on Natural gas with a sort of standard forced air heater, When replacing the wall thermostat do i need to get a special amperage rating? Thank you
west texas here. about to build a home and wondering if i should get a heat pump. I'm out in the middle of nowhere and will probably not have much of a gas option. When we get freeze weather we get it pretty bad... well for texas. I'm just wondering especially after this hard freeze we just had(that may only come every 20 years) if i should just go with it and install one. But the cold weather really only lasts for maybe three to four months.
I live in central Oklahoma and had a quote today for a new system and they recommended a heat pump since I’m all electric. So that’s what I’m going with. We pretty much have the same weather as y’all. I am going with a Bosch system.
I wonder what System did you go for? I’m in North Texas and I need to replace 2 HVAC systems - I’m curious to know what your experience was during this year’s freeze
Heat pump is by far the most efficient way to heat a building/home. Though if the temperature goes below -20° Celsius, heat pump may not be enough. This will be fixed in near future as this technology is constantly improving. My guess is that by 2040 it will dominate the space no matter where you live.
Being told have g GE split AC heat pump. It is located in the ceiling of a 732 ft. condo. It has rust and insulation sagging and dirty. Being told air filter is behind return. Worried will have to replace and if connections will cost in addition to A/C.
hi im in vancouver canada was going to do radiant floor in the concrete slab as i was going to live on the concrete my main and top for at first was thinking radiant base board as my joists would be up to code however now im thinking force air for main and top with a heat pump thoughts?
I just had a quote for a new AC system here in central Oklahoma and im all electrical. He recommended a heat pump since I’m all electric. It will be a Bosch system. He explained the heat pump much more detailed than this video did.
Hey, I am moving to a warm weather climate in the south and the landlord has told me that the property has air condition but upon researching it all of the literature says it has a heat pump. Am I going to be able to survive the summers?
Wouldn't just turning off the breaker in the winter for the heat pump and let the furnace take over if cost of electricity is really high not be an option?
If you have a gas or electric furnace that can heat your house on its own, then having a heat pump is useless. It doesnt work any better in the summer than a regualr AC unit. The whole point is that you can delete the need for gas or electric heat at the furnace.
I'm in NY, upstate, and my heat is currently electric heat boards. Looking into central air, but thinking heat pump is more efficient and a saving. Am I correct in thinking thus? I also have two fireplaces and a wood burning furnace.
An Air-Air heat pump works exactly the same as a conventional AC to cool in the summer. An Air-water heat pump works more like a conventional water chiller to cool a vessel of water and then a heat exchanger distributes chilled water to air handler units. A ground source-to air heat pump uses underground piping in place of the condenser unit. A ground source to water heat pump has underground piping but also adds that vessel of water and heat exchanger. A ground source heat pump can also be "open loop". Not common for residential but the most efficient. If you have a river or pond you can take in cool water at one location and discharge heated water at another. Another design gives the option of switching between (Air source / Ground source). If you live in upstate NY the year round average ground temperature of 47 F makes underground piping the best option for cooling...and then for heating if the outside air temperature is above 47 F then switching to "air source" is more efficient. This is a complicated and expensive option and usually would only make sense on a very large home where a high amount of heating and cooling would be required...in which case the savings over time might be justified.
One other thing: while a gas furnace may be a bit cheaper in the Pacific NW, the CO2 emissions from a furnace is much greater, especially in a region where so much of the power comes from hydro.
This is a really long video to say, the only difference is a reversing valve. All air conditioners are heat pumps! They just have their heat function disabled.
As long as relative temperature difference is negative for the gas that's been used in heat pump, for example if the temperature in low pressured tube is -25C, and outside is -5C, then heat will be absorbed by the gas, and that gas will be pressured to release even more heat inside of the house.
Due to global warming concerns, most governments are environmental groups are now strongly encouraging electrification, meaning ditch the gas furnace, and switch to heat pumps for heating, at least in all regions (states or countries) where the electricity is comparatively cleaner( lower carbon footprint) than the natural gas, for the same amount of heating(!) supplied. In California, the electricity it is definitely much cleaner, and I suspect in the Northwest and Southwest as well. In regions like western Pennsylvania (and eastern Ohio) currently with lots of high carbon footprint coal powered electricity, I"m not so sure. In any state with significant renewables, perhaps like some midwestern states with lots of wind generation, the electricity will be relatively cleaner. In those areas, we suggest to switch to heat pumps, for heating, or even if primarily for air conditioning (as installing a heat pump leaves you the option to use it for heating, down the road (depending on your installation details)). Also, thinking long term, as everyone's grid will likely transition to much cleaner in 5-10-15 year time frame, heat pump carbon footprint will get better and better. Net cost impact is difficult to estimate, as it depends on your house and install details, and local climate, your local gas and electricity rates, and assumptions on inflation rate for gas and electricity, and your time scale, and incentives in your region, etc. There is a wide spectrum of net costs, from less to more expensive, depending on these details. However, an interesting point is that gas inflation rates may be very high in regions where there is a strong push to phase out gas:the logic is that as the customer base or demand shrinks (in those states), the fixed infrastructure costs are spread among fewer customer (or lower volume sales) and so the cost per gas volume or per customer will increase dramatically(for normal volumetric pricing). This thinking, for those states & regions, suggests to electrify(ie, switch to heat pumps). (Relevant link: eos.org/articles/heat-pumps-can-lower-home-emissions-but-not-everywhere)
Please advise me, I live in Dallas Tx, and I'm getting ready to install a new unit on my house I don't have any propane My current furnace is a 4 ton that's set up through electricity and the AC guy that came by said I can get by with Just a 3 ton Air Conditioner or he can install a Heat pump it's a $550 Price difference. But after watching your video I don't even think it's a good idea to get the heat pump cause in texas it stays hot for about 9 months of the 12. But what would you recommend?
