At a recent meeting of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSPHA), Enertech business development manager Rob Derksen shared tips for how HVAC contractors can become better at ...

Heat pumps function similarly to refrigerators or air conditioners, which take warm air from one space and send it to another. In the winter, a heat pump transfers heat from the outdoors inside and, ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

What's the difference between warm air and cool air? In fact, what does “temperature” even mean? It's stranger than you think. At a basic level, if you increase the temperature of air, you increase ...

Heat pumps use less energy than furnaces or central air conditioners. Taking advantage of rebates can reduce your heat pump installation costs. In Canada’s climate, having a good source of home ...

The highly efficient devices are the darlings of the environmental movement. Here’s why. By Hilary Howard Heat pumps, which both warm and cool buildings and are powered by electricity, have been ...

Heat pumps are a popular choice for central air in the South. They both heat and cool—despite the somewhat misleading name—and can help save money on utilities. If you're wondering what a heat pump is ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Heat pumps are emerging as an important tool for helping to thwart climate change—not just in the South, but all over the country. They’re more energy-efficient than traditional heating and cooling ...

As the U.S. moves toward electrification, heat pumps are becoming more popular. Thanks to generous tax credits and rebates being offered by utilities, as well as state and federal governments, sales ...

A portable heat pump can both heat and cool a room, so you can replace an air conditioner and a space heater with a single unit. Portable heat pumps—sometimes marketed as "portable air ...

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💡 ...