The temperature in my local section swings from the mid nineties down into the downside digits.
The summers bring excessive humidity while our winters are known for bitter windchill & multiple feet of snow accumulation. The Spring & fall seasons are officially windy, cold & wet. Indoor temperature control is necessary just about year round. My buddy and I need a powerful heating & cooling system to keep up with demand. Running costs are always a concern. When my buddy and I first moved into our home, it was outfitted with a conventional heater & air conditioner, problems with the cooling unit forced us to update it a couple of years ago. Rather than invest into another air conditioner, my buddy and I chose to upgrade to a heat pump. Although a heat pump is quite a bit more fancy to purchase, the energy savings have made the investment worthwhile. The fortune of a heat pump is that it provides both heating & cooling. It fulfills the purpose of an air conditioner, offering powerful cooling & dehumidification in the summer. When conditions cool off, the heat pump literally reverses the flow of the refrigerant. It finds ambient heat available in the outdoor air, uses the compressor to bring it to a higher temperature & delivers it indoors. Rather than burn fossil fuels to create heat, it simply moves existing heat. The heat pump eliminates the disadvantages of the combustion process, such as fumes, redhousehold gasses & carbon monoxide. It’s also lovelyly energy efficient. It costs a lot less to operate than the heater; For the majority of the year, my buddy and I rely on the heat pump. When the temperature drops below chilly, my buddy and I switch to the heater.
