Air Heat Pump, Heating & Cooling in One Unit – Minneapolis St. Paul, MN

When Minneapolis St. Paul homeowners consider a new or replacement central air conditioner, they are usually thinking about cooling their homes in Minnesota’s hot, humid summer conditions. They rarely give a thought to heating at the same time. Today, though, anytime you think about central air conditioning appliances, you should also be thinking about heating. The reason for that is that heat pump technology is now part of central air conditioning technology and offers many benefits when you install a new central air conditioner.

For just a small increase in price, including heat pump technology when you purchase a new or replacement central air conditioner gives you not only high-efficiency cooling for your home, but much more. It adds efficient heating capabilities to the central air conditioner that can heat your home during the cool fall and spring weather without burning expensive natural gas or using your gas furnace. Residential Heating & Air Conditioning offers heat pump versions of most of its Carrier and Goodman central air conditioning systems.

Heat Pumps – Heating & Cooling in One Unit

Cooling by Heat Pumps – Just Like an Air Conditioner: Your central air conditioner works by compressing and evaporating a special refrigerant gas. Two coils are used in the system. One is located inside the air conditioning unit, and the other is located inside your furnace’s air duct system. When the air conditioning is operating, the coil in your duct system is cooled by evaporating the compressed refrigerant. Your ventilation and duct system moves air across the coil, cooling your entire house and transferring the excess heat into the refrigerant. The transferred heat from your house is dissipated outdoors from the condenser coil located in the air conditioner itself. It’s a very efficient process and provides comfortable cool temperatures throughout your home.

Heating by Heat Pumps – Air Conditioning in Reverse: Now, imagine reversing that process. That’s what a heat pump does. Special valves reverse the flow of refrigerant in the system. Instead of cooling your home, the system takes heat from the outside air by evaporating the refrigerant in the coil inside the outdoor unit, then transfers that heat to the coil in your air duct system. The result is flame free hybrid heating for your home, using your central air conditioning system.

This process works most efficiently when the outside temperature ranges between 30 degrees and 65 degrees. That’s typical of Minnesota’s spring and fall weather. That means that your heat pump can heat your home during those months, without the cost of running your furnace. Installing a heat pump version of central air conditioning turns your home comfort system into a hybrid system, using the heat pump during mild cool weather, then automatically switching to your gas furnace when the weather gets colder. When the weather heats up and you need air conditioning, the system automatically switches into air conditioning operation. The result is big energy savings and even temperatures in your home throughout the year.

Choose Heat Pump Technology for Your Central Air Conditioning and Save

Since heat pump technology uses the same basic operations as air conditioning, adding heat pump capabilities to a central air conditioner unit is relatively inexpensive. Both Carrier and Goodman offer heat pump versions of most of their central air conditioning systems. For a modest additional initial cost, you can enjoy the benefits of hybrid heating during mild spring and fall cool weather in Minneapolis and St. Paul and save on your energy bills at the same time. Ask your Residential Heating & Air Conditioning home comfort consultant about heat pump options when you’re discussing a new central air conditioner.

Residential Heating & Air Conditioning – Minnesota Heat Pump Sales and Service

At Residential Heating & Air Conditioning, we’re always looking for new ways to help our customers achieve the ideal home comfort they’re looking for. We’re excited about heat pump technology and its ability to provide an efficient, cost-effective hybrid heating system that takes care of your heating needs when the weather is cool and efficient air conditioning during warm weather. Call us today to discuss your needs. We’ll be happy to explain more about the benefits of heat pump technology for your new central air conditioning system.