"Essentially, your gas water heater … has a chimney on it." HVAC pro debunks common appliance myth after upgrading to ...

A heat pump water heater is a particularly good choice if you live in a humid area or you have a dank basement. Heat pumps tend to pull in moisture from the air around them (not unlike an air ...

After getting a few quotes from contractors, he was left with two options: He could spend $6,000 to install a new fossil-fuel-based system in the basement, or he could get a heat pump. Although ...

"Heat pumps just really aren't good in certain climates ... With furnaces, the actual heating unit usually lives out of sight in your basement or attic. Two pipes need to run out the side ...

basement. It became the prototype for the one her company sells. For Melia, the technology was simple. “It’s just a heat pump and a tank, right,” she said. “It’s not rocket science.” ...

to take the time to explain why an all-electric heat pump would be better than simply a push-pull installation of the same furnace that they’ve had in their basement for years,” Gillette said. The ...

If refrigerant, the key substance inside a heat pump leaks into the atmosphere, it can warm the planet thousands of times more than CO2. The Possibly team does the math to see if that risk outweighs ...

Despite concerns about impacts of tariffs and cuts to federal incentives, heat pumps are becoming standard equipment in the ...

The total cost for the heat pump, added insulation in the basement and attic and weatherstripping is about $20,000, but the Middletown couple was able to get $6,000 knocked off that price through ...

Mini-splits and heat pumps have become a popular upgrade for homeowners, but the variety of choices and decisions can be daunting. (Ted Dillon/CBC) Heat pumps and mini-splits continue to be a ...