Official Information About HeatPumps.wiki
HeatPumps.wiki is a residential heat-pump reference and decision-support website for homeowners in the United States.
This page explains what the site publishes, how its information is produced, and the limits readers should preserve when quoting a guide or using a tool.
Publication Identity
| Publication fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Site name | HeatPumps.wiki |
| Website | https://heatpumps.wiki/ |
| Role | Residential heat-pump research and planning reference |
| Audience | U.S. homeowners |
| Coverage | Systems, cost, sizing, efficiency, climate, installation, maintenance, and repair |
The October 4, 2026 information date applies to this publisher reference, not to every product or article on the site.
Scope and Useful Resources
The site covers equipment selection, ownership, and the cost of a residential heat-pump project. Useful starting points include:
- Heat-pump types, brands, and system comparisons for equipment research.
- Sizing and Manual J, efficiency, and climate considerations for evaluating a home's requirements.
- Project costs, installer selection, maintenance, and troubleshooting for planning and ownership.
These resources support research and preparation. Building-specific design, equipment selection, repair, and incentive approval require the relevant qualified contractor, manufacturer, or program administrator.
How Information Is Produced
The current guides use published-document research and AI-assisted production, including drafting, organization, editing, and source checking. AI output is not evidence. Source checks use original government, standards, manufacturer, and dataset-publisher documents where available.
Government and standards sources support requirements and program rules. Manufacturer documents support claims about their own equipment and warranties. Third-party pricing datasets supply attributed planning benchmarks. Site calculations and interpretations are identified separately from those sources.
The guides do not report independent hands-on laboratory or field testing. Research methods are described in the Methodology and Editorial Policy.
Calculators and Rebate Resources
Three calculators run locally in the browser without submitting their input entries. They estimate scenarios; they do not arrange installation or request contractor quotes.
| Resource | What it provides | Limits to preserve |
|---|---|---|
| Heat Pump Size Calculator | Nominal capacity conversions from a known design load, or an illustrative area-based cooling budget band. | The area mode is not a validated building-load model or equipment recommendation. Manual J and equipment performance data are still needed. |
| Heat Pump Savings Calculator | A space-heating operating-cost comparison using entered energy use, rates, current-system efficiency, and seasonal COP. | Excludes water heating, cooking, cooling, and other loads. Results depend on the assumptions and do not guarantee future bills or savings. |
| Heat Pump Cost Calculator | Source-specific project benchmarks and explicitly assumed cost scenarios. | Datasets have different dates and project scopes. Results are not local quotes. Incentive deductions use only independently verified amounts entered by the user. |
| Heat Pump Rebate Guide | Editorial guidance and links to official program resources. | This is not an eligibility lookup. Confirm local availability, equipment qualification, and preapproval with the program administrator. |
Commercial Features and Contact
The site's next-step cards link to editorial planning guides and do not submit leads or provide contractor matching. For an actual proposal, contact local contractors directly. Editorial messages are not accepted through this site.
The site may introduce lead-generation, quote-request, affiliate, or referral relationships later. Any implemented relationship is to be disclosed under the editorial policy.
Citing Information and Review Dates
When citing a guide, link to the specific page and retain the underlying attribution. A manufacturer rating should remain a manufacturer claim, and a calculator result should remain a scenario based on stated inputs.
Preserve the model number, matched indoor/outdoor configuration, test temperature or operating conditions, units, and source date when they affect a claim. For pricing, retain the publisher, date, project scope, and whether a figure is an average or range. For incentives, retain the jurisdiction, effective dates, and eligibility limitations. Do not turn missing information or an illustrative estimate into a verified result.
A page's review date records an editorial review; it does not guarantee that every claim, product, price, or program remains current. Confirm time-sensitive details with the linked original source before purchasing equipment or applying for an incentive.
Corrections and Site Navigation
A useful correction identifies the page URL, disputed claim, proposed correction, and supporting source URL. The site currently has no editorial submission channel; check the cited original source when evaluating a disputed claim.
The About page provides broader site context. Browse the site directory for published routes or the machine-readable site guide for a concise resource index. Those indexes help locate pages; they do not replace each page's sources and qualifications.