Luxaire® performance is yours all season long with our split system heat pump design. In summer, it draws heat out of your home to cool it. In the winter, it draws heat from outside air into your home to warm it. Many heat pumps have a booster electrical-resistance heater that automatically heats outside air even more. Outside air always has heat in it -- even at very low outdoor temperatures.

A "split system" heat pump is like a central air conditioner, which includes an outdoor compressor, fan, outdoor coil, indoor coil, and a refrigerant. The system reverses the cycle used during summer cooling (which is measured by using SEER, Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) and to provide winter heating (measured by using HSPF, Heating Season Performance Factor). A heat pump uses electricity as its power source.

The basic components of a heat pump are:

• An outdoor heat pump section
• A matching indoor air handler or gas (natural or propane) or oil furnace with coil
• Ductwork to transfer the heated or cooled air throughout the home.