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I mean, kind of. Mine is rated for -20C and despite it being cheaper than resistive[1], it definitely needs a lot of help both to cool baseboards and to deal wi
by freeone3000 3y ago
I mean, kind of. Mine is rated for -20C and despite it being cheaper than resistive[1], it definitely needs a lot of help both to cool baseboards and to deal with temps even at -15C. It still does provide some heat as low as -25C, but not enough to keep the house at +20C. It also doesn’t qualify as a primary heating system where I live due to this — it can’t deal with the week and a half we sit at -30 lows, so you still need a rather heavy resistive heating load.
[1] due to prices set by the government, electricity is cheaper than gas for heating in Quebec, BTU per BTU, before any equipment or fees come into play. 6.5c per kwh for the first 40kwh per day is unbeatable.
- itsoktocry 3y agoThis is my experience as well. At around -15C my heat pump will struggle to keep the place as warm as we would like. But, for those rare occasions I still have the gas furnace. Overall, the heat pump has been a money saver.