Heat Pump

California is also extending a new $350 rebate (and Mississippi continuing its existing $150 rebate) on hybrid electric heat-pump water heaters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rebates include $750 for ductless heat pump heating systems, $250 for hybrid heat-pump water heaters, $300 for gas-fired tankless water heaters (all of which are eligible for the 30 percent federal tax credit), and $250 for gas-fueled storage tank water heaters (which are not eligible). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The company's GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater operates only in heat-pump mode during periods of peak costs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Other rebates are being extended to gas furnaces ($200), residential gas boilers ($300) and high-efficiency gas storage-tank water heaters and hybrid electric heat-pump water heaters, both of which will get a $300 rebate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You might have recently seen a TV ad showing a troop of snow monkeys bathing in a hot spring that's seemingly heated by the new GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The futuristic-looking GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater, which Bounds compares to the robotic maid Rosie from the Jetsons, produced energy savings of at least 50 percent compared with a standard GE 50-gallon electric water heater .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The company has rolled out the GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater, which our preliminary tests have found could save you a lot of money over a standard electric water heater; unveiled the prototype of its energy-management system and smart appliances; and promoted the smart grid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Alliance to Save Energy coalition wants tougher standards and suggests that mandating wider use of higher-efficiency condensing gas models like the A.O. Smith Vertex (cutaway shown), electric heat-pump water heaters like the GE Hybrid Electric Water Heater, and tankless models and solar water heaters would boost savings to $48 billion, 17 quads of energy, and 965 million metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(A final point from our tech team: If a heat-pump water is installed in a space that you heat, the heating system for that space might need to overcome the cooling effect the water heater can have on the space.) ❋ Unknown (2010)

Friedrich also makes Kühl air conditioners in a heat-pump configuration and with a built-in electric space heater. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you're considering a hybrid heat-pump water heater, be sure to read the information about installation placement and ambient temperature from manufacturers, such as these details from GE and Rheem. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hybrid heat-pump water heaters, such as the GE GeoSpring we've reviewed, must have an EF of at least 2.0. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Although the heat-pump mode is more efficient, it does increase recovery time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It's right that in cooler locations, a hybrid heat-pump water heater might not save as much energy," says John Galeotafiore, associate director of home improvement in our Technical Division. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since we posted our review of the GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater ($1,700 without installation) we've received several queries from readers about whether the GeoSpring and other heat-pump water heaters, like the Rheem HP50RH, will produce similar savings when installed in cold climates or cold spaces in a home. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That means, during peak-demand periods when you've used lots of hot water, in heat-pump mode the GeoSpring will take longer to produce more hot water. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wyoming isn't offering rebates for gas-fired storage-tank water heaters but is giving rebates of $150 on gas-powered tankless, electric heat-pump, and solar water heaters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But "The tax credits don't seem to be helping us get over the hump, so many in the industry feel that you have to raise standards so we get volume up on heat-pump electric and condensing-gas water heaters," says Jeff Harris vice-president for programs at the Alliance to Save Energy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Arizona, for example, residents will get $200 for a gas-powered storage - tank water heater, $300 for a gas-powered tankless water heater, and $435 for an electric heat-pump water heater such as the new GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater we recently reviewed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As testing on this appliance continues, look for more posts on the GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater. — ❋ Unknown (2010)

Those new tract homes in Florida have those efficient heat pumps instead of regular electric heat. My friend's house in the Pennsylvania has [a heat] pump, and it sucks at [heating] when it gets below forty degrees! My new house has a heat pump and a gas [furnace] for maximum efficiency ❋ AutoHVACnut (2012)

I was banging this girl in the ass, and she blow all over me, I really wasn't [in the mood] for [a heat] [pump] ❋ J. Gar (2007)

I was banging this girl in the ass, and she blow all over me, I really wasn't [in the mood] for [a heat] [pump] ❋ J. Gar (2007)