System Operation
Winter Heating Mode: Your heat pump is configured to extract heat from the cold outdoor air and deliver it inside your building.
The compressor is running at 75% speed, circulating refrigerant through the system. Even at freezing temperatures, there's still heat energy in outdoor air that can be captured and concentrated.
Current Performance: The system is moving 3.2 times more heat energy than the electricity it consumes - this is the magic of heat pump technology!
Performance Metrics
Why Heat Pumps Are Efficient
Unlike electric resistance heating that converts 1 kW of electricity into 1 kW of heat (100% efficiency), your heat pump is moving existing heat rather than creating it.
Right now it's extracting 12.5 kW worth of heat from the outdoor air using only 3.9 kW of electricity to run the compressor and fans.
Even at 25°F outside, air molecules still contain thermal energy. The refrigeration cycle concentrates this energy and delivers it at a higher temperature indoors.