Heat Pump Installation in Chicago, IL
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The Chicago heat pump conversation is dominated by two facts: natural gas is widely available and comparatively cheap here, and the electrical services in older two- and three-flats were sized for a much smaller load. So the sensible version of this project is usually costed twice — what the heat pump costs to run against what your gas bill actually is, and what the panel work costs on top of the equipment.
That panel question is not a formality in this housing stock. Adding a condenser circuit to a service that is already fully populated can mean a subpanel or a service upgrade, and it belongs in the site visit rather than in a change order.
For homes without ductwork — which is a great many Chicago homes — a ductless heat pump is the version of this that avoids the duct retrofit entirely, and it is worth asking for both approaches to be priced rather than assuming the ducted one is the default.
About heat pump installation generally
A heat pump moves heat rather than making it, which is how one machine can cool the house in July and heat it in January. It is also why the installation matters more than with a furnace: the same equipment can be excellent or disappointing depending on how it was sized, what it is paired with, and how it is set up to behave in cold weather.
HVACandRoof is a matching marketplace, not usually the installer — and where HVAC and Roof Corp performs the work itself, we say so rather than presenting our own crew as an independent match. We put your project in front of a small number of screened installers. They assess your home, your existing heating and your electrical service, and each gives you their own written estimate — including, if you ask, a conventional alternative to compare it against.
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