There are a few myths about heat pumps, most stemming from their early development back in the 1970’s, and James Walton of Auckland, New Zealand does a great job of putting a lot of these fallacies to rest.

  1. Turning the thermostat lower cools the room quicker
  2. Turning the thermostat to it’s highest setting will heat your room faster
  3. Heat pumps are only for heating
  4. Heat pumps are only effective in milder climates
  5. Heat pumps are expensive to run
  6. Heat pumps can only be installed in new houses
  7. You should run your heat pump 24 hours a day
  8. Heat pumps need topping up with gas (refrigerant/freon) every now and again
  9. Refrigerants in heat pumps can go bad
  10. Anybody can install or repair a heat pump

To learn how he dispells these myths, visit his website and read: ‘The Top 10 Heat Pump Myths‘. Another great article to read which will give you a better understanding of how a heat pump works, can be found on the HoffmanHeating.net website and is titled ‘Heat Pump Installation, Minneapolis, MN‘. Hoffman Heating and Cooling is a heating and air conditioning contractor working in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area.

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