This program is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of residential heat pump technology. It will provide learners with the essentials skills necessary to install, diagnose, maintain, ...

This technical primer breaks down defrost control board operation, key components, and practical troubleshooting steps every ...

Heat pumps and furnaces are both popular options for heating homes, but which is right for you depends on your area's climate ...

Your backup heat is supposed to be the quiet safety net in your home’s comfort system, not the star of the show. Yet in many ...

Heat pumps are emerging as an efficient solution for space heating and air conditioning, especially when used in variable refrigerant flow systems. They can match the most efficient air conditioning ...

A German research group has proposed to use reinforcement learning (RL) to optimize the utilization of heat pumps (HPs) for space heating in big apartment complexes. RL is a type of machine learning ...

Homeowners looking for an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners in the spring and summer months (and furnaces in the winter) might want to invest in a heat pump. It's a type of ...

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 ...

More and more house-owners and property managers are choosing heat pumps to heat their buildings. A study by ETH Zurich has determined that many of these units have been wrongly configured or set up, ...