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Everything to know about heat pump systems

A heat pump doesn't generate heat; it transfers it from one place to another. It's an appliance with a bright future in an ...
Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...
Homeowners are staring at bigger light bills and asking hard questions about heat pumps. Here’s how to explain why higher ...
Something radical is happening in suburban homes right now. Families are quietly cutting their heating and cooling costs by ...
It looks a little like a sleek window AC, but a new device from Chinese appliance giant Midea is actually a reversible heat ...
Outdoor air-source heat pump unit in a residential home - Prathan Chorruangsak/Getty Images More than half of the energy you use and pay for in your home is for space heating and air conditioning, per ...
A 2024 American Gas Association analysis found natural gas heating remained more affordable than heat pumps in 41 states, ...
Following its 2021 residential Cold Climate Heat Pump (CCHP) challenge, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched a similar program for commercial rooftop heat pumps. The DOE’s Commercial ...
The temperature of public interest in heat pumps is rising, fueled by increased government action against natural-gas appliances and more incentives to help homeowners, builders and businesses with ...
Future generations will marvel at the ridiculous ways we’ve been keeping warm. With a furnace, you’re inefficiently burning toxic, planet-warming gas. In a big city like New York, your building might ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dan and Malia Fredrickson used the opportunity of a malfunctioning air conditioner to take a step toward electrifying their home by getting a heat pump, ...