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140% AFUE is Coming – Introducing Thermal Heat Pumps

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2024 Top 7 Heat Pump Water Heaters Compared

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A braced water heater is attached to a raised platform that is anchored to the floor

A braced water heater is attached to a raised platform that is anchored to the floor
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A central heat pump water heating system with a parallel loop tank temperature maintenance configuration uses a multi pass heat pump water heater to provide all the heat for hot water circulation temperature maintenance.

A central heat pump water heating system with a parallel loop tank temperature maintenance configuration uses a multi pass heat pump water heater to provide all the heat for hot water circulation temperature maintenance.
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A central heat pump water heating system with a parallel loop tank temperature maintenance configuration uses a multi-pass heat pump water heater to provide all the heat for hot water circulation temperature maintenance

A central heat pump water heating system with a parallel loop tank temperature maintenance configuration uses a multi-pass heat pump water heater to provide all the heat for hot water circulation temperature maintenance
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A central heat pump water heating system with a temperature maintenance swing tank configuration uses the water from the primary storage tank to provide most of the heat for hot water circulation temperature maintenance

A central heat pump water heating system with a temperature maintenance swing tank configuration uses the water from the primary storage tank to provide most of the heat for hot water circulation temperature maintenance
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A concrete skirt provides pest resistance at the building perimeter

A concrete skirt provides pest resistance at the building perimeter
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A cone or disc of plastic or sheet metal can be installed on pipes and downspouts to prevent rodents from climbing up the outside and gaining access to the roof

A cone or disc of plastic or sheet metal can be installed on pipes and downspouts to prevent rodents from climbing up the outside and gaining access to the roof
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A cool room should have low enough heat gains to be easily cooled by a small single-zone cooling system such as a mini-split or a window air-conditioner as shown here

A cool room should have low enough heat gains to be easily cooled by a small single-zone cooling system such as a mini-split or a window air-conditioner as shown here
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A Cost-Effective Path to Healthy, Affordable, Net Zero Housing with DOE’s ZER Program

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A ducted minisplit heat pump is hidden in the ceiling of this centrally located room with short duct runs to the registers located on each wall of the room.

A ducted minisplit heat pump is hidden in the ceiling of this centrally located room with short duct runs to the registers located on each wall of the room.
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A ductless heat pump is hidden behind a wall outcropping above the hallway ceiling.

A ductless heat pump is hidden behind a wall outcropping above the hallway ceiling.
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A flat plate solar hot water system heat potable water in a glass covered collector that sits on the roof.

A flat plate solar hot water system heat potable water in a glass covered collector that sits on the roof.
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A foaming cleaner is used to clean the coils inside this ductless indoor unit; a mini-split bib surrounds the unit to contain overspray and drips

A foaming cleaner is used to clean the coils inside this ductless indoor unit; a mini-split bib surrounds the unit to contain overspray and drips
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A foaming sprayer and mini-split bib are required to properly clean this ductless wall-mounted indoor unit

A foaming sprayer and mini-split bib are required to properly clean this ductless wall-mounted indoor unit
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A ground source heat pump with a closed-loop vertical piping system

A ground source heat pump with a closed-loop vertical piping system
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A ground source heat pump with an open-loop piping system using vertical injection and recharge

A ground source heat pump with an open-loop piping system using vertical injection and recharge
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A ground-source heat pump has the same components as a standard air-to-air heat pump except that the liquid-to-refrigerant heat exchanger coil is located inside rather than outside

A ground-source heat pump has the same components as a standard air-to-air heat pump except that the liquid-to-refrigerant heat exchanger coil is located inside rather than outside
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A ground-source heat pump used a fluid flowing through pipe loops to draw heat from or discharge heat the ground to heat or cool the indoor space.

A ground-source heat pump used a fluid flowing through pipe loops to draw heat from or discharge heat the ground to heat or cool the indoor space.
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A ground-source heat pump with a closed-loop horizontal “Slinky™ “piping arrangement

A ground-source heat pump with a closed-loop horizontal “Slinky™ “piping arrangement
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A heat pump clothes dryer is a type of condensing clothes dryer that uses heat pump technology to efficiently dry clothes

A heat pump clothes dryer is a type of condensing clothes dryer that uses heat pump technology to efficiently dry clothes
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A heat pump water heater has a small heat pump located on top of the tank which extracts heat from the surrounding air to create hot water.

A heat pump water heater has a small heat pump located on top of the tank which extracts heat from the surrounding air to create hot water.
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A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water to the faucets, to radiant heating loops in the basement floor, and to a hydro-coil for a central air heating system.

A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water to the faucets, to radiant heating loops in the basement floor, and to a hydro-coil for a central air heating system.
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A high-efficiency heat pump is installed in a closet within this home’s conditioned space.

A high-efficiency heat pump is installed in a closet within this home’s conditioned space.