Heat Pumps
A heat pump is an HVAC (heating ventilating air conditioning) unit that heats or cools by moving heat. During the winter, a heat pump draws heat from outdoor air and circulates it through your home's air ducts. In the summer, it reverses the process and removes heat from your house and releases it outdoors.
A heat pump is an all-in-one cooling and heating system. During summer months, it works like an air conditioner. It extracts heat from inside your home and transfers it to the outdoor air. When the weather's cooler, it does the exact opposite, taking heat from outside and moving it inside. For optimal comfort and efficiency, a Lennox® heat pump can be combined with a gas furnace in one dual-fuel system.
Heat Pump Ratings
HSPF (Heating Seasonal Performance Factor) is the heating efficiency rating for heat pumps. The higher the rating, the more efficient the heat pump. HSPF were regulated in 2006 at 7.7.
SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) is an energy efficiency rating for air conditioners. The higher the SEER, the better the energy performance, the more you save. The United States Department of Energy established minimum SEER rating for cooling is 13.00.
Dual Fuel Heat Pumps
Our dual-fuel system offers the perfect combination of efficiency and comfort with two energy sources—an electric heat pump and a gas furnace.
What makes this system so ideal is that it seamlessly alternates between the two energy sources, depending on outdoor conditions. A heating and cooling system all in one, the heat pump functions as both a heating and cooling system, reducing gas fuel consumption. On extra cold days the gas furnace becomes the primary heat source, ensuring maximum comfort is maintained.
Get the best of both types of energy sources when they are most efficient—electricity and gas. What makes this system so ideal is that it seamlessly alternates between the two energy sources, depending on outdoor conditions. A heat pump functions as both a heating and cooling system, reducing gas fuel consumption. On extra cold days, the gas furnace becomes the primary heat source making it the most efficient energy source.