Seer Ratings For Heat Pumps Now

Don’t be Mark. Don’t chase a high SEER number like a trophy. Match the rating to your climate. A heat pump is a year-round appliance. Judge it by its coldest performance, not its hottest boast.

Their "efficient" system was now glowing red-hot electric coils—the equivalent of running a dozen toasters 24/7. The bill arrived: . Mark nearly choked on his coffee. seer ratings for heat pumps

The Martin’s 22 SEER unit had a terrible (Heating Seasonal Performance Factor)—only 8.2. It was a cooling machine that could sort-of heat. For Vermont winters, they needed a cold-climate heat pump with an HSPF above 10 and a low-temperature rating. SEER had nothing to do with it. Act III: The Neighbor’s Counter-Story Across the street lived the Chens. They’d installed a heat pump the same week. Their unit was only 18 SEER —four points lower than Mark’s. Don’t be Mark

Here is the SEER tells you, and the story it hides: A heat pump is a year-round appliance