Heat pump went out at a bad time of the year.

Robert59

Robert59

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Now I live in Tennesee. Did live in Michigan.
My heat pump went out at a very bad time of the year when the temp last night was 25 degrees. Hate to see what the cost of fixing it will be, Electric heat pump is cheap here in Tennessee to run. Costs me about 100.00 dollars a month in the city limits. If I have to replace it I might switch to natural gas because it a lot better heat.
 

What a time for this to happen. Hope it end up being a minor problem.
 

Sorry to hear this Robert, hopefully they will get to you soon as it is an emergency. If you do have to replace rather than repair an electric furnace is cheaper, about half the cost of a gas furnace. But any saving in the initial cost is taken up in higher bills to run electric. Here at least in Ontario.

I am double protected, gas furnace and also a gas fireplace which runs on battery. Actually the furnace is seldom on, the fireplace heats the whole place nicely.
 
Robert59 said:
My heat pump went out at a very bad time of the year when the temp last night was 25 degrees. Hate to see what the cost of fixing it will be, Electric heat pump is cheap here in Tennessee to run. Costs me about 100.00 dollars a month in the city limits. If I have to replace it I might switch to natural gas because it a lot better heat.
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I hear you on this one. We had a heat pump in Northern Va, and it went out several times during the 7 years we lived there. I think that they work fine in warmer climates, but in areas that can get pretty cold, you are probably better off with a gas heating system. My wallet always took a hit when I had to get ours repaired.

We live in South Carolina now, and I do not miss that heat pump at all.
 
Things seem to go belly-up at the worst time - just when you ned them. Funny you mentioned this because a woman that usually comes to the weekday Bible study couldn't his week because she was waiting for a repairman to fix her furnace heat pump.
 
I had to replace a heat pump in a previous house, and it was not a cheap job. I was told that if you can get ten years out of a heat pump, you’re running about average. My current house has all electric baseboard heating. The thermostats can go out, but it’s a cheaper and easier fix.
 
Fyrefox said:
I had to replace a heat pump in a previous house, and it was not a cheap job. I was told that if you can get ten years out of a heat pump, you’re running about average. My current house has all electric baseboard heating. The thermostats can go out, but it’s a cheaper and easier fix.
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My mom got 20 years out of her heat pump, and it was still working when she passed away. The electric baseboard heaters in my house are still working after 45 years.
 
My next door neighbor got a heat pump installed a few months ago. This being winter, I see the fan constantly running and it is starting to make a little noise.
 
Robert59 said:
Should I replace with gas or electric heat pump here in Tennessee?
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Given that Tennessee can get mighty cold at times, I would go with a gas.

Given what we are seeing about the power grid in Texas, and that gas furnaces need some electricity to operate, I would hang on to that fireplace if you have one.
 
Also, compounding the problem is that heat pumps are not really effective when the temps drop below freezing.

Out here in coastal Northern CA, even if one puts in a heat pump, vendors recommend keeping one's gas furnace or electrical heat, as backup.

No matter whether one believes in climate change being affected by humans or not - the fact remains weather extremes everywhere have become more frequent and more devastating, affecting all of us.
 

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