How happy would you say you are re your energy bills during this past Winter? I’m in Ft Worth and need to replace 2 HVAC + Gas Furnaces. Even with increases in gas prices, I think the standard system will be better than the Heat Pump (not considering gas emissions and fossil fuels) but I’m not sure
Hi, I want a mini split; but I don’t want the indoor wall unit where you use remote to turn it on/off. Is it possible to have vents on mini split instead and connect it to a thermostat?
Yeah it sure is all it takes is money they can put in a coil in if you already have a warm air furnace you could put on a coil in that furnace and use your ductwork for heating and air-conditioning that create some problems if all that duck work is not in a treated space then it all have to be insulated so yes it can be done all it takes is money
Hi, Steve. Consider this situation which I think is pretty common: In a rural location, the house is supplied with propane via on site tank rather than natural gas. In a sunny location (northern California for me), an alternative energy source is solar. Do you have an assessment of whether it would be more cost effective in the long run to go "all electric" including heat pump to take advantage of solar (acknowledging significant up-front cost) rather than heat predominantly with propane? Does making your own energy tip the scale in favor of an electricity-powered heat pump? (I understand that you may only be able to speak for energy costs in your area).
it all depends on your propane costs vs electrical costs. Most propane will be more expensive than electrical. Heat pumps do not do well in cold wet winter climates.
Yes a heat pump is very efficient mason dixon line straight across the country..... because we have mild winters we never besides record breaking moments see monthly weather like maine montana wyoming washington state.....but even then when you have buyers looking at remodel or new homes they want to see heat pumps on raised platforms so snow doesn't blanket or choke units and radiant flooring etc they want that home easily heated from multiple sources for extreme weather.
Our rates where I live in east Tennessee are about 7 cents kwh. We are buying a very old home and it needs a new heating and cooing system. Any suggestions? What about ductless is that feasible. The home is 2200 sq ft.
There has to be a few more things to consider. Cost of the heat pump (minus any rebates), cost of a gas furnace/AC unit, cost of gas, and cost of electricity. If there is gas plumbed to the house in general gas is less expensive to maintain and operate. But all the costs have to be taken into account.
… I live in Ellensburg Washington and looking to heat and cool 2000 SQ feet… currently no AC and an old 4 coil hwating unit I have a high heating bill… thanks
Hi Steve what are your thoughts about a heat pump in Maine. We need to replace our furnace would a heat pump replace a furnace? Thoughts on if it would be for effective in Maine? Just at very beginning stages learning about heat pumps thanks in advance
Maine's tricky because it gets so cold and so much snow covers the units we had one for our lake house near raymond but we also had other elements to heat the home such has radiant flooring and wood fire place......but then you'll also know lake homes are not cheap and to hold your value for quick sales and rentals you need higher end items in a home.
A heat pump is the same thing as an air conditioner. The only difference between the two is that a heat pump can run 'backwards'. An AC only runs in the cooling direction, but a Heat Pump can either run in a cooling or heating direction. (maybe not technically correct, but fairly accurately describes what's going on)
No they do same thing till winter rolls around.....you need a whole home dehumidifier system they are about 2k highend installed April air makes good units for about 1100$ 500 to 750 professional install is good price range
I wouldn't. Unless your hot water tank is isolated. Most people have a hot water tank in a garage. That garage will get warmer and warmer and if it is an attached garage the wall against the house will heat the house. If your water heater is in an outside isolated metal shed it is possible to extract some useful heat using exhausted heat from the AC condenser...however the extra duct work going to a shed and the extra piping for the water coming from the shed adds some heat "losses". And then in the winter time you would find it makes more sense to have that water heater inside a 50F garage than inside a unheated shed in 15 F weather.
You have to compare your fuel vs electric cost but it gets extremely cold in massachusetts like maine so ideally a heat pump works better just may cost a few dollars more or less depending on ur fuel vs electric cost. I'd ask around neighbors or something see what they average and what they have to get a cost idea
There is no any "VS" here. Both are heat pumps. But very cheap AC might not have reverse valve. And in very cold winter there should be additional integrated heater outside that makes sure water remains water. No other differences unless it is a chiller and not AC.
*magic*, jk, you're right heat always goes from hot to cold, so a heat pump expands a refrigerant gas to colder than it is outside and then compress it to hotter than it is inside. so around freezing heat pumps efficiency and usefulness goes down since now they need heating coils and heating cycles to melt ice off the outside look up refrigeration cycles
Yes always buy a heat pump unless your in areas north such as maine wisconsin montana etc even then some homes in higher ritzy areas will even have them.... Unless you have natural gas or wood fireplace than always use heat pump.
Any body use oil to heat their home and converted to the heat pump please let me know??? My oil bill is sky high I need a change. I’m doing my research but if anyone has any experience with this please enlighten me . Thank you
ladidi5222 Hey Steve here from FurnaceUSA - thanks for your comment. It depends on the utility rates in your area. Let’s do a quick free consult, message me at steve@furnaceusa.com to schedule. Thanks
The cost of our natural gas in TX is much cheaper than electricity. According to CenterPoint, natural gas is 2 to 3 times cheaper than electricity in our area. But depends if your furnace is gas or electric.... www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/Services/Pages/natural-gas-electricity-cost-comparison.aspx?sa=mn&au=bus
Texas is a definite heat pump ur fuel cost is some of the cheapest in country so it makes it so F**king stupid for a home owner not to be running gas cooking gas fireplaces tankless gas water heaters and heat pumps......and when ur fancy or cook alot it's worth it to install a hook up line for your large grills outside because the hardline is much cheaper than tank exchanges in texas
Air conditioner is an air conditioner… A heat pump is a special air conditioner where the compressor and system can reverse where it compresses to extract heat from outside air and blow that in but it’s not gonna be as hot as a gas furnace or even electric resistance heat. It’s kind of like Luke warm heat
You have to compare fuel to electric cost call around and ask friends what they are using also know ur budget and resale etc are you in a small home barley making it or you a baller living very comfortable? Because homes in quincy portland etc they have heat pumps radiant flooring and fireplaces budget allows them to and multiple heat sources for harsh weather makes easy resale or sales pitch
1:07 is when he messed up. A heat pump doesn’t absorb heat from outside and send it inside. A heat pump compress freon like an air conditioner. The difference is, instead cooling down the compressed freon. The heat pump send the hot freon inside the house to the evaporator. Instead of cooling the house. The hot evaporator help heat the house.
