If you’re currently scratching your head and wondering, ‘Why is my heat pump not turning on?’ you’re not the first person to ask this question. After all, heat pumps run like well-oiled machines 99% ...

Rather than an isolated complaint, the case appears to reflect issues Tesla owners have been tracking for years.

Part 1 in this series covered defrost cycle problems in heat pumps. Now, let's discuss the second major winter issue: heat pumps stuck in one mode. The customer calls and says the system won't switch ...

A heat pump functions as a typical air conditioning system in the cooling mode — absorbing heat from indoors and rejecting it outdoors. In heating mode, the coils reverse their functions. The outdoor ...

A Quebec owner is suing Tesla after her Model 3 heat pump failed after 6 years, costing $4,477. The class action covers all ...

Heat pumps electrify your heating and cooling to be more efficient. New technology could solve one of their lingering problems. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media ...

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because it absorbs and moves heat from the air, it is exceptionally energy-efficient and ...