Heat Pumps

How to pick the right heat pump for your home

Heat pumps are generally a good idea. They are becoming more common in Oakville, Mississauga and the surrounding area.

Currently there are rebates from the government that makes this a viable option. Here are reasons most people aren’t just going out to Home Depot and bringing home whatever random heat pump they find on the shelves. You can even order one with free shipping on Amazon, but we wouldn’t recommend doing that, either.

Unless you’re already an experienced home renovator, you’ll need to find a contractor to help you through your heat pump journey. Look no further than Sharpline HVAC for Heat Pump Services or Repair. We are the best place for HVAC services in Oakville and the surrounding area!

The size you need depends on the size and layout of your

home, your energy needs, your insulation, and more.

Air conditioning capacity is typically measured in British thermal units, or Btu. When you’re buying a window AC or a portable unit, you usually need to choose one based on the size of the room you plan to use it in. But selecting a heat pump system is a little more complicated than that. It’s still based, in part, on square footage—experts we interviewed agreed with the general calculation of about 1 ton of air conditioning (equivalent to 12,000 Btu) for every 500 square feet in your home. A good contractor should be able to help you with this.

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A heat pump almost certainly will work in your home, because heat pumps are especially modular. Heat pumps are able to be adapted to basically every situation. 

Whether it’s a really old home, or we’re limited by the construction we can do in people’s homes without being too disruptive—there’s always a way to make it work.

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When you’re buying something as expensive and long-lasting as a heat pump, you should make sure you’re getting something from a manufacturer that has a good reputation and can provide you with quality customer support for years to come. Daikin heat pumps, Mitsubishi heat pumps and LG heat pumps offer warranties up to 12 years. That being said, the heat pump you ultimately pick will likely have more to do with finding a good contractor than going with your personal preference.

More often than not, your contractor or installer will be the one sourcing the parts. There may be some models that have better efficiency or distribution in certain geographic regions. And you should be confident that the contractor is familiar with this expensive equipment that they’re permanently installing in your home. 

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Yep, if you already have a central air system in your home, you can use your existing duct system to move the air from your heat pump.

And you don’t actually need ducts: Air-source heat pumps are also available in the form of ductless mini-splits.

Most manufacturers offer both options, and a good contractor can advise you on setting up different zones within your home to maximize comfort and make the best use of what your home already has installed. 

 Yes, but we don’t recommend such models. Sure, if you live somewhere that has a warmer climate year-round, it might sound redundant to add a new heating system to your home. But such a system is “essentially the same piece of equipment with a few extra parts, and you can make the swap with almost no extra work.

Those extra parts cost only a few hundred dollars more, and that markup is likely to be covered by a rebate anyway. There’s also the fact that heat pumps get exponentially more efficient as the home’s temperature approaches that comfort zone in the mid-60s. So on those rare days when it does drop into the 50s, the system barely has to use any energy to warm your home back up.

You’re basically getting the heat for free at that point.

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