An appliance expert has demystified a common claim in the HVAC industry — and he has the numbers to back it up. HeatGeek's Adam Chapman broke things down in a short YouTube clip.
"Imagine if heat-pump companies said heat pumps were 800% efficient just because they regularly hit that efficiency during these tiny spikes each day. There would be uproar," he says. "Then why do we let gas boiler manufacturers perpetuate that [boilers] perform at 90 to 95%?"
Chapman then cites a study by the U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change, which shows that modern boilers rarely exceed 85% efficiency when considering seasonal fluctuations and water heating.
Ultimately, buying into this HVAC myth could cost you hundreds of dollars, since heating makes up a significant portion of energy bills. In the U.S., heating alone accounted for 42% of residential energy consumption, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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Several commenters on HeatGeek's YouTube clip worried that Chapman wasn't considering the fact that heat pumps need to operate in winter.
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However, Chapman explained that his company's 320% efficiency guarantee was based on year-round numbers, debunking yet another myth that heat pumps only operate effectively in warmer climates or for cooling in the summer. As another example, around 60% of homes in Norway, which is known for its frigid winters, rely on heat pumps.
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Acting quickly will help ensure you secure all available federal incentives to lower upfront installation costs. The heat-pump rebate program will run until 2031 or funding runs out, but many green tax credits, including for solar, sunset at the end of this year.
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