When both of us moved in, our beach house was already equipped with a fairly current forced air oil furnace, and unfortunately the beach house lacked central air conditioning.
While the weather in our local section tends to be cold and snowy for the majority of the year, our brief Summer season can bring high temperatures and horrendous humidity; My husband and I both agreed that both of us wanted a cooling plan installed.
I contacted a local HVAC supplier for an estimate, and after inspecting the home, he proposed that both of us invest in an electric heat pump. Since a heat pump is way more pricey to purchase and install than an cooling system, I was reluctant. I did some research and l acquired that combining an electric heat pump with a natural gas oil furnace is called a dual fuel system, and it provides all sorts of advantages. A dual fuel plan pays for itself in energy savings. This is because the heat pump is more efficient than a conventional cooling system or oil furnace. It combines heating and cooling capacity and works by simply moving existing heat between the inside and outside of the house. In the summer, it operates similarly to an cooling system, pulling heat from the indoor air and pumping it outdoors by way of refrigerant. The advantage is that the heat pump is effective at dehumidifying and costs less to run. For heating purposes, the heat pump avoids burning fossil fuels and utilizes ambient heat in the outside air. The operation is clean, safe, quiet and honestly environmentally friendly. The disadvantage of a heat pump is that it struggles to keep up with demand when the temperature drops below cold. At that point, the oil furnace starts up and handles the heating needs for as long as necessary.