sly_karma
Crew Member
I'm working my way through the paperwork researching rebates and an interest free loan from the feds to switch to a heat pump in my home this spring. The AC unit is as old as the house, vintage 1986, and is surely beyond reasonable life expectancy. We will install a new heat pump that'll provide heat for about 80% of the Okanagan winter, leaving the newer gas furnace as backup for the colder periods. A big bonus will be the much quieter outdoor unit and improved power efficiency during the air conditioning season. We already have a 30 amp circuit for the AC and the contemplated new unit fits within that.
Next on the list for replacement would be clothes dryer, and a heat pump unit would be a good fit for us, a couple with no small kids at home. (Significant because the heat pump dryers take longer per load than conventional). Heat pump hot water tank needs some further thought - need to locate it so it doesn't turn the basement into a meat locker.
Next on the list for replacement would be clothes dryer, and a heat pump unit would be a good fit for us, a couple with no small kids at home. (Significant because the heat pump dryers take longer per load than conventional). Heat pump hot water tank needs some further thought - need to locate it so it doesn't turn the basement into a meat locker.