One system to heat and cool your whole home

A heat pump is an electric system that heats and cools your home. It works by moving heat instead of generating it, pulling warmth out of outside air in winter and pushing it out in summer. One piece of equipment replaces both your furnace and A/C.

Yes. Modern cold-climate heat pumps are designed to heat efficiently down to roughly -13°F. Most homes don't need backup heat, but for very large or drafty houses we can add an electric heat strip for the coldest nights. Every Zero Homes design is sized for your specific home and climate zone, not a one-size-fits-all rule of thumb.

Yes, one heat pump replaces both your furnace and your A/C. That's part of why they're so efficient: a single piece of equipment runs year-round, and you're not paying to install and maintain two separate systems.

Most Zero Homes projects go from first call to install inside a couple weeks. Your first call with a Home Advisor takes 10 to 15 minutes. The scan in the Zero Homes app takes about 15 minutes of your time. Our engineering team designs your system and sends an itemized quote in a day or two. Equipment ordering, permit pulls, and crew scheduling happen in parallel, and most heat pump installations wrap up in 1 to 2 days on-site.

A ductless mini-split heat pump can handle homes without ductwork. Indoor air handlers mount on the wall (or recessed in the ceiling) and connect to a single outdoor unit through small refrigerant lines, no new ducts required. Mini-splits also let you control each room's temperature separately, which most homeowners end up loving.

About as loud as a modern refrigerator, typically 40 to 50 decibels at normal operation. If the outdoor unit ends up near a bedroom window or patio, we'll flag it during design and recommend a quieter spot or a sound-attenuating mount.

It depends on what you're switching from. Most homes replacing a gas furnace plus A/C with a heat pump see comparable annual energy spend: gas bills go to zero, electric bills go up some, and the net is usually close to break-even due to efficiency improvements. If you're switching from electric resistance heating, your savings are likely to be larger; if you have very cheap gas, switching to a hybrid dual-fuel setup keeps your costs flexible. We model your specific home before we quote.

Yes, a lot of them. Federal, state, and utility rebates can stack to reduce your project cost by thousands of dollars. We track which rebates you qualify for, apply them as instant discounts on your quote so your out-of-pocket cost is lower from day one, and file all the paperwork on your behalf. The specific rebates depend on your utility, your income, and the equipment you choose.