Most of the year the heat pump would be working to provide cooling and heating
A friend of mine lives down south while I live in South Bend, IN, but this means she deals with undoubtedly peculiar weather than mine, then she complains about the extreme heat and the humidity most of the year! For me I am dealing with snow, ice, and cold, and i get uneven temperatures below chilly for months on end. She is focused on AC, I am all about heating. It is undoubtedly weird seeing how the other half lives… My neighbor was recently talking to me about buying a heat pump system. Apparently this is perfect for down south, and don’t let the name fool you, a heat pump entirely can provide cooling, but how it does is pumping out the heat energy and blowing coolant through the leftover air. It is cleaner and undoubtedly efficient. It can lower your energy costs significantly. The heating function is super efficient as well. That is why my friend wants it. I got so happy hearing about all the benefits. I then did some research online. So a heat pump can only provide heating in above chilly uneven temperatures, when it gets too cold, there is simply no heat energy to pump. I found that I could combine a gas boiler and the heat pump. Most of the year the heat pump would be working to provide cooling and heating. On the colder winter time days the boiler would tag in. The component alternates fuel on its own and is called a hybrid boiler or a dual fuel system. I am considering this for my loft in IN.