{"id":445,"date":"2016-11-21T10:09:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T15:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/?p=445"},"modified":"2016-12-05T10:09:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T15:09:44","slug":"dual-fuel-systems-help-with-comfort-and-savings-in-cold-climates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/heat-pump-service\/dual-fuel-systems-help-with-comfort-and-savings-in-cold-climates\/","title":{"rendered":"Dual Fuel Systems Help with Comfort and Savings in Cold Climates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in a cold climate, you might struggle to find a happy medium between comfort and efficiency. It may not seem as though the conventional options available to you for a new heating installation are effective enough, so you might find yourself looking at alternative systems that allow you to save energy and fuel while staying as comfortable as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Our recommendation for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/lockport-il-hvac-services\">heating in Lockport, IL<\/a> is a dual-fuel system. This type of heater combines the energy-efficiency of a heat pump with the power and durability of a gas furnace.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Why Use a Heat Pump?<\/h2>\n<p>A heat pump is a highly efficient heater\u2014that\u2019s actually also an air conditioner. It works like the standard AC system, using refrigerant to move heat out of the home starting a thermodynamic process that allows a coil to cool down. But a heat pump can also work in reverse, transferring heat into a home as well as out of it.<\/p>\n<p>A heat pump is preferable to other electric heating systems do to the high level of efficiency. Moving heat is a more efficient process than generating heat, so you can expect a much lower energy usage with a heat pump.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Use a Gas Furnace?<\/h2>\n<p>The problem is that a heat pump drops in efficiency levels when temperatures approach freezing. At this point, it\u2019s helpful to have a backup system to transfer to. And that\u2019s why a dual-fuel system mixes two sources of heating: gas heating and an electric heat pump. A furnace takes over and provides the reliable comfort you need at a better efficiency than a heat pump could provide in those temperatures.<\/p>\n<h2>Is a Dual-Fuel System the Best Option for Your Home?<\/h2>\n<p>In many cases, it is! Using both a heat pump and a gas furnace helps to extend the lifespan of both systems, as neither one gets overused. That means you won\u2019t have to replace the systems as often, making dual-fuel a cost-effective option in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>Also, as mentioned, <a href=\"\/heating\/dual-fuel-systems\">dual-fuel systems save a whole lot of energy and fuel.<\/a> Plus, your heat pump is also efficient in the winter! Consult with a technician to find out more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Johansen &amp; Anderson Inc offers heating installation in Lockport, IL from friendly, local heating experts.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in a cold climate, you might struggle to find a happy medium between comfort and efficiency. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[75,76],"tags":[104,96],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":447,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions\/447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}