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submitted 1 year 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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[-] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Running heat pump isn't cheaper than NG in Saskatchewan. Natural gas is about 9x cheaper than electricity for the same amount of energy. A heat pump also doesn't create heat, it only moves it. It can be over 300% efficient, but natural gas is still cheaper to heat the same space.

Ground loop (geothermal) is significantly more expensive to install and also needs to be designed properly or it will remove the available heat from the ground in just a decade.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

needs to be designed properly or it will remove the available heat from the ground in just a decade.

Well, yeah, any HVAC system needs to be properly designed.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not sure this should be downvoted, I'm guessing this guy knows his local prices, and the rest sounds right or just is right.

[-] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I don't know why either. It's part of my job to know these things, but I'm happy to reassess if anyone has information that contradicts what I've said.

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