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Geothermal (ground-source or water-source) heat pumps achieve higher efficiencies by transferring heat between your house and the ground or a nearby water source. Although they cost more to install, geothermal heat pumps have low operating costs because they take advantage of relatively constant ground or water temperatures. Geothermal (or ground source) heat pumps have some major advantages. They...
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Many homeowners may overlook the importance of a good water heater and the surprisingly high price tag of having hot water. The average family spends $400 to $600 a year on the luxury of having hot showers and warm water. This price is partly because conventional water heaters are famously inefficient; they can account for up to 20 percent of your entire utility bill. That’s why many homeowners ar...
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Heat Pump Water Heaters the Pros and Cons Pro: Heat Pump Water Heaters Are More Efficient Since they can draw from the heat in the air, these water heaters do not have to work to generate new heat. Instead, this heat comes from anywhere in the air, even the waste heat from a nearby furnace. Because of this, they are incredibly energy efficient compared to traditional models, which means they can s...
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All You Need to Know About Heat Pump Water Heaters Don't wait for your water heater to give out, leaving you shivering in the shower. Instead, do your homework and learn about an energy-efficient, cost-effective option that might work for you. Homeowners rarely think about their water heater or its vital contribution to the convenience of modern living. Likewise, relatively few think about hot wat...
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Some homeowners don’t even consider HPWHs because the technology requires a relatively large up-front investment. The purchase price of a HPWH typically runs three or four times higher than a conventional model. To fairly judge the cost-effectiveness of a water heater, however, you must consider the cost of running it as well as the cost of the equipment itself. By virtue of their unparalleled eff...
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HOW IT WORKS. A Wi-Fi thermostat has an IP address just like your computer does, but it also controls your home's heating and cooling like a standard programmable thermostat. The IP address allows a homeowner to connect the thermostat to their home's wireless internet and control it from a computer or smartphone.
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