A heat pump is used to gather heat from sources external to thehouse and transfer the heat to the inside the house. Heat pumpsalso work in reverse, cooling the home by taking the heat insideand transferring it outside. Heat pumps can save thirty to fortypercent or more on a typical utility bill, but neglect willeventually drive costs back up due to inefficiency. Maintaining aheat pump is all about keeping it top shape, but having itinstalled properly is necessary before anything can happen. Here’show to install a heat pump.1) Choose a location outside the home at least ten inches awayfrom one of the walls. Place the pump in such a way that theconnections point towards the house instead of away. At the backcorner of the pump, leave eighteen inches at the minimum to allowmaintenance access,