The heat pump captures heat from outside air and transfers it inside the home. It works the same way in the summer except then it captures excess heat from inside the home and removes it to the outside. Its refrigeration cycle is the same as a recent refrigerators. In very cold temperature, the heat pump automatically actives an electric resistance that maintains heat. The heating coil is often locate
d in the furnace or an air processing unit.
When the heat pump is joined with an oil or gas furnace, gas furnaces provides the required degrees of heating. The furnace/heat pump duo alternates and works in sync to maximize energy consumed.
A heat pump significantly reduces heating bills. We often summarize the energy savings as follows : an electric furnace costs one unit of electricity for one unit of heat produced. A heat pump provides up to three units of heat for the same unit of electricity consumed at Hydro-Québec.
