| If you are tired of high gas bills, or you have an | | | | 20 years or more, and it can add value to your |
| all-electric home in Atlanta and would like to | | | | home and make it easier to sell if you choose to |
| reduce your utility bills, a new energy efficient | | | | do so down the road. |
| heat pump can be a most attractive option for | | | | A heat pump provides the most flexibility of |
| you. This one piece of equipment can keep your | | | | choice in the location of equipment. Because heat |
| home warm in the winter and cool in the summer, | | | | pump systems do not require a flue to vent |
| and newer, advanced, energy efficient designs | | | | exhaust gases, you are not limited to locations |
| could end up saving you as much as $500 a year | | | | where you may already have holes for flue vents. |
| under the right circumstances. | | | | It also further helps to increase energy efficiency |
| In addition to the savings that can be afforded | | | | and reduce installation costs by eliminating the |
| from increased energy efficiency, some dealers | | | | need to cut holes in the roof of your home and |
| will extend special offers to their customers for | | | | seal these holes from possible moisture leaks. |
| complete system replacements, allowing for | | | | Because all-electric heat pumps do not rely upon |
| savings of several hundred dollars in some cases. | | | | the combustion of flammable gas, they are |
| Tax incentives are also offered by the U.S. | | | | inherently safer. There is less opportunity for fire |
| government for systems that meet energy | | | | since there is no ignition source, and any threat of |
| efficiency guidelines, but very often this will | | | | carbon monoxide buildup is completely eliminated. |
| require a completely new system to be installed. | | | | Particularly if your home uses an older, gas fired |
| If your central heating system is 20 years old or | | | | furnace, you can make your home safer by |
| older, you may well find that replacing it could be | | | | replacing it with a newer model if it is found to be |
| the best solution for you. If you bought a new | | | | no longer serviceable, or converting to an |
| home, then you may even need to upgrade | | | | all-electric heat pump. |
| sooner. Some of the builder model units found in | | | | There are other advantages for converting to a |
| new homes are of low quality and improperly | | | | central heating system. By sending all the air in |
| installed, resulting in poor efficiency. Adding | | | | your home through a central air handler, there is |
| together dealer incentives and potential tax | | | | opportunity for improved comfort by adding a |
| savings could make it a lot easier to replace your | | | | system to regulate the humidity level for your |
| central heating system. | | | | inside air. And, the addition of a whole-house air |
| By installing an energy efficient heat pump you | | | | filtration system can make breathing easier in the |
| are killing two birds with one stone. You will not | | | | spring when the trees and flowers are blossoming. |
| only be taking care of your home's heating needs | | | | Given the many advantages to installing a central |
| for the winter, but you will be making a | | | | heating system, particularly an all-electric heat |
| contribution to your comfort and economy for | | | | pump, it is worth giving your Atlanta central |
| the summer months as well. In Atlanta, a new | | | | heating system dealer a call to what they have to |
| heat pump system can be expected to last for | | | | offer. |