You are not really smart until you are HeatSmart!

Street-Smart

/ˈstrētˌsmärt/ Adjective… Having a good environmental or situational understanding of your outdoor (real-world) situation.

HeatSmart

/ˈhētˌsmärt/ Verb…Making your home energy efficient. Saving hundreds of dollars, per year, by having a High Efficiency Heat Pump installed in your home, to maximize your indoor comfort and health.

What Is the Most Efficient Way to Heat Your Home?

Today’s technology offers very efficient options to heat your home. Long ago the caveman used firewood to heat their caves because the dinosaurs hadn’t died yet, and therefore, fossil fuel was non-existent. Many cavemen probably died from carbon monoxide poisoning, but they saved a lot of money on their heating bills (and insurance). But seriously, we have come a long way. Air, Inc. has installed thousands of highly efficient heating systems (Natural Gas, Oil, Propane & Heat Pumps) for Connecticut homeowners. I found the highest efficient heating systems to be the Ductless Heat Pump System. The utility companies are raving about these Ductless Heat Pump Systems. Not only do they recommend them, but they also offer BIG $ incentives, and the federal government offers a tax credit.

You also Get A FREE High Efficiency Air Conditioning System with Ductless Hyper Heat System.

A Ductless Hyper Heat Pump System is a highly efficient Heat Pump, which also provides the highest efficiency Air Conditioning, all combined into one system. There will be no need for using those noisy, ugly window air conditioners anymore!

Heating Oil, Natural Gas, Propane vs A HEAT PUMP

Heat pumps, are much more efficient and now work in extremely cold climates, therefore total energy costs are lower than oil, propane, and natural gas. In the past, Heat Pumps had a bad rap in colder climates, like Connecticut, but the newer technology allows the heat pump to heat your home more efficiently than any other conventional furnace or boiler, even in colder climates. You also never have to worry about a dirty chimney, smell of oil, or gas leaks. Oil is an expensive way to heat your house, and those who heat with oil should consider some other options for replacing their system. If you heat with oil, you are probably spending between $1000 and $2000 annually on heating oil, and possibly more based on fluctuating crude prices.

Options for upgrading an old conventional heating system, generally include:

a) Keep maintaining the old furnace, and replace it with a new oil furnace when it breaks. b) Replacing it with Natural Gas. c) Switch over to Propane and have big propane tanks outside your home. d) Install a High Efficiency Heat Pump, which is the easiest and most economical choice.

5 Key Factors Account for the High Efficiency of a Ductless System:

• Ductless systems operate using 25% to 50% less energy than other heating and air conditioning systems.

• Ductless Heat Pump Systems allow the user to control each heating/cooling zone independently, eliminating the costly over-heating and cooling, common to central air systems. Why pay to heat or cool rooms that are not currently occupied?

• While central Heating & AC systems lose as much as 30% efficiency through air leaks and conduction in the ductwork, ductless systems distribute air directly to each zone, resulting in greater efficiency.

• Ductless systems use inverter-driven, variable speed compressors that allow the system to maintain constant indoor temperatures by running continuously at higher or lower speeds. Thus, the system can ramp-up or down without great losses in operating efficiency, avoiding the energy intensive on/off cycling common in traditional heating and cooling systems.

• Modern Ductless Heat Pump systems have ultra-high efficiency ratings. Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratios (SEER) between 16 and 27. Heating Seasonal Performance Factors (HSPF) between 8.5 and 11. The higher the number, the more efficient.

3 Reasons Why You Are CRAZY If You Heat Your . Home with Electric Heat in Branford, CT!

• You own your whole home, and you are probably confined to a few rooms. You do not want to turn on all the electric heaters because it will cost a fortune. That is no way to live.

• Connecticut’s electricity rates are one of the highest in the United States.

• You are paying more than anyone else to heat your home.

A Ductless Heat Pump

will provide economic relief for homeowners that heat with electricity. A pilot program from the Connecticut Utility Companies was conducted to test the feasibility of using Ductless Heat Pumps in comparison to a home where electric heat was the primary heating source. The evaluation estimated a significant savings (between 25% and 50%), as well as reducing the summer air conditioning electrical consumption. Additionally, the majority of Ductless Heat Pump users are very satisfied with the quality of comfort, and energy savings.

HOW a Ductless Heat Pump System Works:

• A Ductless Heat Pump system has 2 major components. A wall mounted unit, and a unit mounted outside the home

• You can cool or heat just one room, or have multiple indoor units work independently, and they are all connected to one outside unit. For example: One unit can be installed in your living room, one in the kitchen, one in the master bedroom, and one in the kid’s bedroom.

• Remote-Control Thermostats control each unit for the desired temperature in each room

• A Ductless Heat Pump does use electricity, but much less energy use, when compared to a fossil fuel (Oil or Gas) furnace or boiler. About 2550% less, also resulting in 25-50% less emissions.