Heat Pumps

Heat Pumps

What is it and why is it important to me?

Very simply put a heat pump is an alternative way of heating and cooling your home from a traditional AC with furnace. A heat pump operates by moving heat from one space to another. In cooling mode mode a heat pump will operate as any traditional AC by transferring the heat in your home (or conditioned space) outside using a fan and refrigerant filled coils. In heat mode a heat pump can transfer the btu's in the air outside or from the ground and move it into the conditioned space. It doesn’t generate heat, so moving the heat takes less energy, thus saving you money.

Dual Fuel

A Trane EarthWise™ Hybrid system is a dual-fuel system that's capable of heating your home using either electricity or fossil fuel.

Split System

A Trane EarthWise™ Hybrid split system combines an electric heat pump with a variable speed gas or oil furnace for ultimate efficiency. With the flexibility of two fuels, the system can actually optimize your energy use by switching back and forth to whichever source is most efficient for your comfort.

How a Split System Works

Even in northern climates, the electric heat pump can find enough ambient heat in the air to keep your home warm and comfortable well into fall. But when there's not enough ambient heat and a fossil fuel becomes the most efficient option, the system will switch to either natural gas or heating oil for the toasty, cozy heat of a furnace. The system's switch point is set automatically by your dealer.

All-In-One (or Packaged) System

Our EarthWise™ Hybrid all-in-one system contains the same components you find in a EarthWise™ Hybrid Split System. However, they are all engineered to work and fit together in one attractive cabinet. Whether installed on the ground beside your home or positioned on a roof top, Trane packaged units are designed to adapt seamlessly to your needs. Our family of Trane EarthWise™ Hybrid all-in-one systems consist of the highly efficient XL16c and XL14c .

How an Earthwise™ Hybrid All-In-One System Works

A Trane EarthWise™ Hybrid all-in-one system allows you to select the best utility option based on climate conditions and energy costs. In the case of a heat pump/gas furnace all-in-one system: in winter, a heat pump uses electricity to capture the heat that's always present in the outside air and circulates it back into your home, while a furnace burns natural gas to heat the indoor air. Your independent Trane dealer can set the system to automatically switch from electric to gas heat, or you can make that selection with a Trane Comfort Control.
In summer, the heat pump works as an air conditioner, pulling heat out of your home and releasing it outdoors. The variable speed blower motor with Comfort-R™ technology helps control humidity and circulates cooled air more evenly throughout your home. The flexibility of a hybrid system leads to efficiency and maximum comfort throughout the year.