We at ACS Accent Comfort Services have been working in the HVAC industry for over 20 years, and in that time, we have made it a priority to keep up with the latest advances in this technology. One such development we are excited about is the introduction and rising popularity of heat pumps. A heat pump can provide both heating and cooling, and it offers significant advantages over traditional air conditioning and furnaces. In this article, we will provide a basic overview of how heat pumps work to help you decide if they are right for your home.
- Source – All heat pumps work by gathering heat energy from a source and delivering it to a load. For example, in the wintertime, heat pumps collect ambient heat from the outdoors. Even though the outdoor air feels cold, there is enough heat energy to warm your home when the heat is collected and delivered inside.
- Load – As the heat pump gathers heat from the source, it then transfers that heat to the load side. Again, in the wintertime, the load is the inside of your home or building. All the heat that was collected from outdoors is brought into the building, where it radiates out and warms your living or work spaces.
- Reversal – The real benefit of heat pumps is that this mechanism works in both directions. In the summertime, you can simply reverse the action of your heat pump, which will make the inside of your home the source and the outdoors the load. In other words, your heat pump will now collect excess heat from your living space and pump it outside.
