How Heat Pumps Help Los Angeles Apartment
Building Owners and Managers

Heating a multi-unit apartment building in Los Angeles can be costly. Central heating systems place an unnecessary financial burden on the apartment complex owner and the tenants. However, apartment owners from West Los Angeles to Santa Monica to Brentwood to Hollywood to Venice have seen the benefits of heat pump installation.

Heat pumps can save as much as 66% of the energy required for conventional heating; and they can be attached directly to individual units, so that tenants pay their own heating bill. Best of all, the cost to install a heat pump is quickly offset by savings.

How do heat pumps work? Basically, heat pumps turn cold temperatures into hot temperatures. They do this by taking natural heat from surrounding sources such as the ground, and water, or from other sources like man-made waste. This heat is collected and transferred to the structure that needs to be heated, either by vapor compression or an absorption cycle.

The heat pump requires a small amount of electric energy to operate, but the heat pump will send back nearly three times as much. While fossil fuels are inefficient, heat pumps save energy by exploiting the heat already present in the environment.
Saving energy will save money. The heat pump’s ability to increase natural heat will significantly reduce costs.

Heat pumps run on electricity, which means that the apartment building will be heated without natural gas. Natural gas can be expensive, and the price market can be volatile. By switching to a heat pump, the tenant’s heat will be paid entirely through the electric bill. The stability of electric rates will lower the cost of heating, save energy, and save money.

While individual apartment heating hands the bill over to tenants, there are other cost-saving benefits for owners. Heat pumps, because of their efficiency, require less maintenance than conventional heating. The result is low maintenance fees and less hassle for the landlord and owner of an apartment complex.

You won’t have to repair or fix heat pumps as often as you must when the building uses a heater. Plus, when individual heaters do go out, it only affects one apartment, not the whole building. Heat pumps are also an effective marketing tool for owners of apartment buildings. The low electric bills make the apartment a better value for prospective tenants, which is an attractive incentive.

Whether because of their ability to save energy, or their ability to reduce costs, heat pumps are a sensible solution for owners of multi-unit apartment buildings.