He didn't mess up. It's counter-intuitive, but yes a heat pump does absorb heat from the cold outdoors in the winter. Even though it's near or below freezing, there is still some heat energy (if you think of the Kelvin temperature scale, freezing is still 273K or 273 degrees C above absolute zero). AC and heat pumps use freon/refrigerant as a sponge for heat, by squeezing it and expanding it in one place then another place (gay-lussac's gas law and ideal gas law if you want to look into that). So an AC unit is actually technically a one-way heat pump, but it is only able to bleed off the heat from the freon outside, then soak up heat indoors. A so called 'heat pump' is a two way system, where you can soak up heat outside (even though it may be about 32F) then squeeze the heat out of it after that freon has flowed indoors. I don't know if I explained that better, but in winter time it definitely has to try harder to scavenge heat from the cold winter air, but as long as it's not colder outside than the freon can reach, it will still work. 👍
@@tannerbean3801 I stopped reading your comment @ winter. I don't waste my time reading comments from people who don't understand what they have read or heard from someone else. Like I said before. The heat come from compressing freon. I don't need a whole page to explain where the heat come from because I know what I'm talking about.
@@tannerbean3801 I want to thank you very much for being who you are. I'm making a video using your name and I screen shot your comment. You are proving my point.
@@blackericdenice in a continuous loop, NO the heat does not come FROM compressing freon- compressing it allows the heat to leave, but it had to already be there. The heat came from heating up the cold freon, then it was compressed, and it does this over and over. You can't just compress freon over and over and get heat out of it unless it goes and soaks up heat somewhere. You know that there is both a condenser and an evaporator in an AC system, and that's why... You have to have heat flow into one at low pressure, then it leaves the other at high pressure. Whatever you do with my name, don't do anything that could land you in a defamation lawsuit. My response wasn't just for you, it's for anyone who wants to know how they work. Just don't show it to anyone with as big an ego as you, because they won't learn anything. Good luck dude
No you barley have a winter a heat pump is only worth it if you have constant 30 degree or 0 degree temps from November to March. Florida barely sees frost I think they have not had frost in fl in years that accounted for 30+ days
No, buddy! "This is the savings and this is the extra cost?" Failure, you assumed future costs/savings would maintain as well as excluded redundancy. It presumes that costs will stay the same. It presumes that in winter natural gas won't fail. Like how electricity failed in Texas recently and some people died. Cause they didn't have a redundant system. This is the same crap contractors say about insulation. Then the cost of energy went up making insulation a have to. Except the cost to install insulation after is way more. So you have to wait till you reside your house.
Finally got it up and running. The only delays we had was because we realized we needed some extra parts (I’ll list that below) th-cam.com/users/postUgkxihMYiJNXcHdbH-7ihymsLz61l7jVyb5O . So we have a loft where our current hvac just couldn’t seem to keep cool during the summer. We have been using a window unit since we bought this house over 6 years ago (all the houses in this neighborhood were built in the 80’s and majority of the houses built like ours use a window unit). I hate window units because they are just so noisy and the one we had really only cools one side of the loft. I had contemplated upgrading our current HVAC, but with all the rising prices these days, it would take years before saving up enough to do that. With the advice of my father-in-law (used to run an HVAC business), he recommended we get an inverter instead. We thought we bought everything we needed, but there were just a few other parts we didn’t anticipate needing (which is what caused most of our delay). My friend and father-in-law did all the work to get it installed and running and now we have nice cool air circulating nicely throughout the entire loft. It is very quiet and even the outside unit is much quieter than our main HVAC unit. Saved ourselves thousands getting this.
Best video I found to explain the difference between an AC and a Heat pump. Thank you!
I just bought a house in Vancouver BC. The owner installed a high efficiency gas furnace with split system AC a few years ago. His rationale was that the furnace is great at heating, and the AC is great at cooling. A heat pump HVAC system was almost 3K more money, and would run year round. AC only saves wear and tear on the AC compressor, as it runs only for a couple months per year, and the outside areas of the house are quiet when the AC is off. The AC condenser does make noise while cooling, but people expect some AC noise in the Summer. Our Summers are no where near as warm as say, Florida or Southern California, so a heat pump system here is overkill, noisy, and too expensive all things considered.
you are too far north for a heat pump to be efficient.
Way to far north for a heat pump to be efficient and also y'all build homes to a way higher standard than usa similar to europe the amount of insulation your home should have their is much more cost effective ways to heat a home and the home will actually retain it
I'm in WA State just south of Vancouver BC border. I'd bet you're mighty glad you had that AC a couple of weeks ago. Hope you fared well, many people didn't. We don't have AC at all in our home, only fans and it was absolutely miserable. Normally our Temps are nowhere near Cali and Flo, but we surpassed even their hottest temps during that Godforsaken heatwave.
@@guadacoma except vancouver is a temperate climate so goes from winter average 3 C to summer peak design temp of 25 C (closer to 30C if you're in surrey) so a heat pump with supplemental electric heater is perfect for vancouver area
@@consummateVssss 30°C in a heat wave? You should come to tropical area. Indoor shaded without AC easily reach 33°C.
