I have had both electric heat and gas heat. Let me tell you, for some reason gas heat stays warmer. I can’t even imagine how it will work in the north, but the cost should go through the roof.
“I can’t even imagine how it will work in the north, but the cost should go through the roof.”
Newer cold-climate units work down to -22 F.
That’s right...I have the highest electric rates in Oregon. So, this is doing me no favor. Same deal with electric cars...will cost me much, much more.
I know, they DON’T CARE!!
I installed a Mitsubishi heat pump in my bedroom, mostly for the cooling 3 months a year, never use it for heat.
In certain climates they are great, but not everywhere all the time.
if I built a vacation cabin somewhere I would totally consider a heat pump, but like electric cars they are not a one size fit all solution and certainly should not be govt subsidized.
Actually, these electric heat puswork well pretty in houses under 2000 square feet and they seem to work in lower temperatures. We have an older model for a larger house and ours doesn’t work brown 40 degrees. We have a propane back up heater and a whole house generator.