Dx Air Conditioning With Electric Heat
This system uses an outdoor condenser to pump refrigerant to an evaporator coil locating inside the home in order to cool, with an electric heat strip for heating. This is the standard base model for the Southern Regions, though this system is not the most cost effective way to heat your home.
Dx Air Conditioning With Gas Heat
This system uses an outdoor condenser to pump refrigerant to an evaporator coil located inside the home in order to cool, with a gas furnace for heating. Though gas heating is less efficient than electric heating in ratings, gas heating is still more cost effective to heat your home. The disadvantages of gas heat is that the air leaving the furnace is usually hotter than that of an electric heater and thus the humidity is drastically reduced in the home. Certain homes may need (or want) a humidifier.
Dx Air Conditioning With Hot Water Heating
This system uses an outdoor condenser to pump refrigerant to an evaporator coil located inside the hime in order to cool. The indoor unit this also has a water coil built into it that takes hot water from either your water heater or from a small boiler installed in your home in order to heat your home. This can be a very economical way to heat and cool your home depending on the efficiency of your water heater or boiler to be installed.
All Electric Heat Pump
This system uses an outdoor heat pump (which looks exactly like a condenser from a DX system) to pump refrigerant to a coil located inside the home in which can cool or heat the home year around. The indoor unit still has an electric heat strip but it is only used for extremely cold days when the heat pump can not keep up; or if there is a problem with the heat pump the electric heat strips can act as an auxiliary until the heat pump is repaired.
Water Cooled / Ground Source Heat Pump
This system can be in different configurations depending on the manufacture of the equipment and space to be used during installation at the home. The operation is basically the same however your installation is required. The system uses a compressor to pump refrigerant to a water or ground source to displace the heat during the summer months and pumps refrigerant to the indoor coil to heat the home in the winter months. There can be a back up heating source (elect or gas) but not always required. This is a very economical way to heat and cool your home, but the monthly energy savings needs to be calculated against the up-front costs to see if it is the best system for your home.
Dual Fuel Heat Pump
This system uses an outdoor heat pump (which looks exactly like a condenser from a DX system) to pump refrigerant to a coil located inside the home in which can cool or heat the home year around. The indoor unit still has a gas furnace but it is only used for extremely cold days when the heat pump can not keep up; or if there is a problem with the heat pump the gas furnace can act as an auxiliary until the heat pump is repaired.
Radiant Floor Heating
This system is for heating only. Water piping is installed either to the bottom side of your floor if pier and beam construction is used; or within the concrete as it is poured. The water piping is laid out in circuits that constitute zones for different areas of your home. Each zone can then be specified at different temperatures. The water piping is tied to a pump with a valve system that is tied to a small boiler. The hot water is then delivered to each zone as required, which in turn heats the floor, in which then heats the room. This style of heating is the most comfortable style of heating and if installed correctly with the appropriate insulation behind the water lines, can be one of the most economical ways to heat a home.