November 2006

The Heat Pump Advantage

Electric heat pump best choice for winter heating

Just flick the thermostat and the heat’s there. The advanced technology of today’s electric heat pump makes it the smart choice for keeping your family warm and toasty this winter.

The Health Advantage

The health benefits of an electric heat pump mean your children will play doctor more than they'll see a real one.

• Since electric heat pumps have no combustion process, they don’t create indoor pollution responsible for many allergies.
  
• No humidifier is needed. Electric heat pumps don’t over dry indoor air, eliminating many sinus problems.
  
• Put carbon monoxide poisoning worries out of your mind. Electric heat pumps don’t produce this hazardous toxin.

The Safety Advantage

• Electric heat pumps are cool to the touch.
  

• No pilot light or open flame means electric heat pumps aren’t hazardous in areas where gasoline lawn mowers, paints or other volatile products are often stored.
  
• Electric heat pumps eliminate the hazards of natural or LP gas leaks and explosions.

The Environmental Advantage

• Electric  heat pumps don’t produce soot, smoke or carbon that soils ceilings and walls.
  
• Electric heat pumps operate quietly with no combustion rumble.
  
• There is no acidic condensate released to the environment from electric heat pump operation.

The Economic Advantage

• Walton EMC’s winter rate is one-half the summer rate. It’s like getting discount electricity to run your electric heat pump in the winter.
  
• While recent natural and LP gas rates have been at all-time highs, Walton EMC’s electric rates have been stable for more than a decade.
  
• Since electric heat pumps move heat rather than create it, their efficiency is theoretically unlimited (500 percent or more). The most efficiency fossil fuel systems will attain is about 97 percent.
  
• Walton EMC offers rebates and prime rate financing to replace fossil fuel heating systems with all-electric heat pumps.

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