Historically, having a washer and a dryer in your house requires “a hookup.” You need hot and cold water for the washer as well as a drain for wastewater. For the dryer, you need either gas or — in ...

Heat pump technology makes air conditioners and refrigerators work, which isn’t new. But some of its applications are. Residential heat pump systems, which may replace gas and resistive heat furnaces ...

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Your clothes dryer is electric, but it may still be wasting more energy than you realise. Here’s why heat pump dryers have become the smarter choice for solar homes.

Q: We need a new clothes dryer and are wondering whether to invest in a heat-pump model. I know they are more energy-efficient, but are there big maintenance issues, such as cleaning the condenser ...

Heat pump installation has to become more affordable to make adoption more compelling in the US, but in the meantime, there are ways to mitigate that cost. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s ...

Heat pumps are now the primary comfort choice for American citizens. In 2022, for the first time, heat pumps outpaced their gas furnace counterparts in annual sales. This surge in heat pump sales ...