Free tool, 7 questions
Is a heat pump right for my house?
Tell us what heats the house, what isn't working and how the rooms get air, and see the likely job, with the reasons.
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Your result
Answer the 7 questions and your result appears here. Nothing is sent anywhere, and every question asks about something you already know.
Who is a heat pump right for?
Most Memphis-area houses with ducts. At Bluffline Memphis Heat Pumps we start from what heats the house now, and this assessment sorts your answers into the job they point to.
- Strip heat houses get the biggest bill change from a heat pump.
- Gas houses with a sound furnace usually fit dual fuel.
- Gas houses with an older furnace compare dual fuel and all-electric.
- Heat pump houses need a repair, a replacement or duct work first.
How does the assessment decide?
The rules run in a fixed order, and the first one that matches decides the result. The same answers always give the same result, with the answers that decided it listed.
| If you said | The result |
|---|---|
| The house heats with an electric furnace or strip heat | A heat pump replacing strip heat |
| A gas furnace that is under about 10 years and working well | Dual fuel: keep the furnace, add a heat pump |
| A gas furnace that is older or has had problems | Price dual fuel with a new furnace beside all-electric |
| A heat pump under 10 years that failed or needs work | Repair is probably the better money |
| A heat pump that still runs, with weak airflow in some rooms | Fix the ducts first, then decide on the equipment |
| Any other heat pump house | A heat pump replacement, sized from the house |
Humidity, two floors on one system and rooms without ducts don't change the result. They add pages to read, because each changes the plan rather than the type of job.
What can't it tell you?
It can't size the equipment or check the ducts. Those come from a load calculation and a static pressure reading at the site visit.
For a price, the cost estimator shows our typical range for your answers. The Memphis buying guide covers the whole decision.
Questions about the assessment
Can an online assessment tell me what size heat pump I need?
No. Size comes from a load calculation for the house: its rooms, windows, insulation, ducts and the way it faces, at Shelby County design conditions. The assessment only sorts out the likely job. The calculation happens at the site visit.
Why does the assessment suggest keeping a good gas furnace?
Because on MLGW's typical rates gas is the cheaper heat per BTU. With a sound furnace, a heat pump in the AC's place costs little more than a new AC and adds a second heat source, so dual fuel is usually the better money.
My heat pump is young but some rooms never cool. What then?
Answer that some rooms get weak air and that comfort is the problem. The rules point you to the ducts first, since a small return or leaking trunk is the usual cause and a new system on the same ducts would have the same trouble.
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