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Furnace vs. Heat Pump: What Is The Difference?

Furnace vs. Heat Pump: What Is The Difference?

Differences Between a Furnace and Heat Pump

A heat pump is a system commonly used to regulate heat in your home. It collects heat from the air and equally transmits it in your house to make it warm. Furthermore, it does not produce any heat of its own at all. Additionally, a heat pump can be used as a cooling system to cool your home. It differs from the furnace since the furnace has to rely on a different source of energy to heat your home. However, it is cheaper to install a heat pump since it costs less than a furnace.

On the other hand, a furnace is a system that depends on a fuel source to heat your home effectively. The fuel source, natural gas or oil, is heated, and heat is transmitted from the combustion chamber through the duct into your room/house. A furnace transfers warmer air into your home than a heat pump. Furthermore, some furnaces are powered by electricity, making them more efficient and reducing noise pollution produced during the combustion process.

Advantages of a Heat Pump

1. A heat pump is affordable in installation and maintenance costs compared to the furnace.
2. A heat pump requires less space.
3. It can warm or cool your house.
4. The heat pump operates silently and does not make any noise.

Advantages of a Furnace

1. It serves your home with warmer air compared to a heat pump.
2. It has fewer mechanical parts compared to a heat pump.
3. They are the most preferred heating choice.

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FAQ

  • How do I know what size unit I need?
    If you have any problems with your system, you should contact the contractor who installed the units. All our systems are covered by a 5 year parts, 7 year compressor limited warranty
     
  • What is a heat pump?

    Heat pumps use electricity to move heat from a cool space to a warm space, making the cool space cooler and the warm space warmer. During the heating season, heat pumps move heat from the cool outdoors into your warm house and during the cooling season, heat pumps move heat from your cool house into the warm outdoors. Because they move heat rather than generate heat, heat pumps can provide equivalent space conditioning at as little as one quarter of the cost of operating conventional heating or cooling appliances.

  • What is a mini-split?

    By definition, and simply put, a “Split System” is a heating and air conditioning system which has two main components, the indoor unit and outdoor unit. In short, the indoor unit absorbs heat energy in the cooling mode, and the outdoor unit rejects the very heat absorbed by the indoor unit. And the cycle is repeated until the set temperature is met. Although the indoor and outdoor units are located in physically different, hence “split” locations, they are connected and operate as, one system; continuously circulating refrigerant liquid and vapor by means of interconnecting, dehydrated copper refrigerant lines, commonly referred to as a “Line Set”.

  • Furnace is blowing cold air in Winter?

    This can be due to Ignition lockout, sometimes could be resolved by resetting the power  and if this does not resolve the issue you should contact a certified gas technician from A-Plus Quality to get this problem resolved!

  • Why should I maintain my Furnace or AC?

    An annual maintenance will extend the lifetime of your heating and cooling unit. The technician will diagnose and repair any problem with the unit before it fails, so you won't need to worry about any problems when the weather gets very hot in the summer or extremely cold in the winter.

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