What’s the difference between a heat pump system and an air conditioning system and which one is right for you? Both of these HVAC systems have similarities and vast differences. For starters both systems use compressed refrigerant to gather heat from inside your home as air passes over the coil in the air handler and transfers it out side. Heat pumps and air conditioners essentially move heat from inside your home to an outdoor location, cooling the inside. From a cooling perspective heat pumps and air conditioners are essentially the same when operating in cooling mode, with no significant difference in operation, efficiency, or energy costs.

Air conditioners do not provide heating, but heat pumps do. Using the reversing valve in the outdoor unit, a heat pump can absorb heat energy from outside air, even in extremely cold temperatures, and transfer the heat inside the home. A heat pump can heat and cool, but an air conditioner cannot, which is the primary difference between the two HVAC systems.

Call the experts at US Air Conditioning and Heating to talk about your options and see which system is the best fit for your home. Save money cooling and heating your home!

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