Heat Pumps Dallas | Air Conditioning Dallas
Dallas residents are discovering that heat pumps provide economical, year round heating and cooling. When comparing equipment, the higher the SEER and HSPF ratings, the more efficient. SEER is the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio which measures the cooling efficiency of your air conditioner or heat pump. Of course, the higher the SEER number, the more efficient the system is and the lower your energy bills.
What Does HSPF Mean to Dallas Homeowners?
Heat pumps in Dallas use the Heating Seasonal Performance Factor as a measure of their heating efficiency. Again, the higher the HSPF number, the more efficiently a heat pump will heat your Texas home and keep your energy bills as low as possible.
Dallas Duel Fuel Heat Pump Systems Cost Less in the Long Run
Plus, add a Dallas natural gas furnace and enjoy additional heating for the especially cold times. This is often called a hybrid or dual fuel system. It is the most cost-savings system you can buy for your Dallas - Ft Worth - Arlington home.
How Do Dallas Heat Pumps Work?
The best way to imagine how a heat pump works is to take an air conditioner and install it so that the hot coils were on the inside of your Dallas home and the cold coils were on the outside of your Dallas home. You now have a heater instead of an air conditioner. It turns out that this heater works extremely well. In fact, this equipment can move or pump heat from outside your home cheaper than you can burn fossil fuels to heat you home!
Your Dallas heat pump is really an air conditioner that switches between air conditioning on warm days and heating on cold days. There is a valve that is switched one way to make heat pump acts like an air conditioner and switched the other way to reverse the flow of Freon and and make it work like a super efficient furnace.
Energy Star Heat Pumps Get $1500 Tax Credit
Heat pumps can be extremely efficient in their use of energy. The Energy Star rated heat pumps can qualify for the $1500 federal tax credit, so its like having a $1500 discount on your system.