HVAC Residential Market, Heat Pumps

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The group’s amendment would allow GHPs to be compared to 80 percent efficient natural gas furnaces; include the desuperheater water heating efficiencies of GHPs; recognize the true cost of air-source heat pumps; raise the average by 54 percent; and extend the useful life of a GHP from 18 to 25 years.

Every year, The NEWS introduces the latest residential heating equipment that is available for the upcoming winter season. Here is an alphabetical listing of those products.

Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.

Doug Dougherty said that even though getting GHPs included in the federal definition of renewable energy is one of GEO’s major issues, its efforts at the state level will not be deterred by a lack of recognition at the federal level.

Although renewable energy solutions generally boast a great return on investment, finding the right customer often plays a big role in making a sale.

Two new Halcyon lines of high-efficiency, floor-mounted mini-split heat pump systems feature ambient heating temperatures as low as minus 15°F (RLFFH line) or minus 5° (RLFF line). 

For contractors looking for new business opportunities, offering solar energy might be the wave of the future.

The residential Greensource Innovation Series SV model in a split system version allows the condenser unit to be installed separately from the fan coil to reduce noise, vibration, and heat from the conditioned space. 

Optimism remains high that the federal government will extend existing tax credits beyond 2016, and local utilities and state governments will start (or continue) offering incentives to encourage homeowners to invest in GHPs.

Fortunately, more information is now available to help contractors avoid making costly mistakes when designing or installing GHP systems.