Here at Hodge Heating & Air Conditioning of Lake Norman Inc., we offer a variety of services to keep your home comfortable throughout the changing seasons. Our skilled technicians are even equipped to service heat pumps, whether you need routine maintenance, repairs, or a new system installed.
If you’d like to learn more about heat pumps or if they could be a good fit for your home, our team would be more than happy to share our expertise with you. Below, we’ll briefly explain how heat pumps work to give you the information you need to make a confident decision.
Heat pumps work by transferring heat between the indoors and the outdoors to keep your home at a comfortable temperature. The heat pump extracts heat from the outdoors and releases it indoors to heat your home during the winter months. In the hot summer months, the heat pump can be reversed to remove warm air from indoors and release it outside to cool down your house.
Unlike other heating systems, heat pumps do not create heat. Instead, they simply relocate the heat. This means that you don’t need to worry about any safety concerns of accidentally touching a hot surface or potential burning hazards. Because heat pumps transfer heat both from outdoors to indoors or indoors to outdoors, it makes them perfect for use all year round. You don’t have to worry about having two different units for your heating and cooling needs. You can simply switch from heating to cooling once the weather starts to warm back up.
Please don’t hesitate to give us a call if you would like to learn more.