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$532.44 A/C ROOM 10K BTU 115V W/REMOTE (4 Sold & Shipped by We The People Sold & Shipped by Beach Audio Inc $. Comfort-aire Rads-81p Window Air Conditioner - Cooler - 8000 Btu/h Cooling Capacity - White (rads81p) Sold & Shipped by Beach Audio Inc Sold & Shipped by We The People $. $197.79 AIR CONDITIONER WINDOW 5K BTU Sold & Shipped by We The People $. $379.49 A/C ROOM 8K BTU 115V W/REMOTE Sold & Shipped by We The People Up to 18 SEER / 9.5 HSPF Performance Up to 16 SEER / 9.5 HSPF Performance Up to 16 SEER / 9.0 HSPF Performance Up to 15 SEER / 9.0 HSPF PerformanceHouse A has a heat pump....and House B? An air conditioner and furnace.If House A was on one side of a "heating and cooling Tug-Of-War" and House B was on the other side.....who would win?This is a classic battle of Heat Pump vs Air Conditioner.What makes this question ever more difficult to answer....Below we find two pictures; one of a Trane heat pump and the other is a Trane air conditioner.Can you tell the difference between the two?

One is a heat pump and the other is an air conditioner.  But to tell them apart by looking at them is very difficult, if not impossible.In order to answer the Heat Pump vs Air Conditioner debate we must first discuss the differences between the two. When the heat pump is in cooling mode (summer), there is no functional difference between a heat pumpcost for central ac unit and an air conditioner.sizing ac units for homeHowever.....go outside during the summer and feel the air that is blowing from the outside unit.  ac unit in apartmentIs it warmer or colder than the outside air?The air conditioner is taking heat from inside the house (by means of the refrigerant in the piping) and rejecting it outside....thereby cooling the air in the house.

So now here is what we have been waiting for......What makes a heat pump different from an air conditioner is that a heat pump can be reversed.By means of a device known as a reversing valve, the heat pump is able to reverse the flow of refrigerant.Essentially, it exchanges the outside unit with the inside unit and vice versa.So now....while in heating mode.....the inside unit is now blowing warm air while the outside unit is blowing cold air. We must get one thing straight....During the summer, the heat pump and the air conditioner are virtually the same thing.No difference in money savings.So when we compare the heat pump vs air conditioner....we're merely speaking about winter (heating) operation.Now that this is straight.....below is a "pros" table of each device in comparison to the other: When homeowners consider the heat pump vs air conditioner debate, it's usually because their entire heating and cooling system need to be redone. Using a heat pump means having one major appliance which

does double the work. Heat pumps can work throughout the year to keep a home comfortable, which can help reign in some energy use. Heat pumps are not as robust as traditional heating systems, however, and so you will still need to use your furnace from time to time. Since models typically work more effectively in climates which don't see freezing temperatures on a regular basis, this limits their use in some climates. Air conditioners are more versatile and, for now, offer better cooling in extreme climates, but heat pumps are gaining popularity and, in time, newer models may be able to compete more effectively even in extreme climates. Return to Heat Pump TypesHow Heat Pumps Work When you think about cooling a hot building, you probably don't think of heat pumps. In fact, the words "air conditioner" are likely the first things that come to your head unless you're tight with your pennies. Then you might go with "window fans." As it turns out, a heat pump can both heat and cool, and in some applications, it's preferred to separate heating and cooling systems.

Simply put, a heat pump is a device that uses a small amount of energy to move heat from one location to another. Not too difficult, right? Heat pumps are typically used to pull heat out of the air or ground to heat a home or office building, but they can be reversed to cool a building. In a way, if you know how an air conditioner works, then you already know a lot about how a heat pump works. This is because heat pumps and air conditioners operate in a very similar way. Heating and Cooling System Basics How Home Thermostats Work One of the biggest advantages of a heat pump over a standard heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit is that there's no need to install separate systems to heat and cool your home. Heat pumps also work extremely efficiently, because they simply transfer heat, rather than burn fuel to create it. This makes them a little more green than a gas-burning furnace. And they don't just heat and cool buildings. If you've ever enjoyed a hot tub or heated swimming pool, then you probably have a heat pump to thank.