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Originally Posted by tis
Our furnace is getting old and we are going to need to replace it sometime in the near future. I don't know much about the heat pumps. Can anyone tell me how they work around here. Are they the same idea as the air/heat pumps in Fl. How do they work up here in the cold? I have been looking at ideas other than oil.
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They are one in the same - over the last few years they have almost doubled their efficiency, though. Best set up for colder climates is a hybrid system, where you have the heat pump which works very efficiently down to 25 or 30 degrees and either a gas or oil furnace to supplement it at lower temps. My kids go the Carrier hybrid and cut their total heating & AC costs by 35%.