Heat Pumps Articles

Why Is My Heat Pump Freezing Up?

February 14, 2025
Why Is My Heat Pump Freezing Up? A heat pump covered in ice.

     When air filters are left to collect particles for too long, they become clogged. This hinders airflow, trapping moisture. Dust, pet dander, and smoke are just a few examples of things that can clog your filter.

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What Is a Heat Pump?

October 15, 2024
What Is a Heat Pump? An air source heat pump on the side of a home being installed in the North East of England. The house is aiming to be sustainable. There is a construction worker with a hard hat and reflective jacket holding a digital tablet, talking to the home owner who is showing her documents.

What’s the best way to preserve resources? Working with what you already have. Heat pumps make your Fort Collins home more comfortable by using heat that already exists. It pushes heat from outdoors to indoors (to warm) or pulls heat from indoors to outdoors (to cool).

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Transitioning Your Heat Pump

September 30, 2024
Transitioning Your Heat Pump. Close-up of black full inverter heat pump outside in the garden, near wooden pool house on a sunny day. Lens flare on the image.

One reason Colorado homeowners love heat pumps is they function as an all-in-one unit. Instead of purchasing and maintaining a separate furnace and air conditioning system, you can simply transition your heat pump from the heat setting to the cooling setting and vice versa as seasons warrant.

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How to Determine Heat Pump Efficiency

December 28, 2023
How to Determine Heat Pump Efficiency. Couple sitting on the floor drinking out of mugs and eating breakfast.

If you are in the market for a new heat pump, efficiency is probably a key factor in your search. The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has a universal ranking system for heating and cooling units that serves to help. 

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What Is a Heat Pump?

November 15, 2023
Grandmother and mother kissing son.

Horsetooth Heating and Air is pleased to bring the finest heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) options to Colorado residents.

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Why Buying a Heat Pump Instead of a Furnace Makes Sense

December 13, 2022
Lady standing in her home with a warm cup of coffee, looking at her phone next to a window with snow outside

Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the federal government offers generous rebates and tax breaks to homeowners who buy heat pumps. The financial incentives aim to wean consumers away from fossil fuel-based home heating, such as natural gas furnaces, and steer them to efficient and environment-friendly electric heat pumps.

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