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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some installers don't get the appeal of heat pumps because if you have natural gas and are switching from that, your utility bills may very well go up with a heat pump. Natural gas is really cheap and electricity is expensive.[/quote]

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we need to replace our furnace and just got 3 quotes and i asked each place about heat pumps.  they gave us the option of "duel fuel" which is essentially heat pump until a certain temp and then switches over to gas furnace.... but would be more expensive to run since electricity is expensive. probably better for carbon footprint and good if you have solar but our house is too shady.  also costs a lot more to install [/quote]

Huh, we have dual fuel and our utility bills are lower than before. Below 35 degrees the furnace is less expensive to run but above it the heat pump is efficient enough that it is cheaper to run even with the high cost of electricity. We're also hoping to get a $2k tax credit on this year's taxes for installing the heat pump.[/quote]

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