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A brand new Goodman 13 SEER heat pump system recently installed offers the homeowner cool comfort in the summer and warm heat in the winter. More details below.
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A brand new Goodman 13 SEER heat pump system recently installed offers the homeowner cool comfort in the summer and warm heat in the winter. A heat pump works just like an air conditioning system. In the summer it uses the process of refrigeration to remove heat from the home so it is cool inside. In the winter it uses the same refrigeration process to absorb heat from the outside air and bring it inside. Heat pumps have a reversing valve
inside the condenser which switches one way when the heat pump thermostat is set to air conditioner mode and the reversing valve switches the other way when the heat pump thermostat is set to the heating mode. Systems like this, air to air heat pumps, generally provide good heat from the condenser down to 38 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature drops below it is necessary to have a back-up heat source such as electric heat strips in the air handler. For this reason air to air heat pumps are usually only installed in southern areas of the U.S. where the winter temperatures are milder. A heat pump system like this is all electric so there is no production of any carbon monoxide or a danger of carbon monoxide existing in the home from a gas or oil furnace heating system. There are some heat pump systems that are dual fuel and have gas or oil furnace back-up heating systems integrated with the heat pump system.