This explained that a heat pump has the additional function in terms of space and water heating (and some additional cost for a water tank inside the house to benefit from running it for heating). What it omits is that a heat pump saves on greenhouse gases - the electricity can be used two to ten times more efficiently than straight electric heating. The cost of fossil gas (methane or propane) will have to go up in future relative to electricity.
This means an ASHP or GSHP is a much better investment financially and environmentally than the video suggests.
Yes. Ignoring environmental considerations in our choices seems like folly to me, given that no one is untouched from it nowadays.
1:10? That's complete fantasy land thinking. 1:4 at best, averaging that all winter... going to struggle (modern ones are getting better... but cost a lot more...).
@@drsquirrel00 You may be right. I've generally been suggesting people calculate any savings based on CoPs of 2.5 or 3.0.
I must have got 'two to ten times' from somewhere, possibly a GSHP in a warmer climate wanting cooler output for underfloor heating. As I wrote the comment over a year ago, I unfortunately can't remember the source or what it was referring to. I was really just trying to emphasise the concept. Seasonal Performance Factors (ie annual average) in a paper 'Measured Performance of a Mixed-Use Commercial-Building Ground Source Heat Pump System in Sweden' are suggested to range from below 2 to 6. Ten would require a small temperature differential.
A large percentage of my PSE bill is from gas (Tacoma area). Hot water and furnace are gas. I’m wondering if installing the heat pump will lower my total bill. Plus add the cooling aspect in the summer.
Im as confused as hell now THANKS
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Right? What if you don't even have a furnace or any gas at all?
@@AltimaNEO yea I think they should have prefaced by saying that the argument they’re making only makes sense if you’re comparing it to a gas furnace. If you don’t already have a furnace or only have electricity then you need to compare it with the other options that work for you.
Solar is also missing from this equation, also in general not relying on gas can be safer overall so that’s another variable to consider.
Same here, where I live every AC is a heat pump, it's just either only cools or can do cooling and heating as well.. the naming is confusing
I'm really confused myself because is it cheaper just to use central air heat or a heat pump I mean they make it so confusing it's like that's why people have a hard time trying to save money it's like you have to be a darn expert at everything to go and save three dollars 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
I don't know why people keep saying this it doesn't absorb air . Heat pumps is a air condition . I get cold air inside it will be hot on the outside of the unit . To get hot air inside it will be cold on the outside hot on the inside. All these machines do is Compressed Gas and releasing the compression. Just like a propane pipe if you use propane the pipe will get cold. But in an air-conditioned you want to reuse the same gas.
Some other things to consider:
- Gas prices are becoming more expensive (winter 2021 was rough) and will continue to be as govts reduce reliance on fossil fuels
- If you have solar, it’s generally more cost effective to utilize electrical appliances whenever possible
- Your location matters
Thanks man to clarify the use and what is a heat pump. In India we use AC only in summer time we dont have that much of low temprature in winter.
Why do I feel so much more confused after this video. I think it would of been easier to just say a heat pump does the opposite of an air-conditioned in winter
all a heatpump is, is an AC that is invert-able ( the only functional difference between the two being a valve switch, and extra piping for the coolant.)
in the winter you "cool" the outside, which also means you heat your house, and in the summer you "cool" the inside which heats the outside.
it really is a wonder this wan't invented sooner, but thats all it is.
Dp you have electric pr gas. That is truly the difference
@@randall172 the way you explained it is kind of weird, you don’t “cool” the outside in the winter, you’re actually heating the inside. And If the structure is warmer than the outside air then you are cooling the inside.
What if in our house we have no gas and everything is electric, then would a heat pump save more than just an AC?
If you have solar panels on your roof and your grid tied having a heat pump is the perfect thing and I don’t understand why it could be thousands of dollars more the only difference is a reversing valve so one essentially one solenoid valve or possibly two depending on how you do it just to reverse the Florida gases they should only be a few to $500 more
Your right it's not thousands at worst a heat pump vs ac on high end units is maybe 2k we have a 18 seer trane and it was only 1100 more installed vs a ac unit and I think it was only a 16 seer.
You can buy split wall mounted AC systems now that also 'heat' & are reversible... Are these heat pumps, as they are sold as AC systems???
all a heatpump is, is an AC that is invert-able ( the only functional difference between the two being a valve switch, and extra piping for the coolant.)
in the winter you "cool" the outside, which also means you heat your house, and in the summer you "cool" the inside which heats the outside.
it really is a wonder this wan't invented sooner, but thats all it is.
In Los Angeles during the heat of summer, my electric bill can be $250 or more per month. So if I get a heat pump, I will pay the same for electricity in the winter as I do in the summer. My natural gas bill is nothing during the summer but it can get high in December and January but not close to what my electric bill would be for basically running my central AC in winter. You will never read an ad for heat pumps where they will state that your electrical costs will be exactly the same as the non-heat pump unit. They keep focusing on the efficiency of the heating but never tell you about the fact that the very same electricity gobbling components that are used to cool in the summer are still running during heating. You're just air conditioning the outside. Remember when your parents yelled at you to close the windows and doors when the AC was on? You're letting all of the cooling out!!! That's exactly what you're doing when you use a heat pump.
u live in LA. u dont even need to turn this on in the winter.
@@dyau5973 During December through February, early morning temps can be low 40s. So yeah we need heat.
Helped understand the basic components.
People who are saying "reverses the function of an ac" - that explanation doesnt help.
Stumbled across this while doing some research. We are obtaining quotes here (Vancouver, BC) for both a furnace and ac units as both need replacing. However, getting a lot of heat pump suggestions from friends now. What are you thoughts now 3 years later than the time you released this video? Thanks in advance.
did you make a decision? We're in the same boat and not sure what to choose. Heat pump vs AC still a debate.
