Looking to install a heat pump - is it worth it?
Hello RFDers,
I bought a house last year that had a natural gas furnace. In the winter months, my heating bill came up to about 200$ (which is a lot in Qc - maybe not so much in ON). And there is no AC either - just a system that pull cold air from the basement to the main floor in the summer.
I was told by neighbours to install a heat pump that would be using electricity to heat the house when the temperature is not too cold and it would also be used as AC in the summer months.
My basement is half finished i.e. out of 1200 sqft, only half is finished, the other half is unfinished ut I am planning to finish it sometimes in the next few years.
My questions are:
- is it worth installing a heat pump?
- what brand of heat pump would you recommend?
- any people you'd recommend in Ottawa/Gatineau?
Any other suggestions are welcome .. I really am new with this.
Thanks
SH
I bought a house last year that had a natural gas furnace. In the winter months, my heating bill came up to about 200$ (which is a lot in Qc - maybe not so much in ON). And there is no AC either - just a system that pull cold air from the basement to the main floor in the summer.
I was told by neighbours to install a heat pump that would be using electricity to heat the house when the temperature is not too cold and it would also be used as AC in the summer months.
My basement is half finished i.e. out of 1200 sqft, only half is finished, the other half is unfinished ut I am planning to finish it sometimes in the next few years.
My questions are:
- is it worth installing a heat pump?
- what brand of heat pump would you recommend?
- any people you'd recommend in Ottawa/Gatineau?
Any other suggestions are welcome .. I really am new with this.
Thanks
SH