Posted by LA in WI on March 23, 2017 at 01:11:00 from (162.245.179.116):
In Reply to: Home heat pump posted by sandel on March 21, 2017 at 19:58:15:
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Here in Wisconsin I built a new house in 1997. The power company was pushing air-to-air heat pumps. I installed a Trane LP furnace with an air-to-air pump. The pump would kick in at 40F or higher. First, that Trane was the pits....it was so noisy starting up, and I couldn't get the dealer to fix it so I read Trane the riot act and a company rep come and replaced the noisy startup motor. (My wife said it is called Trane because they sound like a train.)
When spring comes and we get warmer temps the heat pump comes on....and it is a total waste of money.
No wonder the electric company was pushing heat pumps! That thing consumes lots of power with minimal heat. I would have been better off with a couple space heaters sitting around the house...even candles would have been better.
We finally have ended up with the heat pump set about 60F to keep the electric bill down a little. With cheap LP nowadays there is no reason for an air-to-air pump so I might just shut it off.
Thankfully, the Trane furnace died 2 years ago and we now have a Lennox LP furnace that is quiet and heats the house quickly. No, I have no stake in Lennox.
MY bro-in-law built a much larger house in Iowa and burried a grid system in his yard so his heat pump uses 50F water year around. He is laughing all the way to the bank as his utility bills are much lower than mine. And his system is so quiet.
Air to air heat pumps should be illegal in the north half of the country. I can't say "stupid power company" because I was the stupid one 20 years ago!
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