Or in a situation where NG or Propane would be unavailable, then heat pump maybe. Luckily I have cheap NG here in Louisiana.
I got mine installed after installing Tesla Solar. My winter monthly gas bill of $380 is now $0.00. My electric monthly winter bill went from an average of $160 to $10.39. Including charging my Tesla Y.
Gas is super cheap here in TN. Even with TVA and hydro/nuclear power close by gas wins. My house set on 72/73F and January gas bill was only $54 for an 80% package furnace, gas hot water, gas dryer, and gas kitchen stove. Mother-in-law has a heat pump and has to keep it turned down into the 60's just to afford to barely heat her house. To me heat pumps are snake oil...run the air conditioner in reverse=$$$$$$$ So of course TVA will gladly finance a new heat pump on your electric bill.
Greg Crabb Hey Greg, usually unless you have a very large house your not going to save thousands of dollars with a heat pump
@@SteveGadsby Heat pumps are around 50% more efficient than plain resistive heaters - according to Energy.gov
However, at least in my country (Romania), natural gas is 26% the price of electricity, per unit energy (kWh or Btu).
So, heat pumps are still more expensive than plain fossil fuels - which makes heating a "very large house" with them a not too good proposition.
Instead, where you should use heat pumps is some place where natural gas (or installing it) is expensive.
web.archive.org/web/20190108212945/www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-and-cool/heat-pump-systems
Parents have a heat pump on their cabin in great smokey mountains it's about 1700sqft home they run gas everything for efficiency because duke power is quite expensive they will even rebate gas products......they average 100$ power bills and about 1000$ fuel bill yearly high end. They also have hot tub eating alot of cost and well pump.
Meanwhile I spent nearly $300/mo on gas alone in the winter heating my 2,300 sqft home in CA. Location matters, and it’s only a matter of time before TN is forced to raise their prices.
We had a house with a good oil furnace with AC. The AC failed and we opted to replace it with a heat pump and kept the oil furnace for the backup heat. No need to replace fan or modify ductwork. No have a house with old gas furnace with AC. Thinking we will replace with gas and keep the AC as it is a newer unit.
I liked those poppy flowers.
Where can i get some.
Great video
Mansour Ramzey yes great flowers, I have some that came from Europe in the early 1900's. Some times I get a few with multiple petals that look like carnations.
@@magicone9327 i love them as well but i doesn't grow where i live (monroe, Louisiana) it is hot and humid, these poppies need cold weather to become mature.
Mansour Ramzey yes I am in Idaho and it's really cold now, I save seeds from them and have shared with friends. I no longer need to reseed them at home as they are now quite plentiful.
@@magicone9327 i wish i was i Idaho, i sure would have used it.🙏👍
Not to mention the outside hygrometry, if there is too much moisture outside, your external unit will have to do more defrost cycles
I just got bids to replace our gas furnace and old AC unit in the Pacific Northwest. The delta between an electric heat pump vs a gas furnace and traditional AC is $5-6k in my area (!?). I can't justify paying that premium.
Really helpful video thanks!
I'm in Oregon. Columbia River PUD in a 3,300sqft two story home. Trane heat pump with furnace with natural gas as the "emergency heat" we have ridiculously cheap electricity compared to god awful PGE rates. I'm over the moon with how well the heat pump cools and heats and avrg around $100 month for electricity. Our 2 water heaters are natural gas for around $36 month
we have a fairly large AC unit ( has a 24 volt start connector ) outside that runs on Natural gas with a sort of standard forced air heater, When replacing the wall thermostat do i need to get a special amperage rating? Thank you
west texas here. about to build a home and wondering if i should get a heat pump. I'm out in the middle of nowhere and will probably not have much of a gas option. When we get freeze weather we get it pretty bad... well for texas. I'm just wondering especially after this hard freeze we just had(that may only come every 20 years) if i should just go with it and install one. But the cold weather really only lasts for maybe three to four months.
I live in central Oklahoma and had a quote today for a new system and they recommended a heat pump since I’m all electric. So that’s what I’m going with. We pretty much have the same weather as y’all. I am going with a Bosch system.
I wonder what System did you go for? I’m in North Texas and I need to replace 2 HVAC systems - I’m curious to know what your experience was during this year’s freeze
@@AnotherMartinez went with standard ac unit. Works fine so far. Freeze didn't bother it.
Thankyou Love From india
Then why not just have a single heat pump unit without the air conditioner? The saving pays part of the electricity vs natural gas equation?
We have a furnace with existing ducts. Can we reuse the ducts we have for a new air conditioner? I’m in PNW (western Washington).
My question exactly
Yes
Heat pump is by far the most efficient way to heat a building/home. Though if the temperature goes below -20° Celsius, heat pump may not be enough. This will be fixed in near future as this technology is constantly improving. My guess is that by 2040 it will dominate the space no matter where you live.
This was such a helpful video! Thank you!
Being told have g GE split AC heat pump. It is located in the ceiling of a 732 ft. condo. It has rust and insulation sagging and dirty. Being
told air filter is behind return. Worried will have to replace and if connections will cost in addition to A/C.
If it's cold outside what heat is it bringing in?
hi im in vancouver canada
was going to do radiant floor in the concrete slab
as i was going to live on the concrete
my main and top for at first was thinking radiant base board as my joists would be up to code
however now im thinking force air for main and top with a heat pump
thoughts?
Great video. I live in Orlando what do you think is better for this area. Thank you
In Orlando we do mostly AC only. Let me know if you need a quote
Use AC with electric heat strips. Your heating season is too short and too mild for a heat pump.
@@guadacoma This is true!
What happens if your furnace is running on electricity. Heat pump should of better value?
