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When it comes to owning a home, there are many things a homeowner can do to improve the quality of life around the house. Monitoring the heating and cooling system can go a long way towards not only improving comfort, but saving money as well. The following are tips on how to better care for and monitor your home’s heat pump.

Take Time To Understand How Your Heat Pump Works.

There are two parts to heat pump installations. This is commonly referred to as a split system. There is an outdoor unit containing the compressor and a coil, also called a heat exchanger. The indoor unit is comprised of a few more parts. These include another coil, grille, electric heating elements, and of course, a fan that blows air through your duct system. The indoor and outdoor units are connected by copper tubes. Within these tubes, a gas refrigerant is moved between the outdoor and indoor coils. Even at very cold temps, freon (the refrigerant) can still absorb heat from the air.

In the wintertime, air is drawn across the outdoor coil and the refrigerant absorbs heat. When the already-hot refrigerant goes through the compressor, it becomes even hotter.heat pump thermostats heating and cooling hvac air filter heating air conditioning electric heating theromstat Continue reading →