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> Regarding heat pumps phasing out gas heat, in NY it isn’t feasible. It gets too cold I live in MA and heat my whole house with a heat pump. It works fine. I
by gwbas1c 4y ago
> Regarding heat pumps phasing out gas heat, in NY it isn’t feasible. It gets too cold
I live in MA and heat my whole house with a heat pump. It works fine. I have an electric strip for backup.
My house (and heat pump) are five years old. The newer ones are better; Lennox's new model can work in Upstate New York without a backup heat source: https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-breakthrough-residential-cold-climate-heat-pump-technology https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-breakthrough-r...
(I will admit that I have a gas stove in my basement to handle power outages, a gas stove, and a gas grill. I will also admit that I really, really regret installing a gas stove and will switch to an induction stove when it's time to replace the stove.)
- catiopatio 4y ago> I really, really regret installing a gas stove Why?
- gwbas1c 4y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35756895 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35756895 We HAVE to run the fan when we turn on the stove or oven. That's not the case with electric / induction.
- catiopatio 4y agoOf everything you’re aerosolizing while cooking, the combustion byproducts are almost certainly the least impactful. Given your concerns, I wouldn’t cook using electric/induction without the fan on either.