Heat Pump Seminar to Be Hosted by Sustainable Warwick
The seminar will be at Albert Wisner Public Library on Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30 p.m.
Sustainable Warwick’s seminar on heat pumps will be an opportunity to learn from the experiences of Warwick homeowners and local heat pump installers before making your own heating and cooling decisions.
Recent technological advances have made heat pumps an increasingly attractive option in New York and in many of the coldest countries throughout the world. If you are doing new construction or thinking about replacing an aging furnace or boiler, now is the time to consider the advantages of heat pumps, which can both heat and cool your house.
Cold climate heat pumps — sometimes called “air-source heat pumps,” “minisplits” or “ductless” heat pumps — can provide very efficient heating even in sub-zero temperatures while offering significant energy savings compared to electric baseboard heating, traditional gas furnaces or oil burners. Heat pumps also provide air conditioning.
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., Sustainable Warwick is sponsoring a seminar on heat pump pros and cons. The event will be held at the Albert Wisner Public Library, which is efficiently heated and cooled by ground-source heat pumps.
This overview will explain how heat pumps work, the different technology choices and terminology, what they cost, what they save, what tax rebates are available, and how they are sized for your house. Presenters will be Dr. Bill Makofske, a physicist and professor with ample energy experience; representatives from two local heat pump installers; and several Warwick homeowners who heat and cool their own homes with heat pumps.
“This is our seventh winter with heat pumps, and our home has been perfectly comfortable, even on the recent frigid days here in Warwick,” said Michael Helme, of SW’s Climate and Energy Committee. “The fact that we haven't received a propane bill for years really warms my heart.”
To register for the seminar, visit the library in person at 1 MacFarland Drive, Warwick, or online at www.AlbertWisnerLibrary.org, or call their reference desk (845) 986-1047, ext. 4.
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We have heat pumps, 3 years now. We needed supplimental heat one day last week using our old radiators. Otherwise we have been very happy- but our bills are still not cheap in this old brick house!