There is no comparison! Heat pumps are the most cost-effective way to heat your home, heat pumps are significantly cheaper to run than oil and fan heaters.

Back-to-back simply means the heat pump is installed back-to-back – ie the indoor unit is on the same wall as the outdoor unit and is close to a power source.

The short answer is no! In other countries “heat pumps” are generally referred to as air conditioners, in New Zealand we usually call them heat pumps.

A number of factors such as location, insulations, and heat loads can determine the heat pump capacity you will need to effectively heat/cool any given space in your home or office. Because heat pumps come in many different sizes, it is highly recommended that one of our trained and authorised service agents work out the solution that is best for you – THIS SERVICE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE! Request a FREE quote now.

The cost of heat pump installation varies a lot depending on location, the distance between indoor and outdoor units, the capacity of the heat pump, construction and age of the home, and many other factors. Hotshotz offers FREE quotes. Feel free to fill out the form and we can visit and provide a quote.

We recommend your heat pump be serviced every 12 months. This will help to ensure your heat pump maintains its efficiency and will minimise possible future problems.

Heat pumps should be installed in a position where they can effectively direct the warm or cool air throughout the entire room with minimal disturbance to the occupants. For example, not above a couch or somewhere where the airflow could be annoying.

During the winter months, as a general rule, we advise you to run your heat pump between 20 and 22 degrees and there will be some times where you may want to run it all night. When this is the case you can drop the temperature back to around 16 to 18 degrees. Your home will be warm and cosy in the morning and at this temperature, the heat pump is extremely cost-efficient.