Do You Know How a Heat Pump Can Help Your Home This Winter?

Running your furnace often during winter to keep your Lorain home heated can lead to incredibly high energy bills, especially during cold snaps. Heat pumps provide more efficiency for heating homes compared to furnaces. Having a heat pump can help your home in the following ways.

Reliable Source of Heat

Heat pumps don’t need gas or oil to generate heat for your home. They take heat from outdoor air and warm up your home with it. Using outdoor air provides you with a dependable heat source. You also don’t have to worry about gas or oil price fluctuations as you do with traditional furnaces, making heat pumps more cost-effective for your budget.

Affordable Cooling in Summer

Heat pumps do double duty for homes, providing both heating and cooling, so you don’t need to have a central air conditioner and a furnace for your home. When it’s hot out, this type of heating system takes hot air from inside your home and pushes it outside. This cools off your home’s interior, making it more comfortable in summer. Having one system to run and maintain instead of two separate heating and cooling systems can help you save on maintenance and repair costs.

Pros and Cons to Consider 

Weighing the pros and cons of heat pumps can help you decide if you should choose this type of heating system for your home. You’ll have dependable and cost-effective heating and cooling for your home. However, these heating systems might not work as well during cold snaps. When this happens, a backup or auxiliary heat source, such as electrical strips, is used to heat your home. This can raise your energy bills slightly in winter, but overall, heat pumps offer a more efficient way to heat your home.

Need more information on getting a heat pump for your Lorain home? Contact Energy 1 Heating and Air Conditioning for more details on this type of heating system. We offer high-quality heat pump installation, repair, and maintenance services.