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Do you like your heat pump?

Sheila asked: We are considering central air and heat for our old house. I know very little about heating and cooling. The two current estimates are for a heat pump with back up gas furnace. The heat pump provides heat and air conditioning, with the gas furnace kicking in when it gets [...]

Can you enclose a heat pump outside, or will it restrict the air flow too much?

wingedstrider asked: I’m building a house, and Some people have told me that you cannot put anything close to the outdoor heat pump unit because it will restrict the air flow too much, but I was watching the Do It Yourself Network on TV and they enclosed a unit with lumber on the front and [...]

Do I have a heat pump or furnace?

Adolfo C asked: Hi guys, just moved in to a new leased home. I have no idea if we have a heat pump or furnace, I just turned on the heat for the first time today.
We have a natural gas water heater, and I think I heard that during the winter, the gas company saw [...]

Does anyone have experience using a heat pump?

sammy177 asked: My electric bills are so high. I am wondering if I should have the utility company install a heat pump?Heating Maintenance Chesterfield

Heat pump will not cool, only pumps out hot air. Any suggestions?

easterner asked: We have an air to air (i.e. not ground source) heat pump with additional heating coils. I have replaced the filter and reset the thermostat. The fan works but the unit will only pump our hot air. Any suggestions on which part might be affected?furnace service Mechanicsville

Should I turn my thermostat back - hydrokinetic heat pump?

insp99999 asked: Is it cost effective to turn back the thermostat 10 degrees when nobody’s home with a hydrokinetic heat pump, assuming that the outside temp is low enough that the water is heated offpeak.furnace install Short Pump

Does heat that has been moved from the inside of a house to the outside due to A/C increase the outdoor temp?

KwK asked: If so, do geothermal heat pumps harvest and store this heat for last use, thus preventing any of it from going outside?
Reply to first answer: What about in dense urban areas where there are MANY apartments?air conditioner install Chester

Radiant heat circulating pump question?

Jennifer E asked: Is it okay to use a Grundfos pump for circulating our radiant heat if the pump is for an open system and ours is a closed system?furnace maintenance

Gas Furnace to Heat Pump Converstion Cost?

Sundy asked: I am currently have a 1090 sq.ft home and it has an A.C. unit and Forced Air Gas Heating. Of course, its central heat with all the duct work in it. I am wanting to convert it to a Heat Pump ( cheaper down the road). I have no idea how much the [...]

2000 grandam keep boiling out of overflow have changed water pump therm rad heat core temp gaugedont raise?

akpg asked: 2000 grand am 3400 engine new water pump thermostat radiator still overheating from overflow tube when rad cap is off boils out tem gauge doesnt register hot before it boils outGas Furnace Repair