It is important to make the right choice when deciding between a straight AC system or a heat pump. Either way, we offer the best HVAC equipment available in the market today and can help you to understand the difference between heat pump systems and straight AC systems, otherwise known as straight cool systems. Tim’s A/C is your hometown, one-stop shop for complete Utopia straight AC systems in Texas, serving communities throughout the beautiful Frio and Sabinal Canyon areas.

Overall, straight AC systems may be better if you rarely use your heating mode. The unit costs less and is more efficient for cooling, but costs more to use for heating. Meanwhile, a heat pump is a more expensive unit, but costs significantly less to heat. For winter heating it may be better. Straight cooling systems generally have higher SEER or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio than the other common type of system, a heat pump. A straight AC system is typically a bit more energy efficient when cooling and less expensive than a heat pump system and may have a heat strip to heat your home. A heat pump, meanwhile, reverses its cooling cycle to generate heat for your home. A heat pump heats better than a straight cool unit, is more efficient to operate than a heat strip and will use less energy overall.