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How are people with heat pumps faring? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With the cold weather I was hoping to hear of some experiences people have had with their heat pumps.

What kind of backup heat do you have? Are you using it? Is there some temperature where you just stop using the heat pump, or are you even consciously thinking about it?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Good to hear. As soon as we can afford it, we'll be installing one.

The subsidy doesn't cover us because we're in a mobile home. If we get someone to pull the axles off, we'd qualify, but that's yet more money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Theres a subsidy?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The federal government has one that is part of their Greener Homes Program. I believe there's also an Oil to Heat pump program.

We took a look at it for our place in Calgary when we installed our air conditioning, but the incentive was for around 5k. The provincial government doesn't offer anything here, so the A/C unit we looked at was about $4,500 done and dusted for a 2.5 ton name brand vs. about $12,500 for a heat pump. I'll tell you, if the subsidy would have covered another $1.5 to 2k, I would have taken a much much more serious look at it, just for even the AC aspect alone. Or if the province offered anything, but it's all oil and gas here, and the provincial government is much too busy lining their own pockets and the pockets of their supporters with single sourced procurements, but anyways

My FIL, who lives in Southern Ontario, put one in and loves it. He said it was a slam dunk decision with the subsidies, as there are both provincial and federal ones there I believe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

12.5k? Ouch. What size house?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

1600sq ft. We need a cold climate pump, which is more expensive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In the short term, it might make more sense to spend some money on insulation... My uncle lived in one in Northern Ontario, and even though it was skirted and sheltered by the forest around him, the fuel costs each winter were punishing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

it might make more sense to spend some money on insulation

Already done! :)