After we installed a heat pump heating and cooling system in the three-story home, there was a pleasant surprise: Idealism ...

“There [are] old worries,” Shapira said in an interview. “Forty years ago, we had single-speed heat pumps that could not keep ...

A heat pump doesn't generate heat; it transfers it from one place to another. It's an appliance with a bright future in an ...

"Cheaper to operate." Homeowner shares honest experience after first winter with a heat pump HVAC: 'Sounds great and ...

The field-testing phase of the Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge is over, and eight manufacturers that took part are in various stages of bringing new, Challenge-certified heat ...

The use of environmentally damaging gases in air conditioners and refrigerators could become redundant if a new kind of heat pump lives up to its promise. A prototype, described in a study published ...

Heat pumps offer a more efficient way to keep homes warm in winter and have been touted as a key technology in the fight against climate change. Sales of the machines in Europe grew to 3 million units ...

You don't need to call an electrician. Gradient's 120-volt All-Weather Heat Pump is easy to install on your own and plugs into a standard outlet. Jon covers ...

Heat pumps date back to the 1850s and are more energy efficient than furnaces or boilers. Image: Schon via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

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