{"id":2913,"date":"2019-12-02T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2019-11-26T14:33:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:33:25","slug":"some-facts-know-about-heat-pump-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/heat-pump-service\/some-facts-know-about-heat-pump-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Facts to Know About a Heat Pump Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A new heating installation in Irvine, CA<\/a> usually isn\u2019t a big moment\u2014and that\u2019s because homeowners rarely think about heating systems in the mild winter climates of Southern California. However, any HVAC installation is important, and we recommend you give some serious thought to what type of heater you have in your house. If you\u2019ve come to the point where you\u2019re certain it\u2019s time to put in a new heating system, one of the best options available in our climate is a heat pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat pumps are different from most standard heaters, such as\nfurnaces and boilers, so to help you out with a heat pump installation, we\u2019ve\nlisted some vital facts about what to expect from a heat pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

ONE: Heat pumps must be used as both heating and cooling systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Heat pumps are two-in-one units that function as both air\nconditioners and heaters. There\u2019s no such thing as a heat pump that only heats,\nbecause the construction of a heat pump is almost identical to an air conditioner:\nit circulates refrigerant to move heat from one place to another. Unlike a\nstandard AC, a heat pump can change the direction it moves heat to operate\neither as a heating or cooling system. If you aren\u2019t planning to replace both\nyour current AC and heater, then a heat pump isn\u2019t the best choice. You won\u2019t\nget the proper value from a heat pump if you only plan to use it in one mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TWO: Heat pumps are not ideal for gas-powered homes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to replacing an electric furnace, a heat pump\nis one of the best choices available. A heat pump runs on electricity, but consumes\nfar less power than an electric furnace. However, if your home has natural gas\npiped to it, we recommend you make the best use of this fuel source and stay\nwith either a gas boiler or a gas furnace. These are cost-effective ways to\nheat a home, as well as powerful and convenient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THREE: Heat pumps won\u2019t have efficiency trouble in our climate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When researching heat pumps online, you\u2019ll often come across\na warning about drops in efficiency during the winter. Because a heat pump must\naccess heat from the outside when it\u2019s in heating mode (it transports this thermal\nenergy into the house), it can struggle when the outdoor temperature drops too\nfar and lose efficiency. This is never a problem in Orange County, since the point\nwhere a heat pump may suffer from an efficiency loss is far below freezing. And\nthat doesn\u2019t happen here. You can expect solid and steady performance from a\nheat pump any day you need it in heating mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOUR: A heat pump in cooling mode is the equal of an air conditioner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A heat pump doesn\u2019t sacrifice cooling power in order to also\nhave heating power. When your heat pump switches over to cooling mode, it will\nperform as well as a standard air conditioner of the same size. If you\u2019re\nworried about having enough cooling in our hot summer, have no fear! When our\ntechnicians size your heat pump for installation, it will deliver ideal comfort\nin every season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saddleback Plumbing Heating & Air has served Orange County since 1981. Schedule service for the best home heating.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To help you out with a heat pump installation, we\u2019ve listed some vital facts about what to expect from a heat pump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[218,348,120],"class_list":["post-2913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heat-pump-service","tag-heat-pump-installation","tag-heating-system-installation","tag-irvine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2913"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2915,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2913\/revisions\/2915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}