while Carrier expects to start sales in December. One downside is that these units will cost more than standard heat pumps, which already cost a bit more than central air conditioners.

"From a cooling perspective, minus a few technical details, heat pumps and air conditioners are essentially the same when operating in cooling mode,” according to Carrier. However, heat pumps ...

US-based heating technology manufacturer Carrier is set to start field testing its prototype air-source heat pump for cold climates. The project is part of the “Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge ...

For a midrange split system central AC unit ... A SEER rating indicates how effectively an air conditioner or heat pump can cool a house. A higher SEER rating indicates better energy efficiency ...

An engineer named Willis Carrier — still a name ... This is a type of heat pump, and some heat pumps are little more than air conditioners that can switch their cold side and hot side via ...