Heat Pump vs Gas Furnace - Which is the Best Choice For You?

I have a gas boiler connected to baseboard and a separate A/C system. The old A/C system blew out and we replaced it with a heat pump. So now I'm wondering how will the new heat pump system stack up against the gas boiler this coming Winter season?

I have a dual fuel heat pump/ gas furnace system. 18 Seer 4 ton condenser and an 80% 100,000 btu gas furnace. In South Carolina, electric is nuclear and hydro. Pretty cheap. The changeover is 40 degrees and the furnace may run at night and up to maybe 10 am and switches to the heat pump. Cheap to run and very happy with it

You asked for another scenario where it makes sense to put in a heat pump. If you have a solar system and are generating your own power, it makes total sense to use that power and cut down on either oil, propane or natural gas by using that power to run the heat pump both winter and summer. To boot, you will also be helping cut down on carbon emissions.

heat pump can't heat it just keep running ok look at florida it pruduses not much at all like 5 degrees still cold at night

Why do you talk about having to recover the cost of a heat pump? Are you looking for a return on investment? This question NEVER comes up when you go out and buy that $45,000 oversized SUV. It loses value as soon as it leaves the showroom and is worthless after 10-15 years. You buy it because you want it. Heat pumps help reduce the fossil fuel emissions that are causing climate change and the catastrophic, forest fires, droughts and flood that go with it. AND people are looking for houses that are all electric, they are at a premium. Heat pumps increase the value of your home permanently because its the future and more and more people are realizing that. Now with the IRA and state and utility credits and rebates, the cost of heat pump systems are a half of what they were a year ago!!

Arrived on time easy to install and works as described

Easy to install, works better that anticipated

Well in summer with the heat pump, when the cooling cycle is used the power bill always goes up much higher, so it's going to be the same when the heating cycle is used in winter. Natural Gas is the less expensive option to run where I am and luckily enough for most of the year due to a favorable climate I don't need to run either heating or cooling.

Gas kills! Gas makes you sick!!
That's why initial upfront cost is lower with gas but then you will spend hundreds times more money in doctors bill assuming your house doesn't blow up----__search gas home explosion

How much does it cost just for the installation of duel system if i buy the new unit my self in NC? Easy location accessible through garage.

Idiot companies push heat pumps, gas win 99% of the time! Price up front is not comparable, savings during use gas wins again! Electric grid can't handle the load now and getting worse so if power goes out your freezing without huge generator.

did a 12,000 BTU myself for less than a thousand dollars the HVAC installer companies are raking it in!

I live in an area where the temperatures can vary from -20degrees Celsius to +30 degrees celsius. I live in Canada, ok? Not much different than Wisconsin. MY AC and gas furnace are over 13 years old. The AC is on shaky grounds right now. I don't expect her to last much longer. The question is this: do I go furnace and AC separately or do I go heat pump? Heat pump is more expensive than the other way, but electricity is way cheaper than gas in my area. I have a Tesla and it is saying me way over $200 per month in fuel costs. So the question is: do I spend the money up front and save money in the long run, like I did with the Tesla or do I go cheap? Thoughts?

So my natural gas furnace and A/C unit is about 18 years old. If my A/C goes out I've been told to replace both of the at the same time. Now I live in central Colorado so when that time comes to replace it would it be a good Idea to install a Heat Pump at that time?

I’m switching. Our seer 18 heat pump with electric heat strips isn’t saving us enough. Our electricity used to be cheaper in our area than propane and that’s why we put the electric in with the heat pump. Thanks to Biden and all his bullshit and this government. Now the electricity cost have skyrocketed and we just simply can’t afford electric heat anymore with the heat pump so I’m switching all together to the boiler with propane. Longer lasting, too. I’ll use the Trane Xi 18 heat pump for the 4 months of summer AC only.

I have the Bosch ids 2.0 and it’s amazing.

i dont want that in my house no thanks i can afford natural gas

A cousin of mine got totally off oil when he went to a heat pump in southern Ontario.

Propane furnace works better in California where electricity is exorbitant

Electricity is fuel according to your statement.. what powers it

UK/ Octopus energy charge me 18.18 p for gas & 68p Kwh , so on thast alone gas is cheaper and the energy prices go up again April . you will see people sayinng heat pumps get heat from cold but heat pumps do not do well in the cold ,the fans are going night and day annoying the neighbors ,and if the unit is bolted to a wall the vibriation goes into the place , if you have one of these things best to have a wood burner as well as there seem to be a lot of power cuts thyese days . + the repair costs for these things are a total rip off !

Soo if you have nat gas probably best to stick with it till heat pumps get better/cheaper got it

heat pump with a air handler is more expensive than dual fuel why?

You forgot to mention a heat pump runs on electricity as a fuel to move the refrigerant just like any A/C system does only in reverse. Lots of negative reviews about heat pumps trying to do the work of a natural gas furnace because electricity rates are not as consistent as natural gas is. Some folks live in high rate areas which makes a heat pump more expensive to operate vs. a gas furnace or LPG. Also, its takes about 3 times more electricity to heat in BTU's than it does for natural gas so kWh of power compared to CuFt of gas needs to be compared and computed if using a lot of electricty to run the condenser in winter vs. gas.
The most efficient heating and A/C system would be a natural gas heat pump regardless of the location. Power for those people in CA is currently priced around 40 cents per kWh then it goes up to 50 cents once you have used around 2,500 kWh's within a billing month.

That's easy. If you live near north pole north you need a furnace if you live in south heat pump is good.

great sound like heat pumps are freeeee











but in reality ty consume huge amounts of electricity

When people switch to a heat pump, of course their propane, NG, or oil bill will go down. The question is, what is their electric bill? Some people spend more on their electrified heat pump than they did with their natural gas furnace. Please address electric bills post-heat-pump-installation.

In my area (Oregon) I can't get a quote under $22k for a cold weather heat pump. Yet it is only $9k to replace with an 80% gas furnace and AC unit. It's hard to justify paying more than double to go green.

You keep mentioning that "cheap" natural gas. I'm paying $350 a month to heat a 1450 sq ft home at the moment.

Update: NATURAL GAS IS NOT CHEAP ANYMORE, AND NEVER WILL BE AGAIN !!

First make sure you insulate your house as best you can. Money you spend on insulation you spend only once to cut down on heating cost for many decades! Your propane heater will use a lot less fuel if your house looses less heat, so maybe hang on to it for now. Investing in a new heat source for a inefficient home is not smart!

Can you use heat pump system to heat up your water ( shower) ? Located in NYC

Why does my system turn on the AC when my home gets too warm inside in the winter? There is plenty of very cold air outside to use but no system I’ve seen takes advantage of that.

In the discussion surrounding costs of oil, gas, and propane compared to a heat pump, you give the impression that operating a heat pump is free. What about the huge cost of electricity today? Where I am in the NE, many times a heat pump by itself needs an electric strip and that operational cost is more than using both. Everyone doing videos seems to forget about the cost of electricity and that even with solar offsets, the times when heat pumps are used for heat (nighttime), the source of energy is still oil, fossil, or gas fuels turning a big turbine somewhere and the infrastructure we're told won't handle all these electrical loads.

More, you have to heat water for domestic use anyway so there has to be a balance. I'm seeing too many videos advocating using only heat pumps. It just isn't realistic. I do appreciate the part where you suggest that both be installed. Thanks for the video.