I just had a quote for a new AC system here in central Oklahoma and im all electrical. He recommended a heat pump since I’m all electric. It will be a Bosch system. He explained the heat pump much more detailed than this video did.
can u pls help give advice on which to pick for hot and humid texas?
Hey, I am moving to a warm weather climate in the south and the landlord has told me that the property has air condition but upon researching it all of the literature says it has a heat pump. Am I going to be able to survive the summers?
They say heat pump same as ac how it work out?
Thank you for this video
I assume the weather is COLD when we use Heat pump , how it observe the heat from outside when its cold outside ? am I missing something ????
The company says FurnaceUSA but the presenter is clearly Canadian!
Wouldn't just turning off the breaker in the winter for the heat pump and let the furnace take over if cost of electricity is really high not be an option?
If you have a gas or electric furnace that can heat your house on its own, then having a heat pump is useless. It doesnt work any better in the summer than a regualr AC unit. The whole point is that you can delete the need for gas or electric heat at the furnace.
I'm in NY, upstate, and my heat is currently electric heat boards. Looking into central air, but thinking heat pump is more efficient and a saving. Am I correct in thinking thus? I also have two fireplaces and a wood burning furnace.
An Air-Air heat pump works exactly the same as a conventional AC to cool in the summer.
An Air-water heat pump works more like a conventional water chiller to cool a vessel of water and then a heat exchanger distributes chilled water to air handler units.
A ground source-to air heat pump uses underground piping in place of the condenser unit.
A ground source to water heat pump has underground piping but also adds that vessel of water and heat exchanger.
A ground source heat pump can also be "open loop". Not common for residential but the most efficient. If you have a river or pond you can take in cool water at one location and discharge heated water at another.
Another design gives the option of switching between (Air source / Ground source). If you live in upstate NY the year round average ground temperature of 47 F makes underground piping the best option for cooling...and then for heating if the outside air temperature is above 47 F then switching to "air source" is more efficient. This is a complicated and expensive option and usually would only make sense on a very large home where a high amount of heating and cooling would be required...in which case the savings over time might be justified.
@@michaeljorgensen790 my home is currently 3300 Sq ft. Thank you for the detailed response
One other thing: while a gas furnace may be a bit cheaper in the Pacific NW, the CO2 emissions from a furnace is much greater, especially in a region where so much of the power comes from hydro.
This is a really long video to say, the only difference is a reversing valve.
All air conditioners are heat pumps! They just have their heat function disabled.
if i get a electric heat pump for chicago area. what type of emergency equipment would i need when the temperature is 20 and below?
fireplace
Heat strips
Make it short.... it reverses the function of an ac where heat is put inside.
Heat pump does both, heating and cooling. AC only does cooling.
@@backpain100 The difference between them is a single component. An AC is a one-way heat pump.
How the heck is heat being absorbed from the outside in the winter? That was what you were saying explaining the heat pump. Confused me even more?
As long as relative temperature difference is negative for the gas that's been used in heat pump, for example if the temperature in low pressured tube is -25C, and outside is -5C, then heat will be absorbed by the gas, and that gas will be pressured to release even more heat inside of the house.
So if i have a house with a heat pump, i will still have regular Ac? My house be hot during the summer like with a swap cooler?
Thank you for the video and education.
Due to global warming concerns, most governments are environmental groups are now strongly encouraging electrification, meaning ditch the gas furnace, and switch to heat pumps for heating, at least in all regions (states or countries) where the electricity is comparatively cleaner( lower carbon footprint) than the natural gas, for the same amount of heating(!) supplied. In California, the electricity it is definitely much cleaner, and I suspect in the Northwest and Southwest as well. In regions like western Pennsylvania (and eastern Ohio) currently with lots of high carbon footprint coal powered electricity, I"m not so sure. In any state with significant renewables, perhaps like some midwestern states with lots of wind generation, the electricity will be relatively cleaner. In those areas, we suggest to switch to heat pumps, for heating, or even if primarily for air conditioning (as installing a heat pump leaves you the option to use it for heating, down the road (depending on your installation details)). Also, thinking long term, as everyone's grid will likely transition to much cleaner in 5-10-15 year time frame, heat pump carbon footprint will get better and better. Net cost impact is difficult to estimate, as it depends on your house and install details, and local climate, your local gas and electricity rates, and assumptions on inflation rate for gas and electricity, and your time scale, and incentives in your region, etc. There is a wide spectrum of net costs, from less to more expensive, depending on these details. However, an interesting point is that gas inflation rates may be very high in regions where there is a strong push to phase out gas:the logic is that as the customer base or demand shrinks (in those states), the fixed infrastructure costs are spread among fewer customer (or lower volume sales) and so the cost per gas volume or per customer will increase dramatically(for normal volumetric pricing). This thinking, for those states & regions, suggests to electrify(ie, switch to heat pumps).
(Relevant link: eos.org/articles/heat-pumps-can-lower-home-emissions-but-not-everywhere)
In the south we only get 3 or 4 weeks of winter.
Good point... But background music kind of annoying🤔
Please advise me, I live in Dallas Tx, and I'm getting ready to install a new unit on my house I don't have any propane My current furnace is a 4 ton that's set up through electricity and the AC guy that came by said I can get by with Just a 3 ton Air Conditioner or he can install a Heat pump it's a $550 Price difference. But after watching your video I don't even think it's a good idea to get the heat pump cause in texas it stays hot for about 9 months of the 12. But what would you recommend?
So what did you get?
@@greeneking77 -i ened up just going with a normal 3 ton unit so far so good.
