Dual fuel heating system offers cost-saving benefits
None of years ago, our boiler quit completely.
The heating system was too outdated and old to make a service worthwhile, however replacing the boiler was the smart choice.
This presented an ideal opportunity to update to central a/c. Since moving into the dwelling nearly ten years before, we’d gotten by with window cooling systems and box fans. When I asked the HVAC company who was handling the boiler replacement about cooling options, he advised choosing a heat pump. Since a heat pump is far more costly to purchase than an cooling system, my husband and I were skeptical. However, once my buddy and I did some research, my buddy and I changed our minds. Pairing an electric heat pump and a gas boiler into a dual fuel system provides a lot of cost saving benefit. The advantage of a heat pump is that it’s far more energy efficient than a heater. The system works by simply moving heat between the indoors and the outdoors. In cooling mode, it operates just like a conventional cooling system. In heating mode, it reverses the flow of refrigerant and pulls ambient heat from the outdoor air. The process avoids the safety and health risks of the combustion of fossil fuels. It significantly lessens impact on the environment and running costs. It’s also helpful that the heat pump effectively handles excess humidity in summer time and won’t overly dry out the air during the winter. My associate and I chose a top-of-the-line heat pump that features stretchy-speed technology, which maintains actually even indoor temperature and achieves outstanding efficiency ratings. For the majority of the year, my buddy and I rely on the heat pump for comfort. When the temperature drops below frosty, the system switches to the heater. The boiler is powerful enough to handle the especially cold weather.