Consortium for Energy Efficiency: Sizing Considerations for Heating and Cooling

Audience: Heat pump contractors

Contractors who install heat pumps can elevate their offers by considering all factors to ensure their customers experience year-round comfort. Among these factors, right sizing is considered an essential component to providing efficient heating and cooling. This document provides heat pump contractors insight on:

• the importance of right sizing
• sizing methods for effective heating and cooling
• Considerations by climate type
• Troubleshooting, symptoms, and solutions
• Tips and tricks for accurate sizing

This document is part of a suite of Air Source Heat Pump Quality Installation Resources for residential heating and cooling systems. Download this residential heating and cooling systems resource and other documents here.