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June 11, 2009

Rate Heat Pump Reviews

Filed under: Ground Source Heat Pumps, Heat Pump Reviews — admin @ 11:48 pm

Heat Pump Reviews

Geothermal heat pumps work under the same principles as a refrigerator. Temperatures of dirt/earth are very stable once you go down a couple of feet, always cool in the summer and warm in the winter, just the first few feet get affected by surface temperature. During winter months you collect this heat and move it into your home. During the summer months you cool your pipes and then cool your home. It’s a pretty neat system once you have it in. There is very little maintenance and the system runs very quiet. These system have a decent up front cost to get installed with usually payback periods ranging from 10-15 years. Depending on your situation the costs will vary.

Some questions that need to be answered before you can get started will be,

How many square feet do you plan on heating/cooling?

What temperature do you want to heat or cool this space to?

What is your current cooling/heating source?

How much do you pay per month and maintenance for your current system?

How much loss does your current system have?

RateHeatPumps.com has come online. We will be adding articles and reviews along with open discussions on geothermal heat pumps. I will cover a lot of the topics and help out but this is a large project and many resources

to organize. I will really appreciate any input from people who own geo thermal heat systems. I will be looking for some help on orginizing links for different states on there tax rebates for geothermal heating. Every little bit helps when pricing and installing these heating systems. Stay tuned with more coming. This will include major heat pump manufactures and model reviews, tax information, installing geothermal heat pump systems, maintanence, ratings, payback periods and many more topics. Thanks to all who will help us along the way.

July 7, 2009

Carrier Heat Pumps

Filed under: Carrier, Heat Pumps — admin @ 8:15 pm

Carrier heat pumps are also central air conditioners that can cool and heat your house whenever you want it. Since it is quite expensive to buy two different machines to service two different house needs, a unit that can address both needs will surely be enticing to most buyers.

Apart from serving two needs with one system, the durability, efficiency and over-all cost cutting ratings of the lines presented by this company was never before questioned. True to the ideals of the manufacturer, units posted on the market are simply the best manifestation of the effort of the company to provide never ending high quality service.

Carrier heat pumps come with unique and vitally helpful features that will sure to win every consumer’s heart. The infinity, performance and comfort series all displays the best that there is from this company. Units also come with a unique hybrid heat dual system through its gas furnace that provides additional heating options but in the most reduced way possible.

By not just inventing a device that can heat and cool in one, units had been made to perfection to suit every costumers needs throughout the year and on every location across the globe. SEER and HSPF ratings are also the best.

Infinity series carrier heat pumps are also referred to as the ultra high efficient heat pump because of the maximum comfort it is able to deliver to every home. This line of product works with two stages and can operate longer with less power expenditure. Heat and cooling efficiency are remarkably high standing through its perfect performance.

The noise level is remarkably reduced in that the quiet level is also marked very high and functioning as silently as it can that if not for the coolness one might forget that you have a cooling unit close to you. SEER rating is as high as 19 whereas HSPF is also high at nine. The units also come with weather armor ultra system that provides the ultimate protection for you and your family members.

Performance series carrier heat pumps also come with SEER ratings of 16 and HSPF of nine.  The models here are very usable during weather changes because it is reversible especially during winter seasons for production of low-cost electric heat.

June 30, 2009

Why do heat pumps save money?

Filed under: Heat Pump Reviews, Heat Pumps — admin @ 11:50 pm

It might seem like an easy question, why do heat pumps save money but it is a little bit more complex them that.  Heat pumps only save money in the long run.    The up front cost to install heat pumps is 10-20 thousand dollars depending on your location.  This might seem like a lot of money but most people spend thousands a year heating and cooling there house.    The savings come from minimal costs to operate the heat pumps.  You only need to run a electric pump and compressor.  This is by far less then the cost of electric heat, natural gas or other forms.  It also doubles as your air conditioning in the summer.  These heat pumps are way more effective then normal window air conditioners.

So the simple answer is, over the course of 10-20 years you will hit a break even point as current convential heating/cooling systems and after that point you will have far cheaper bills for heating and cooling.

If the price of traditional energy sources continue to go up, heat pump ROI will be quicker.  Along with tax incentives from states and the federal goverment heat pumps are becoming easier to obtain.

Heat pumps are more about saving green house gases in the long run then saving money right now.  Most people don’t have 10-20 years worth of heat bills in there avings account to put in one of these systems.

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