{"id":532,"date":"2015-01-14T10:07:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T15:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/?p=532"},"modified":"2015-01-16T18:09:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T23:09:26","slug":"heating-installation-furnaces-vs-heat-pumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/heating-service\/heating-installation-furnaces-vs-heat-pumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Heating Installation: Furnaces vs. Heat Pumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a working set of ducts installed in your home, you generally have two choices available when it comes to heating installation in Pensacola Beach: a furnace or a heat pump. Most central heating systems in the U.S. are furnaces, consisting of a combustion chamber, a filter, a blower, and a venting system, and installed in a closed space like an attic or closet, or in a garage or basement. A heat pump is actually a heating and air conditioning system that contains an outdoor component and an indoor air handler, just like a traditional air conditioner.<\/p>\n<p>Which system is best for your home? We\u2019ll go over both heat pumps and air conditioners in today\u2019s post, but be sure to contact a professional to determine which type, size, and model of unit is best suited for your heating needs.<\/p>\n<h3>Furnace<\/h3>\n<p>Furnaces are popular because of the generally low cost of installation as well as reliability. And if you\u2019re skeptical of what a furnace can do for you because you\u2019ve owned a poor-performing furnace in the past, then you may be missing out on an opportunity to get a new highly efficient updated model. Today\u2019s furnaces are more efficient than ever, providing homeowners with a range of options to choose from including those with very high efficiency and performance ratings and advanced safety features.<\/p>\n<h3>Heat Pump<\/h3>\n<p>A heat pump uses refrigeration technology to move heat from one area to another, as the chemical blend can easily convert from a liquid to a gas and back again to absorb and dissipate heat. In the cooler weather heat is absorbed from the outside air to move indoors. This is cost-effective because it is more efficient for a system to move heat around than to generate heat.<\/p>\n<p>It is often wise to get a heat pump if you need a new air conditioning and heating system. However, if you are only replacing an older furnace, a heat pump may not be your best bet. A heat pump replaces an air conditioning system, and it can come out to quite an expense if you replace a nearly new AC unit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">Call Kool Breeze<\/a> for an honest assessment of your heating needs and to schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/service-areas\/pensacola-beach-fl-hvac-services\" target=\"_blank\">new heating installation in Pensacola Beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a working set of ducts installed in your home, you generally have two choices available when it comes to heating installation in Pensacola Beach: a furnace or a heat pump. Most central heating systems in the U.S. are furnaces, consisting of a combustion chamber, a filter, a blower, and a venting system, and installed in a closed space like an attic or closet, or in a garage or basement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[101,93],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532\/revisions\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}