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Mr. Luddite

On 3/5/2015 12:59 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:47:48 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/4/15 3:30 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/4/2015 3:15 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 2:05:28 PM UTC-5, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 3/4/2015 8:54 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
One of our heat pumps uses propane for heat and electric for backup.
The
other is only electric. But we need propane to run the hot water
heater,
stovetop, and fireplace. No hot water = unhappy wife.

Do you even know what a heat pump is?

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Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

Yeah, I caught that. I'll have to ask my HVAC guy if he can install a
"heat pump" for me that runs on propane.

Your HVAC guy will probably recommend a hybrid heat pump system. Yes,
they make them. It's a traditional air or ground water heat pump with
a propane fueled heater as well. Makes sense for climates where the
air temp drops to the point where the heat pump side becomes too
inefficient.

It is indeed a hybrid system...air heat pump/furnace that runs on
electricity in temperate or hot conditions, propane backup when it is
too cold outside to extract heat.

Your buddy in Florida is a moron.

Heat pumps are not that popular here except as pool heaters.

We have resistive electric heat but it really never gets used. I don't
think the strips in the central system have been on in 2 years.
The concept of a gas furnace is not even understood by people who have
lived here all their life.

When we put our pool in I looked at propane versus heat pump (reverse
cycle A/C) and went for the heat pump. In this part of the country
trying to heat the pool too early is a waste of time unless you have
a good thermal cover for the pool (which are a pain in the ass).
If I start warming up the pool water too early in the season there will
be a fog over the pool in the mornings when the air temperature is below
the water temp. It's like watching $$ evaporating out of the pool.

We use it from late June, early July to raise the temp up to about 82-84
degrees and from there the water will stay fairly warm throughout
the summer. We also use it to extend the season a bit but don't run it
that much. It's a 150K BTU unit and it's not exactly cheap to run but
is still less expensive than propane.