I used to have heat pumps. Despite claims from the "experts" they don't work when the outside temperature reaches 3 to 4 degrees C. The air being sucked in has heat removed from it which takes it below dew-point, so the moisture settles out. This then freezes as heat is being removed from it, resulting in a huge block of ice on the exchanger coils.
Therefore, no more air flow to take heat from. No heat in the house.
I clearly remember listening to the cracking as the ice melted during the warmth of the following day. And the bills from my indoor electrical heater for the evenings.
Apr 3, 2022·edited Apr 3, 2022Liked by Fawzi Ammache
I imagine the newer ones might be better, but the house we rent has a heat pump and it is not good for very cold temperatures. Anything below 40 degrees (Fahrenheit) and it runs constantly. We have to set it on 67 degrees at night or it won’t ever shut off. My electric bill for February was $260. And that is in North Carolina with it’s mild winters. I can’t conceive of having a heat pump in Canada. 😬 Unless they have significantly improved them in recent years.
Here in Australia, not all Heat pump products are available for government subsidies and rebates and not all states offer rebates. Good thing that 1 state offers subsidies on solar and heat pump hot water system of about $1,000 assistance. I’ve read it here: https://www.energy.gov.au/rebates/solar-and-heat-pump-hot-water-system-rebate. To confirm this, I have found out that this really is true since it is already on Wiseliving’s website: https://www.wiseliving.com.au/hot-water-heat-pump.
I used to have heat pumps. Despite claims from the "experts" they don't work when the outside temperature reaches 3 to 4 degrees C. The air being sucked in has heat removed from it which takes it below dew-point, so the moisture settles out. This then freezes as heat is being removed from it, resulting in a huge block of ice on the exchanger coils.
Therefore, no more air flow to take heat from. No heat in the house.
I clearly remember listening to the cracking as the ice melted during the warmth of the following day. And the bills from my indoor electrical heater for the evenings.
I imagine the newer ones might be better, but the house we rent has a heat pump and it is not good for very cold temperatures. Anything below 40 degrees (Fahrenheit) and it runs constantly. We have to set it on 67 degrees at night or it won’t ever shut off. My electric bill for February was $260. And that is in North Carolina with it’s mild winters. I can’t conceive of having a heat pump in Canada. 😬 Unless they have significantly improved them in recent years.