How happy would you say you are re your energy bills during this past Winter? I’m in Ft Worth and need to replace 2 HVAC + Gas Furnaces. Even with increases in gas prices, I think the standard system will be better than the Heat Pump (not considering gas emissions and fossil fuels) but I’m not sure
Hi, I want a mini split; but I don’t want the indoor wall unit where you use remote to turn it on/off. Is it possible to have vents on mini split instead and connect it to a thermostat?
Yeah it sure is all it takes is money they can put in a coil in if you already have a warm air furnace you could put on a coil in that furnace and use your ductwork for heating and air-conditioning that create some problems if all that duck work is not in a treated space then it all have to be insulated so yes it can be done all it takes is money
Hi, Steve. Consider this situation which I think is pretty common:
In a rural location, the house is supplied with propane via on site tank rather than natural gas. In a sunny location (northern California for me), an alternative energy source is solar. Do you have an assessment of whether it would be more cost effective in the long run to go "all electric" including heat pump to take advantage of solar (acknowledging significant up-front cost) rather than heat predominantly with propane? Does making your own energy tip the scale in favor of an electricity-powered heat pump? (I understand that you may only be able to speak for energy costs in your area).
it all depends on your propane costs vs electrical costs. Most propane will be more expensive than electrical. Heat pumps do not do well in cold wet winter climates.
Can heat pumps cool a room to freezing temperatures?
for Florida, electric based system would you suggest a AC with furnance or Heat Pump or a packaged unit outside the home?
Yes I have an electric furnace and live in Cumberland County Tennessee so I imagine it is to my benefit to have a heat pump am I right or wrong.
Yes very efficient
Yes a heat pump is very efficient mason dixon line straight across the country..... because we have mild winters we never besides record breaking moments see monthly weather like maine montana wyoming washington state.....but even then when you have buyers looking at remodel or new homes they want to see heat pumps on raised platforms so snow doesn't blanket or choke units and radiant flooring etc they want that home easily heated from multiple sources for extreme weather.
Combustion heat up North. Heat pumps in the South. There I fixed this video for you.
Our rates where I live in east Tennessee are about 7 cents kwh. We are buying a very old home and it needs a new heating and cooing system. Any suggestions? What about ductless is that feasible. The home is 2200 sq ft.
Heat pump system
There has to be a few more things to consider. Cost of the heat pump (minus any rebates), cost of a gas furnace/AC unit, cost of gas, and cost of electricity. If there is gas plumbed to the house in general gas is less expensive to maintain and operate. But all the costs have to be taken into account.
What if you pump the cool liquid threw your furnace in summer instead of using a blowing fan that blows cold air?
What do you mean?
I'm gonna go out on a limb and take a wild guess that it's cheaper just to use a HVAC system here in central California
I live in Apache Junction AZ. Have a heat pump now. Would I be better off when I replace to go with AC?
Hi I live in buckeye AZ how is the heat pump cooling home
… I live in Ellensburg Washington and looking to heat and cool 2000 SQ feet… currently no AC and an old 4 coil hwating unit I have a high heating bill… thanks
Hi Steve what are your thoughts about a heat pump in Maine. We need to replace our furnace would a heat pump replace a furnace? Thoughts on if it would be for effective in Maine? Just at very beginning stages learning about heat pumps thanks in advance
Maine's tricky because it gets so cold and so much snow covers the units we had one for our lake house near raymond but we also had other elements to heat the home such has radiant flooring and wood fire place......but then you'll also know lake homes are not cheap and to hold your value for quick sales and rentals you need higher end items in a home.
Is a heat pump better at managing humidity in the summer when cooling?
A heat pump is the same thing as an air conditioner. The only difference between the two is that a heat pump can run 'backwards'. An AC only runs in the cooling direction, but a Heat Pump can either run in a cooling or heating direction. (maybe not technically correct, but fairly accurately describes what's going on)
No they do same thing till winter rolls around.....you need a whole home dehumidifier system they are about 2k highend installed April air makes good units for about 1100$ 500 to 750 professional install is good price range
@@MiKen877 backwards
My AC guy told me the heat pump will draw out excess humidity in the house. My system is gonna be a Bosch.
Heatpumps and AC are nearly useless without a good building envelope and insulation.
Very good
Can you use the heat exhausted from the air conditioner to heat your hot water tank?
I wouldn't. Unless your hot water tank is isolated. Most people have a hot water tank in a garage.
That garage will get warmer and warmer and if it is an attached garage the wall against the house will heat the house.
If your water heater is in an outside isolated metal shed it is possible to extract some useful heat using exhausted heat from the AC condenser...however the extra duct work going to a shed and the extra piping for the water coming from the shed adds some heat "losses". And then in the winter time you would find it makes more sense to have that water heater inside a 50F garage than inside a unheated shed in 15 F weather.
Buy a water heater that uses
a heat pump. In the summer the garage will be cooler.
1:06 opium ????
Only if it’s papaver somniferum.
Can a heat pump cool the house and fill up the hot water tank?
Thanks alot sir
I live in Massachusetts which one better for this area please
You have to compare your fuel vs electric cost but it gets extremely cold in massachusetts like maine so ideally a heat pump works better just may cost a few dollars more or less depending on ur fuel vs electric cost. I'd ask around neighbors or something see what they average and what they have to get a cost idea
There is no any "VS" here. Both are heat pumps. But very cheap AC might not have reverse valve. And in very cold winter there should be additional integrated heater outside that makes sure water remains water. No other differences unless it is a chiller and not AC.
I am confused. In winter, heat pumps draw heat from outside into your house... but it's cold outside.
*magic*, jk, you're right heat always goes from hot to cold, so a heat pump expands a refrigerant gas to colder than it is outside and then compress it to hotter than it is inside. so around freezing heat pumps efficiency and usefulness goes down since now they need heating coils and heating cycles to melt ice off the outside
look up refrigeration cycles
I'm in East TN, do you think that a heat pump is useful in my area?
