Get a firsthand look at how a Pennsylvania home transformed its energy costs by making the switch to a heat pump. Faith Foushee is a CNET contributor and a former writer for SaveOnEnergy.com, covering ...

Homeowners looking for an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners in the spring and summer months (and furnaces in the winter) might want to invest in a heat pump. It's a type of ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

STANDISH, ME - SEPTEMBER 25: Aaron Sinclair, of Dave's World, installs a heat pump at the home of Roland and Dale Bois on September 25, 2018. Sinclair, who has worked installing heat pumps for two ...

A portable heat pump can both heat and cool a room, so you can replace an air conditioner and a space heater with a single unit. Portable heat pumps—sometimes marketed as "portable air ...

Heat pumps are expensive and take a lot of effort to set up, so knowing which ones are the best will help give new buyers plenty of confidence.

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media ...

Many technicians believe the only way to verify refrigerant charge on a heat pump in heating mode is to recover the existing refrigerant charge and weigh in the factory charge. However, most ...