For our new house, we ordered a Carrier cold-climate heat pump, which can provide heat at ambient temperatures down to -30 degrees C. At colder temperatures, a backup heat source is required, so we requested a furnace with electric heating elements that would kick in as needed. Unbelievably, the HVAC contractor told us that the heat loss calculations indicated that an electric furnace was not adequate, and that a higher level of insulation would have been required to accommodate electric heat. This ridiculous argument went back and forth for some time, until we finally gave up, since we were told the house would not pass inspection without a natural gas furnace. Ugh!
Thank you Stephen for your continued efforts to share pertinent information that shapes our future on this beautiful blue planet. I love that I can quote you with confidence to the naysayers and fence sitters. I appreciate your research and desire to contribute to the chaos of information with a sane voice !!
the only problem in this whole article is the statement that the US could be among the next countries to go 100% renewable. --- That depends on who is elected to be president of the US in 2024.
For our new house, we ordered a Carrier cold-climate heat pump, which can provide heat at ambient temperatures down to -30 degrees C. At colder temperatures, a backup heat source is required, so we requested a furnace with electric heating elements that would kick in as needed. Unbelievably, the HVAC contractor told us that the heat loss calculations indicated that an electric furnace was not adequate, and that a higher level of insulation would have been required to accommodate electric heat. This ridiculous argument went back and forth for some time, until we finally gave up, since we were told the house would not pass inspection without a natural gas furnace. Ugh!
Thank you Stephen for your continued efforts to share pertinent information that shapes our future on this beautiful blue planet. I love that I can quote you with confidence to the naysayers and fence sitters. I appreciate your research and desire to contribute to the chaos of information with a sane voice !!
the only problem in this whole article is the statement that the US could be among the next countries to go 100% renewable. --- That depends on who is elected to be president of the US in 2024.