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In the US, heat pumps are not unheard of, but they are fairly rare. (Not counting air conditioning, which no one here thinks of as a "heat pump" even tough it e
by nfriedly 4y ago
In the US, heat pumps are not unheard of, but they are fairly rare. (Not counting air conditioning, which no one here thinks of as a "heat pump" even tough it essentially is.)
Trying to get a HVAC company to install a heat pump can be very difficult and/or expensive in may parts of the US.
- mayli 4y agoIsn't AC just a heat pump that pumps heat to outside, and a heater if you install it reversely?
- nfriedly 4y agoYes, the only real difference between an air conditioner and a heat pump is that air conditioning only works one way, whereas a heat pump has some valves and solenoids and whatnot that allow it to switch directions. It's kind of bonkers that we so frequently install air conditioners but not the tiny bit of extra parts to make it into a proper heat pump. I hope this will change in the near future.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoMore or less every HVAC contractor in the Santa Fe/ABQ area pushed heat pumps on us when we wanted a solution for our home 3 years ago. That doesn't mean it's not hard in some places, but we're a (very) small population low density state, so if you can get it done here ...