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Grand Prairie heat pumps installed in homes and businesses must be properly sized to work correctly and efficiently. They are sized either for the cooling or for the heating demand. in Texas the cooling function is most often the largest of the two. If there are times that we experience long periods of freezing temperatures, a heat pump will not operate as it is meant to work.
There is not enough heat to extract from the winter air. Operating costs of the equipment go up as well. That is when installing a natural gas furnace as the back up heating system becomes cost effective. This is where the term Grand Prairie TX dual fuel system comes from.
Heat pumps in Grand Prairie Texas work like air conditioners during the warm summer days. The outside unit is indistinguishable to the untrained eye from a conventional air conditioner. When the cold weather hits the Dallas area, heat pumps can also provide heating by extracting heat from the outside air, even when its cold outside.
The unit will work much better when used in conjunction with a natural gas furnace as back up heat for your home or commercial property. These energy efficient unitss are very effective at cooling; they are also good at lowering heating costs in your residence or commercial property. Higher efficiency pumps and air conditioners will save you more money and energy over the life of the equipment than less equipment.
Grand Prairie Heat Pumps Sizing
How much heat pump should you buy for the Dallas – Grand Prairie area? That’s where the professional air conditioning Grand Prairie experts can help you out. Heat pumps, like air conditioners and furnaces come in a variety of energy efficiency ratings. Higher energy efficient rated equipment will always cost more than lower efficient equipment. The initial cost of heating and air Grand Prairie equipment is just a down payment on the total cost of heating and cooling your home. The annual energy cost of natural gas and electricity costs are high, and over the next decade will exceed equipment costs.
The experienced technicians of Grand Prairie air conditioning will help you put pen to paper and calculate the life cycle cost of ownership of your heat pump.
Central air conditioner equipment is used during the summer months, and a heat pump is used year round. The lifespan of a heat pump is usually shorter than that of a central air conditioner. Maintenance costs of a heat pump will be higher as well, since the compressor, controls, etc. will run more months per year. Finally, natural gas and oil have historically less than electricity. However, as petroleum costs have skyrocketed in recent years, and because the federal government is not going to allow drilling, we predict these cost will go back up nad electricity will be the better value. Heat pumps as part of a dual fuel system should remain the best deal.
Are you looking for more ways to lower utility bills? Try air duct cleaning.
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