Window Heat Pumps, Compact Efficient Heating & Cooling
Are you a homeowner who is shopping for a room air conditioner? Perhaps you are trying to find additional sources of heating for a room in your home? Have you considered the benefits of a window heat pump? Window heat pumps are generally small, compact units that resemble window air-conditioners. They are light and small enough to mount directly in any window in your home or apartment.
Window heat pumps are a great alternative to air-conditioners because in the wintertime you can use your window heat pump to provide much-needed heat in your room. Window heat pumps are also great options for apartment-dwellers, as they do not require you to make any modifications such as putting conduit holes in your walls.
If you're looking for a basic, no-frills, window heat pump a good model to look at would be a Friedrich YS09L10 model. This window heat pump looks almost like a room air-conditioner from the front, with typical air vents, louvers, and a control panel. It will both cool and heat an average-sized room with 9200 BTU/H. of cooling power and 7400 BTU/H. of heating output. It is rated at 11.5 EER, and will work off of your existing AC outlet (115 V).
Another good-quality window heat pump is manufactured by Amanda (the stovetop range, and microwave oven folks).Their model AH09A35MA can also serve as a room air-conditioner. This window unit permits multi-directional airflow so that you can cool or heat any area of your room. According to the company, this unit permits better moisture removal, is more efficient than other companies models, with a longer-life compressor. It is rated at 9300 BTU. Amana also offers other window heat pumps which are rated at 11,600 BTU, and 18,000 BTU. Do you know that using a window heat pump can actually save you money? For example, if you are home on the weekend and are going to spend most of your time in your family room or bedroom, you can heat/cool those individual rooms by installing window heat pumps there -- then you can operate it to modify the environment in just those particular rooms, rather than running your whole-house heat pump, furnace, or central air-conditioning unit. Another very reliable window heat pump is made by General electric. Their AJHS08ASC model wall/window heat pump and air-conditioner unit provides 8400 BTU cooling and 7000 BTU from the heat pump, with 4100 BTU from a heat strip. This GE unit is rated at 9.5 EER, utilizes mechanical controls and is Energy Star qualified. You can order this window heat pump unit with a one-year, two year or four year extended warranty. A window installation kit is also available for purchase, although it includes a wall installation kit at no additional cost.
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