Heat Pump Prices

There is nothing more comfortable than the luxury of a heat pump and cup of hot chocolate in hand, when it starts to snow outside. Heat pumps are well suited for almost all variants of weather. Homes and buildings in very cold regions have in-built furnaces and heat rooms within them. In moderately cold regions, people prefer to separately install heat pumps. The heat pump market goes into a very lively mood, during the inset of winter, when cold drafts outside remind people, that their home either does not have a heat pump or has broken down and one needs to go out and hunt for a new one.

Common consumers, have found comfort in 4 different heat pumps. Air source, dual fuel, geothermal and absorption are three variants of heating technology that have been widely used for quite sometime. Apart from the prices, you will also need to consider, several auxiliary prices, such as insulation, ducts and piping. Heat pump pricing usually differ from region to region and you will have to get in touch with the local heat pump vendor or hardware store to find one at the right price. There are also some do-it-yourself energy insulation kits that you will get at the local hardware store. Such a kit might cost you anything between, USD 500 to USD 2000.

Heat Pump Prices

Air Source Heat Pump
The air source heat pump as the name suggest, draws air form the atmosphere and heats it with the help of fossil fuel or electricity. Such a heat pump is quite expensive to operate. The cost for one room heat pump will run up to say a USD 1000 or more. As you start increasing your capacity requirements, the price of an electric heat pump may fall in the range of USD 2000 to USD 5000. Usually these pumps will be able to cool the entire house and have a capacity of about 3 tons. There are some pumps that have 2 apparatus sets, one inside the house and one outside. Such a pump has higher cooling rate and will cost you something between, USD 4,500 to USD 6,000.

Dual Fuel Heap Pump
Heat pump cost of a dual fuel heat pump is bound to be higher as the pump uses two energy sources. These pumps have a rapid heating capacity but due to their complex engineering, they end to have a higher cost. Apart from that, insulation costs also tend to be greater. Smaller sized pumps are quite cheap and range from USD 2000 to USD 5000. However, the ones that have greater volume end to have prices as high as USD 10,000.

Geothermal Energy Heat Pump
Geothermal energy heat pump is a sophisticated piece of technology and will come in at a very expensive, with a price ranging from USD 10,000 to USD 25,000. However, irrespective of the price there are some genuine advantages of such pumps. Lower rate of electricity consumption, sustained heat are some common advantages.

Absorption Heat Pump
Absorption heat pumps are quite new to the market and very few people have chosen to install them. Though they do have a consumer oriented technology establishment, these heat pumps are up and up coming ones. Based upon simple thermodynamic principles, absorption heat pumps deploy heat form sources such as solar heated water, natural gas or bio gas. Such pumps are still expensive and might cost you about USD 20,000. The heat pumps prices of such products differ according to their manufacturers, and are usually made after purchase order.

You will need to make a thorough survey of your home before you actually go and choose a pump, due to the fact that prices are not restricted to just the pumps. There are several other prices that are involved.