Yes always buy a heat pump unless your in areas north such as maine wisconsin montana etc even then some homes in higher ritzy areas will even have them.... Unless you have natural gas or wood fireplace than always use heat pump.
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Doesn't my AC heat the house too?
Good
Ih the UK gas is far cheaper and installation costs are way different heat pump up to 7 or 8 times dearer
Any body use oil to heat their home and converted to the heat pump please let me know??? My oil bill is sky high I need a change. I’m doing my research but if anyone has any experience with this please enlighten me . Thank you
I'm putting in a Bosch 2.0 no more oil for me.
Where are you from
I live in central Maryland Usa What should I purchase?
ladidi5222 Hey Steve here from FurnaceUSA - thanks for your comment. It depends on the utility rates in your area. Let’s do a quick free consult, message me at steve@furnaceusa.com to schedule. Thanks
So, if you live in south Florida, no reason for a heat pump.
So I guess a heat pump is just a plain oil air-conditioner with a reverse valve on it so it will blow hot air in cold weather.
Would you recommend a heat pump here in Texas?
yes.
The cost of our natural gas in TX is much cheaper than electricity. According to CenterPoint, natural gas is 2 to 3 times cheaper than electricity in our area. But depends if your furnace is gas or electric....
www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/Services/Pages/natural-gas-electricity-cost-comparison.aspx?sa=mn&au=bus
Texas is a definite heat pump ur fuel cost is some of the cheapest in country so it makes it so F**king stupid for a home owner not to be running gas cooking gas fireplaces tankless gas water heaters and heat pumps......and when ur fancy or cook alot it's worth it to install a hook up line for your large grills outside because the hardline is much cheaper than tank exchanges in texas
Nice poppies
I still don't know the difference smh
Air conditioner is an air conditioner… A heat pump is a special air conditioner where the compressor and system can reverse where it compresses to extract heat from outside air and blow that in but it’s not gonna be as hot as a gas furnace or even electric resistance heat. It’s kind of like Luke warm heat
Whats cheaper for the northeast? (Boston)
You have to compare fuel to electric cost call around and ask friends what they are using also know ur budget and resale etc are you in a small home barley making it or you a baller living very comfortable? Because homes in quincy portland etc they have heat pumps radiant flooring and fireplaces budget allows them to and multiple heat sources for harsh weather makes easy resale or sales pitch
Hello I have no gas where I live so I guess the only choice I have is heat pump I'm asking u
Yah - a heat pump would be a much better choice than oil, propane or electric baseboard
1:07 is when he messed up. A heat pump doesn’t absorb heat from outside and send it inside. A heat pump compress freon like an air conditioner. The difference is, instead cooling down the compressed freon. The heat pump send the hot freon inside the house to the evaporator. Instead of cooling the house. The hot evaporator help heat the house.
He didn't mess up. It's counter-intuitive, but yes a heat pump does absorb heat from the cold outdoors in the winter. Even though it's near or below freezing, there is still some heat energy (if you think of the Kelvin temperature scale, freezing is still 273K or 273 degrees C above absolute zero).
AC and heat pumps use freon/refrigerant as a sponge for heat, by squeezing it and expanding it in one place then another place (gay-lussac's gas law and ideal gas law if you want to look into that).
So an AC unit is actually technically a one-way heat pump, but it is only able to bleed off the heat from the freon outside, then soak up heat indoors. A so called 'heat pump' is a two way system, where you can soak up heat outside (even though it may be about 32F) then squeeze the heat out of it after that freon has flowed indoors.
I don't know if I explained that better, but in winter time it definitely has to try harder to scavenge heat from the cold winter air, but as long as it's not colder outside than the freon can reach, it will still work. 👍
@@tannerbean3801 I stopped reading your comment @ winter. I don't waste my time reading comments from people who don't understand what they have read or heard from someone else.
Like I said before. The heat come from compressing freon. I don't need a whole page to explain where the heat come from because I know what I'm talking about.
@@tannerbean3801 I want to thank you very much for being who you are. I'm making a video using your name and I screen shot your comment. You are proving my point.
@@tannerbean3801 I decided to read your whole comment so I can have more fuel for my fire. I love the way you white wash this video.
@@blackericdenice in a continuous loop, NO the heat does not come FROM compressing freon- compressing it allows the heat to leave, but it had to already be there. The heat came from heating up the cold freon, then it was compressed, and it does this over and over. You can't just compress freon over and over and get heat out of it unless it goes and soaks up heat somewhere. You know that there is both a condenser and an evaporator in an AC system, and that's why... You have to have heat flow into one at low pressure, then it leaves the other at high pressure.
Whatever you do with my name, don't do anything that could land you in a defamation lawsuit. My response wasn't just for you, it's for anyone who wants to know how they work. Just don't show it to anyone with as big an ego as you, because they won't learn anything.
Good luck dude
I'm thinking of getting a heat pump I live in Southern California
So technical...
Am I the only one that notices the fake backdrop in this video? Not a real office but nice trick though.
love it
Interesting. So a heat pump wouldn't be good here in Florida, a sub-tropical climate.
No you barley have a winter a heat pump is only worth it if you have constant 30 degree or 0 degree temps from November to March. Florida barely sees frost I think they have not had frost in fl in years that accounted for 30+ days
So… Is my unit heat pump??
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No, buddy! "This is the savings and this is the extra cost?" Failure, you assumed future costs/savings would maintain as well as excluded redundancy. It presumes that costs will stay the same. It presumes that in winter natural gas won't fail. Like how electricity failed in Texas recently and some people died. Cause they didn't have a redundant system.
This is the same crap contractors say about insulation. Then the cost of energy went up making insulation a have to. Except the cost to install insulation after is way more. So you have to wait till you reside your house.