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submitted 2 years ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Sales are growing so quickly that some installers wonder whether heat pumps could even wipe out the demand for new air conditioners in a few years and put a significant dent in the number of natural gas furnaces.

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[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A friend of mine just had a new heat pump/furnace combo installed. It has a single controller for the whole system (is my understanding), so the heat pump will run normally and the furnace will kick in if needed. I can't recall the details of when exactly the furnace kicks in.

[-] Myriadblue@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

That is how mine works. You can also get a rig that will slightly heat the air inside the heat pump to let it operate at much lower temperatures than normal. Supposedly more efficient than using the furnace.

[-] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

This is the option we need!

[-] AlmightyTritan@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I'm planning on doing something similar to that with an air to water heatpump and an oil fired boiler to heat up an indirect water storage tank. I hear it's more easy to get a forced air solution installed like your friend has, but low and behold apparently something does exist for those of us with hydronic heat.

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