A heat pump extracts energy from the outdoor and transfers the heat indoors. Heat pumps continue to function even on very cold days with temperatures down to -5°C, -10°C or -15°C, depending on the type of system used.

2. Benefits of a Heat Pump System

Heat pumps offer numerous advantages as a heating solution. The same systems used to cool can also be used to heat, resulting in a lower initial investment and simplicity in operation and maintenance. Heat pumps also have an important advantage in the area of efficiency. Unlike fossil-fuel based heating systems, heat pumps extract available heat from the outside air. Heat pumps offer efficiency gains in the order of 3:1 and higher, compared to electrical heating. Thus for every unit of energy consumed by the heat pump, three or more units of heat are gained.

• Safer and cleaner than normal heating systems
• Provides constant temperature levels
• Does not dry out the air the way traditional heaters do by keeping the air humid
• Heat pumps are more efficient and cost less to run than electric heaters
• Heat pumps are used all year round (for cooling as well as heating needs), thereby lowering the initial purchase and installation costs (cost of purchase and installation divided by total number of hours used per year)