Totally worth it. Especially coupled with solar. I love mine

Look up all my previous posts. I have a ducted heat pump in 1400 square ft house with 1k basement and my electric bill for the heat pump last month would have been 145 but I have extra solar credits so it was still $0. I keep the house at constant 71. You just have to make sure you buy a cold climate heat pump

Cool. Thank you. I’m in the process of getting solar panels and a heat pump is next on my list.

Make sure you have some adequate insulation and air sealing. It is easier to heat and cool a insulated home than it is a drafty cold home

Thanks. My home is well insulated and pretty well sealed. I’m seeing all kind of news about incentives and I want to get in while they’re still available.

Yeah just make sure you get multiple bids because some rebates are increasing , so will prices. Get at least 3 bids.

Yes, it's far more efficient than oil or gas. But you'd need to be in the house long enough to realize those savings.

If you plan to get central air (or mini splits) installed, then it's a no brainer as it isn't that much more to add the heat pump option.

There are also rebates available. I got a $3k check from National grid when I installed mine 2 years ago. I haven't used my oil furnace since.

If you don't mind me asking, how much did the project cost?

Get a solid SEER rating, but always understand how they work and their efficiency due to outside temperature. The heat pumps work excellent right up until it drops below 40. They are still usable but draw more electricity until about 5 degrees where most give up. Also understand the BTU ratings. If it takes a 100k BTU heating system to heat your house you will still need 100k BTU's to heat your house so a 30k unit will not get the job done especially seeing most only give 80% when used for heat.

It was around $32k. That was for a Mitsubishi hyper heat condenser, with 2 air handlers (one in the basement for first floor, one in the attic for 2nd floor) and them installing all the duct work. (I only had baseboard heat previously)
I also had them put a mini split in the finished part of my basement. This was also with the kumo cloud wireless adapters so it can be app controlled.

I got quotes from 3 places, and they were the most reasonable (I used Carjon for the install) one company quoted me nearly $50k using the exact same equipment. I then got a $3500 rebate which the company gave me all the forms for. They let me finance it at 0% for 18 months.

I did look at going with mini splits instead of ducts, but since the condensers max out at 5 heads, and I would have needed 6 or 7, which would have required 2 outdoor condenser units, so it ended up being a similar price to go with a fully ducted install.

Thank you for the informative response. Probably won't make the switch on my current home due to the costs, but I'm looking to build a house within the next decade, and it seems like that would be the way to go for my forever home.

No prob! Yeah, if you don't plan to be there for the long haul I probably wouldn't do it. In my case I sold my starter home 2 years ago and moved into my forever home which didn't have AC. So I spent the money as I'll be here for 20+ years. I also installed solar panels so the idea is to get myself as close to net 0 as I can.

Makes perfect sense if you're able to project out 30+ years on a cost/benefit analysis. I've always wanted a plot of land on a river so I could run micro hydro for power.

Very much so. Would recommend this installer. Installed a 4 tonLG condenser, central air handler with 2 zones, all ductwork for $20K. Price included removal of old oil tank, boiler, and other oil infrastructure. In/out in 3 days and very nice workers/staff.

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