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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
I often wonder if my parents should go with heat pumps.
They heat off of wood and propane. Last time I checked, the price of propane was similar to electricity.
But there is the initial cost.
Also where to put it as 4ft of snow is possible.
And there's the question of how effective it will be here with some of the coldest temperatures in all of Colorado, and even in the USA. But my theory is we only get super bitter cold for a certain number of weeks. The rest of the year heat pumps should help.
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My current heat pump is a SEER 24 unit that will deliver full rated BTU down to 0F and reduced heat down to -22F. So that should likely cover most days but you may need to supplement with some wood.
If you get 4 feet of snow you put the outside unit more than 4 feet off the ground. Wall based mounting is typical in most of the world - I'm not sure why we mount most of ours on the ground in the USA.
