Heat Pumps
A heat pump can cut your heating costs by up to 60% and provide you with low cost air conditioning in the summer.
Government rebates available on heat pumps
You can receive provincial LiveSmart BC and federal ecoENERGY grants of up to $2890 when you install a new heat pump with a high efficiency furnace. The ecoENERGY program ends March 31st, 2012, or sooner (as it is only available to a limited number of homeowners). You must complete your pre-and post-retrofit evaluations before this date, so don't delay! See our grants & rebates page for details.
How does a heat pump work?
A heat pump is like an air conditioner that can also run in reverse. It also works a lot like a fridge. Your fridge removes heat from the near-freezing inside air and expels it out the bottom or back of the unit into the warmer kitchen air. A heat pump is like a fridge but has a much greater capacity to move heat. On a cool day, it can remove heat from the cooler air outdoors and move it into your home. The cycle can be reversed in the summer so that heat is being removed from your homes air to the outdoors. A more scientific explanation of how a heat pump works can be found on our heat pumps FAQ page.
The Lennox XP21 is the quietest and most efficient heat pump you can buy
How much can I save on heating costs with a heat pump?
Since a heat pump only moves heat from the outdoors into your home, rather than creating heat by burning fossil fuels, it can operate at efficiencies of over 100%- a typical heat pump we install averages about 300% efficiency. This means that about 3 kWh’s of heat are created for every kWh of electricity it consumes, and this can mean big savings on utility bills. BC Hydro estimated that a heat pump will reduce heating costs by 57% when upgrading from a standard efficiency (65%) furnace. To learn more about heat pump efficiency ratings and how energy savings estimates can be calculated by comparing them to gas unit efficiency ratings and utility rates, see our heat pumps FAQ page. A heat pump can also greatly reduce your homes greenhouse gas emissions, see our Go Green page for more info.
These amounts were formerly posted on BC Hydro's web site, and are based on energy consumption for space heating in the average BC home. Some homes have much higher heating costs.
Supplemental heating
While a heat pump can produce a lot of heat very efficiently at temperatures above 4C, its efficiency and output capacity begin to drop off below this point, and a typical house does not have a large enough power supply (unless almost nothing else is consuming electricity) to run a large enough heat pump to heat a home at below-freezing temperatures. For this reason, most heat pumps we install are installed as a package with a new furnace, unless the customer already has a newer furnace.
Good Guys Plumbing & Heating: Your top choice for heat pump installations
Installing a heat pump could be the most complex home impovement you've ever made. It's important to make sure the installers have the right training and take the time to get the job done properly- or else your system might not deliver the expected comfort, energy efficiency, and reliability you expect.
At Good Guys Heating Cooling & Plumbing our weekly technical training ensures our installers are up to date on heat pump technology. Our heat pump installers have completed training programs specifically related to heat pumps, and we allow them to spend the time they need to get the job done right.
We believe so much in our products and overall installation quality that we include a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee with each installation.
For much more information on heat pumps, see our heat pumps FAQ page.
Brochures for some of our most popular models
Lennox XP21: The quietest and most efficient heat pump you can buy
Lennox XP17: Up to 9.5 HSPF, the quietest single-stage heat pump you can buy
Lennox XP14: Up to 9.5 HSPF
Amana ASZ18: Up to 9.5 HSPF
Call 604 GOOD GUY (604 466 3489) for more information or to schedule a free quote on a heat pump installation. Or use our online schedule quote form.
You can see a Lennox XP15 heat pump, an Aermec heat pump, and a Mitsubishi ductless split heat pump in operation at our showroom at 12981 80th Ave in Surrey.
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