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Pickering, ON  L1W 3A4
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About Heat Pumps

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EcoTech Hydronics & Heating Inc.
is a Canadian Company.

A Heat Pump Can Save You Money!

Let us show you how you can save up to 70% on your heating costs!

Here’s how it works:

New Heating Equipment:

High efficiency furnace, 95% efficient
Heat Pump/Air Conditioner, 14 SEER, 8 HSPF with coil

SAVINGS

Most of our heating requirements are from 10 pm until 7 am, when it’s coldest. Time-of-use electricity rates will be half the cost of current rates during this time period. Heat pumps use electricity. Therefore, once time-of-use electricity rates are implemented, you will be saving at least an additional 30%. In fact, because heat pumps can be over 300% efficient, they are less expensive to operate than a natural gas furnace any time of day.

What you need to know about heat pumps today:

The heat pumps being sold today are the most efficient way to cool and heat your home. Heat pumps have been referred to as a "magic appliance", because they use refrigeration technology (rather than fuel combustion) to provide heat and cooling.

Most heat pumps are split-system models, and have one coil indoors and one coil outdoors. When the heat pump is functioning as a heater, heat from the outside air is extracted as it evaporates the liquid refrigerant in the coil, converting the liquid refrigerant into a warm gas. The gas is then compressed and is transferred from the outdoor coil to the indoor coil.

Once indoors, the gas is condensed which releases heat in the process, and the heat is distributed through the house using the home’s existing ductwork. When the heat pump is working to cool your home, the ductwork and fans bring the warm air in the home to the compressor unit. The compressor unit then uses the same gas evaporation/compression process it uses to heat your home, but this time in reverse, to extract the warm air from the home and send it outside. So maybe you don't believe that heat pumps are magic, but the performance and efficiency of heat pumps have made believers out of many satisfied homeowners.

Benefits of Heat Pumps

The primary benefits of heat pumps are that they are economical, functional, and environmentally friendly, when compared to other popular cooling and heating appliances. Economy/cost savings: Heat pumps move heat from the outdoors to indoors on cold days, or from indoors to outdoors on hot days. Heat pumps require energy to power the system and circulate the air, but they are significantly more efficient than furnaces and air conditioning systems that require owners to purchase all of the power used in the heating and cooling process.

Heat pumps tend to heat and cool a home in a more even fashion. They have a reputation for eliminating the hot and cold spots caused by furnaces and air conditioners. Because the warm air initially generated by heat pumps is not as hot as the warm air generated by furnaces (particularly gas and oil), homes maintain a more even level of temperature. Because heat pumps run for a longer amount of time than furnaces, they also cycle the air for a longer amount of time and filter the air more thoroughly, which makes the air cleaner.

Should you buy a heat pump?

If you are not sure whether or not you should buy a heat pump, answering these questions may help you decide:

1. Does your current heating and/or air conditioning system need to be replaced now or will it need to be replaced soon?

2. Are you willing to spend a little more on appliances to get models that are functionally superior?

3. Do you try to lead your life in a way that protects the environment and minimizes global warming?

4. Are you sensitive to temperature and find yourself uncomfortable with the heating/cooling and humidity generated by your current system?

5. Are you willing to make an investment in a major appliance now that will pay for its self and save you money over the years that you use it?

If you answered YES to one or more of these questions, a heat pump is a great option for you. If you are interested enough to get a quote on a heat pump system for your home, you can call Ecotech, who can install the best products for your home.

What's New About Heat Pumps?

If you're home has a heat pump that was installed many years ago and you're wondering what's new about heat pumps, the answer is "plenty". The new generation of heat pumps are one-and-a-half to two times more efficient (require less electricity to heat or cool your home) than older heat pumps. Variable speed blowers and scroll compressors are now used. They are not only more efficient, but they are more effective at making homes more uniformly heated or cooled.

Other improvements have been made to many parts of the heat pump, including coil designs, tubing production, expansion valves, motors and compressors. Heat pumps have become quieter and are now able to provide heat when outside temperatures are as low as -15 degrees Celsius.

Some new specialized models even function at -30 degrees or lower making heat pumps useful on all days of the year and in more parts of the country.

If you are using a 10 or 20 year-old heat pump, the efficiency and operational improvements resulting from recent improvements might be enough for you to consider buying a new heat pump, even if your old heat pump is still functioning properly.

Keep On Saving

If you were planning on replacing your furnace and air conditioning anyway, you would only spend an extra $1,000 - $1,500 installing a heat pump. If it saves you $480 per year, it will pay for itself in 2 to 3 years. This equals a 33% return on your investment!

Once you factor in the Eco-Audit rebate of $1,200, the heat pump pays for itself within the first 1 year, for a 100% return on your investment!

As soon as “Smart Meters” are implemented (within the next 12 months), your nighttime (off peak) electricity costs will be 30% cheaper. This will help you save an additional 30% or more. You just keep on saving!

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Therefore, the entire system will pay for itself in 7 years or less, for a 15%+ return on your investment! You will also save at least 30% more on your air conditioning costs!

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