Why Not Just Use Electric Heat?
A heat pump makes more efficient use of electrical energy than electric resistance heating. Heat removed from outdoor air coupled with heat created by the compressor when running can average two to three times the amount created by resistance heat alone. One kilowatt hour (KWH) of electricity input to an electric resistance heater produces 3, 413 BTU per hour of heat. 1 KWH input to a heat pump with a “coefficient of performance” (“C.O.P.”) of 2.5 produces approximately 8, 533 BTU per Hour. This more efficient use of electrical energy keeps heating costs down. To optimize the efficiency of your heat pump an “outdoor thermostat” can be used to insure the supplemental resistance heater inherent in your heat pump operates only when necessary. Environmentally Friendly Heat pumps reduce the amount of fossil fuel that needs to be burned to keep homes warm or cooled, thereby decreasing the amount of pollutants entering the earth’s atmosphere. Less Dryness in Warm Air Because heat pumps do not
