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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My neighbor recently bought my former neighbor's house, one year ago. He had no idea what a heat pump was. He's been struggling, and been using his electric fireplace and space heaters. This is a new heat pump.

He was shocked when I told him that most houses on the street have gas now, although they were all originally all electric. Gas was brought to the street in the 90s... I think I know why.[/quote]

The likely problem here is the design of the system and the insulation of the house. Our heat pump in an end unit DC rowhouse has been having no issues this week.[/quote]

In many houses the cost of making the house heat pump friendly can be quite high. Each house is different. We were not in a position to gut our house to improve all the insulation and put in new ductwork, so we got a heat pump and an auxiliary gas furnace and replaced the insulation in the attic. The heat pump works great when the temps are above 35F. Below that the furnace kicks in and does not generate astronomical electricity bills.[/quote]

Our end unit row house is 130 years old and not very well insulated either and the heat pump is somehow managing just fine. I just checked and the auxiliary heat did not even kick in in the last two days which honestly surprises me. In a new build with proper insulation a high quality heat pump would be a no brainer for me due to its much higher energy efficiency. That is if I had to do air. In Europe radiant underfloor heating is the gold standard and it is way more comfortable than forced air. That would be my first choice if comfort is the main priority.[/quote]

I am so glad both of our HVAC systems are working well. However, I wish you weren't so insistent about what type of system other people should have and that if it isn't working it is because they did it wrong. Get over yourself. [/quote]

well, if it is not working something IS obviously wrong and I would like to understand what it is if I was them[/quote]

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