A Heat Pump is an air conditioner that contains a valve that lets it switch between "air conditioner" and "heater." When the valve is switched one way, the heat pump acts like an air conditioner, and when it is switched the other way it reverses the flow of Freon and acts like a heater.

Benefits of a Heat Pump System

  • Because a heat pump does not burn fuel, it is safer and cleaner to run than a gas powered furnace.
  • A heat pump provides a more uniform temperature throughout a building. It does not produce a sudden blast of hot air as traditional furnaces do each time they kick on.
  • In the heat mode, heat pumps do not dry out the air the way traditional heaters do. The higher humidity maintained by heat pumps during cold weather provides healthier environment.
  • Heat pumps are more efficient and cost less to run than electric furances.
  • Because heat pumps are used year round (for cooling as well as heating needs), they cost less per hour of use (cost of purchase and installation divided by total number of hours used per year) than do individual heating and cooling systems, which each sit idle for a good part of the year.

Evolution Series Heat Pump

You can add cooling to the Evolution System with any Bryant air conditioner or heat pump. However, for maximum comfort, energy efficiency, and system connectivity, we recommend our Two-Speed Puron Plus. This two-speed model spends about 80% of its operating time on low speed to deliver quiet, money saving cooling as well as comfort-enhancing humidity control. The Two-Speed Puron Plus delivers high efficiency, 16 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) cooling using the environmentally sound Puron® refrigerant. Our Puron refrigerant products are the most reliable of any we offer.