Installed correctly, heat pumps provide homes and businesses with reliable indoor comfort. Instead of rehashing what can go wrong with heat pump installations, this article will focus on what needs to go right, so that customers will receive reliable comfort in all seasons.
In heating season, the higher the outdoor temperature, he explained, the greater the heat pump’s ability to produce heat. As it gets colder, the structure loses more heat. Heat input by the heat pump needs to equal heat lost by the structure. If heat is not replaced at a comparable rate, Rhea explained, it needs to be supplemented with auxiliary heat.