A survey conducted for Clean Energy Canada found the top three reasons people chose a heat pump were lower energy bills, air conditioning or other comfort benefits and benefits for the environment.
It’s in every place I ever saw, and it uses just the heat pump except for the -25 days (or 4 months of the year, for Ottawa) when it kicks the furnace on.
The standard kit for Ottawa is
It’s in every place I ever saw, and it uses just the heat pump except for the -25 days (or 4 months of the year, for Ottawa) when it kicks the furnace on.
In short, it’s a very workable system.