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Environment & Energy

FrankTC

(249 posts)

3. Maybe Not As Great As Advertised?

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 05:27 PM

Oct 2024

I have three air sorce heat pumps, installed to replace electric baseboard heat. They cut winter electric bills in half, but still more than I wanted to pay. I installed a natural gas boiler, and the heat bills were cut in half again. On the other hand, I have to admit that the ASHPs are great for summer cooling — amazingly inexpensive.

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Heat pumps were supposed to help save the planet. But they've run into a bump. [View all] Mosby Oct 2024 OP

I have 3 heat pumps Laurelin Oct 2024 #1

Same! sboatcar Oct 2024 #2

Maybe Not As Great As Advertised? FrankTC Oct 2024 #3

Yep.... Think. Again. Oct 2024 #4

The problem is that, for most individuals, if you already have a working heater... localroger Oct 2024 #5

Heat pumps work both ways pscot Oct 2024 #8

Yes, and they work pretty well for A/C localroger Oct 2024 #9

The most efficient high-end models are hard to get, and qualified installers are expensive. hunter Oct 2024 #6

The first sentence in this text is untrue. NNadir Oct 2024 #7

So there is no single-button magic fix for climate change localroger Oct 2024 #10

This is precisely the belief that led to the extreme global heating we are experiencing. NNadir Oct 2024 #11

Well this wasn't about nuclear vs other sources of power localroger Oct 2024 #12

Any conversation that moves away from primary energy is superfluous in my view. At the end of the day... NNadir Oct 2024 #13

Well considering that the OP wasn't about primary power at all localroger Oct 2024 #15

Thank you for your good wishes. I can read quite well, and irrespective of silly diversions, my quest is seeing... NNadir Oct 2024 #16

Quick! How fast can you build a nuclear plant!? OKIsItJustMe Oct 2024 #14