Insulation and building orientation are important considerations when it comes to potential heat loss. An older home with less insulation will lose indoor heat far quicker than a modern well insulated home. Choosing the wrong size heat pump system can leave you too cold here in Colorado and cost you more in power consumption. Therefore, on every estimate, we complete 3D models of your home and complete Manual J load calculations using an iPad application called Conduit Tech to determine the unique heating and cooling needs of every room in your home.

Cleaning your heat pump regularly ensures optimum operation by reducing unnecessary power consumption, increasing energy efficiency, and maximizing the lifespan of the equipment. We recommend vacuuming ductless heat pump filters and replacing ducted filters every two months. We recommend cleaning your outdoor unit every 6 months. You can do this yourself by clearing plant matter and debris from around the unit. Then simply wash the outdoor unit and coil with a hose. It is important that you do not place any outdoor furniture, plants or ornaments on or around your outdoor unit. Anything that compromises the airflow around the outdoor unit will compromise its performance.

All heat pumps will perform a defrost cycle eventually when operating in cold winter conditions. The defrost mode removes ice build up from the outdoor unit. In defrost mode the heat pump stops heating for short periods. Some heat pump brands spend longer in defrost than others. This is part of what makes Mitsubishi Electric Heat Pumps + HyperCore® so efficient, more heating and less defrost cycles. With a Mitsubishi Electric heat pump you get more heat and less defrost cycles, which means less overall power usage and higher, real energy efficiency.

Turning your heat pump up to 80°F will not make the room warm up any faster. In fact, it will use more energy as the heat pump attempts to absorb energy to achieve this unrealistic temperature. By setting the temperature to what is actually required, say 72°F in heating mode, the heat pump will respond in the most efficient way and will reach this quickly and continue to maintain it without further adjustment.

Cold Climate air source heat pumps are superior when it comes to home comfort, safety, air quality, health, and our planet.

Home comfort is exactly what you think - how cozy your home feels! This is inclusive of various factors such as temperature, even heating and cooling, humidity, noise, and air quality. At Mountain West Heat Pumps, we take home comfort very seriously - each of our system designs takes your home’s unique comfort needs into account.

Building science is the field of study that uses technology, science, construction, and design to make buildings more comfortable and durable. Our team uses building science for every unique home to properly size equipment, which has a massive impact on price and comfort. We use best-in-class building science to understand the true heating and cooling loads of a property to ensure we keep your home cool in the summer and cozy in the winter.

A heat pump is a type of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that moves heat from one location to another. In the summer, heat pumps cool your home by extracting cool air from outside and drawing it inside. In the winter, they do the opposite. Since heat pumps provide heating AND cooling, they are a versatile and efficient option that can replace your furnace and air conditioner. Heat pumps use refrigerant to absorb heat/cold from the air or ground outside and transfer it inside, where it is released to cool/warm the building. Heat pumps are about three times more energy-efficient than traditional HVAC systems because they use electricity to transfer existing heat from the outside air, rather than burning fossil fuels to generate it.

Yes. We have installed many heat pumps across Colorado, and they function extremely well in these bitter winter climates. However, there are many people who still think that heat pumps don’t work in this climate because over a decade ago, heat pump technology was not robust enough for harsh winter weather conditions. Technology improvements have now rendered this belief a myth.