


It’s a device that looks similar to a traditional air conditioner found on the exterior of your home, but it provides cooling and some heating, and experts say they can do it more efficiently. "It had conked out on us in the middle of June during a heat wave, so we had to make a quick decision… as to do we go with a new air conditioner or should we decide to go with a heat pump?" Sontrop tells CTV News Ottawa. When John Sontrop’s 13-year-old air conditioner needed to be replaced earlier this summer, he had a choice to make. When it comes to cooling or heating your house, some homeowners are making a switch to a heat pump instead of traditional air conditioning units. Heat pumps are gaining in popularity in Ottawa.
