Ducted heat pumps use your home’s existing ductwork (or new ducts if needed) to disperse heated or cooled air throughout your home. Heat pumps come in two main forms: ducted and ductless.
Heat pumps designed for cold climates can keep your home warm - without a backup heating source - even when outside temperatures are below -20☏. After all, how can something move heat from the outside air when it’s 20☏? But heat is just energy, and there’s energy in the air all the way down to absolute zero, which is -465☏. In heating mode, heat pumps go into reverse and pump heat from the air outside your home to the inside. In cooling mode, a heat pump acts like an air conditioner, moving the heat from inside your home to the outside. A heat pump is a single electric appliance that can replace both your traditional air conditioner and home heating system (like a furnace or boiler).Īt the simplest level, heat pumps use electricity to move heat from one place to another.