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We Are the Rare, Repeat Heat Pump Water Heater Customers

heat rather than create it. So heat pump water heaters are three to five times more efficient than standard water heaters. They look just like a legacy water heater, but…

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Cold Climate Heat Pumps Warm Homes on the Coldest Days

…paying for the system’s ability to pump heat in colder temperatures, and that’s where cold climate heat pumps shine. “Compared to traditional heat pumps, they produce more heat per dollar…

Two pictures side-by-side: the outdoor condenser of a whole-house heat pump and a cutaway showing the ducted heat distribution unit indoors, and then a ductless heat pump in a living area, showing the small outdoor condenser in the snowy outdoors.

Heat Pumps Pave the Way to Zero Carbon

…the house. Whole house heat pumps Similar to a furnace or central AC system, whole house heat pumps pump heat throughout your home via ductwork. For homes with existing ducts,…

Achieve Comfort and Reliable Performance with Cold-Climate Heat Pumps

…three-times the heat of less efficient alternatives such as baseboard units. Cold-climate heat pumps create the opportunity to replace combustion-based systems and electrify regions where older heat pumps couldn’t perform….

Heat Pump Magic

Heat pump technology is vital to the zero energy movement because it is both highly efficient and versatile. Heat pumps can heat a home, cool a home, heat water, dehumidify…

Heat Pump Clothes Dryers — Ready for Prime Time

The time has come for ventless heat pump clothes dryers to join heat pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC systems in new homes, renovations, and appliance replacements. Why is…

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Heat Pump Clothes Dryers: Low-Impact Laundry

…fabrics. Heat pump clothes dryers Electric-powered heat pump dryers (aka ventless or condensation dryers) dry clothes without using a heating element or vent. Instead, heat pump technology pulls air into…

What Is a Mini-Split Heat Pump?

…a small split system heat pump. It gets confusing in the different ways manufacturers make these lower-capacity, split-system heat pumps. A mini-split, for example, can have a conventional fixed-capacity compressor…

CO2 Takes Heat Pump Water Heaters to the Next Level

…took a significant leap from 90% to almost 200% thanks to heat pump technology. Electric heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are now available from all major water heater manufacturers. HPWHs…

Mini-Split Heat Pumps and Blizzards

heat transfer to the refrigerant. Heat pumps are designed to sense this type of condition, and periodically operate a defrost cycle, in which the heat pump reverses and uses some…

Simple Steps to Maintain Zero Energy Home Appliances

…warm soapy water. Heat Pump Water Heaters After about 10 years on the market, the current generation of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are becoming common in new homes and…

We Electrified Everything – and So Can You!

…and cooled, with electricity, for over six years.   Heat pump water heaters The heat pumps proved to be a huge success. We knocked out a chunk of our natural…

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