With heat pumps increasingly replacing furnaces as the way to heat homes, homeowners are learning some new heat-pump terminology. Here's a brief glossary for those who want to know more.
Roger Graham heats his Hooper home with a "mini-split" electrical heat pump system, on Friday, April 29, 2022.This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab.
With heat pumps becoming a more common replacement for traditional furnaces, Utahns are learning new terms to describe the various options available.“Air-source” heat pumps heat homes by drawing heat from the outside air and transferring it inside. Typically, the compressor is located outside, adjacent to the home like an air conditioner.
A “ground-source” heat pump draws heat from underground rather than the air. Because underground temperatures are warmer than outside air in winter and cooler than outside air in summer, ground-source heat pumps take far less energy to operate all year. But they have higher upfront costs because it requires underground ductwork. Because of that high initial investment, ground-source heat pumps are less common.
Tim Fitzpatrick is The Salt Lake Tribune’s renewable energy reporter, a position funded by a grant from Rocky Mountain Power. The Tribune retains all control over editorial decisions independent of Rocky Mountain Power.
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