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Heat pump - lots more efficient and dramatically cheaper to operate.
Heat pump is definitely better as it not only saves electricity bills but is also easy to maintain and install.
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How does an electric heat pump work?
An electric heat pump can heat up your home during winter and cool it during summer.
What is more efficient electric baseboard heat or a heat pump?
depending on conditions but generally a heat pump will cost you less to run.
Why not just use that energy consumed running the heat pump to run electric heaters inside the house and heat it directly that way?
Heat pump is more efficient. If you use electric heaters, 1 joule of electric energy will produce 1 joule of heat energy. If you use heat pumps, 1 joule of electric energy can pump several joules - perhaps up to 5 or 6, depending on the outside temperature, and the efficiency of the heat pump - of heat, from the outside to the inside.
Which setting should iuse on electric thermostat heat or em heat what is differnce?
These two settings are found when you have a heat pump. Using the "Heat" mode uses the heat pump capabilities alone. Using em heat, turns on conventional electric coils to create more heat (and run up your electric bill)
Is electric thermal storage heating better than geothermal heating?
Im really not sure of the question but if you are refering to using an electric immersion heater in a thermal store over a ground source heat pump, the immersion heater has a COP of 1 and the ground source heat pump has a COP of 3. So 3 times better.
Is a heat pump electric or gas?
All the heat pumps that I know of are electric. Some may have gas backup-- in very cold conditions , heat pump will not work, so some kind of backup is needed.
How much does an electric pool heater run?
Pool electric heat pump prices differ according to the size of the heat pump and the services offered. Pool heat pump prices range between $2500 at the low end, and $4800 on the high end.
Is heat pump bettar than an electric heater?
A properly installed heat pump uses about one third of the electrical energy to produce the same amount of heat.
You have an electric forced air furnace and central air. why does the central air fan run when furnace comes on?
You must have a heat pump with electric auxilliary heat.
Goodman ac model CK49 1B electric or heat pump?
Turn the heat on then go to the airhandler, if the larger of the 2 copper pipes (insulated one) gets hot it is a heat pump. If it remains at room temperature your airhandler has an electric heater installed in it.
Convert oil furnace to electric?
"Converting" an oil furnace to electric will not be economically practical. You'd be far better off getting a "ground source heat pump" and having someone install it for you. They're much more efficient than the older style electric heat that uses resistor heating elements.
What is a better way to heat your house fire or electricity?
Heat pump. (electricity)
