Heat pump is ok to some low temperature then you need backup, oil or gas. I’m not sure a heat pump would be great in your climate. Also worth considering how heat would work in power loss.
--FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 2, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > This does not sell me on the idea of getting a heat pump. The state of MA is > all hot for everybody to get rid of their old oil burners and get heat pumps > but if 15 years is the lifespan I'd say pass. The boiler in our house was > here when we moved in back in 2006. It's probably from the 1990's and works > just fine. > > -Curt > > > > > On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 12:10:03 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > 15 years is probably its useful life span. > >> On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 12:05 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> IIRC 2008 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 2, 2023, at 10:51 AM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> How old is it? >>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 10:47 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> A while back the wife said it sounded like the heat pump was going out >> as it was loud. I was out of town but when I got back it seemed perfectly >> normal. One day about a month ago it was running and the outside unit was >> loud like a bearing in the fan was going out. Also, the inside unit was not >> running at all. I shut it off figuring I would turn call the service >> contract people. Later on it got cold enough to turn it back on so I did. >> All seemed normal until this morning. It has been warm so it was shut off >> but I did turn in on last night as it got cold. It was fine then a little >> while ago it was back to the fan bearing sound outside, and inside unit was >> not running. I shut off the thermostat and after a minute or 2 the outside >> unit shut off as expected. Just now I’m sitting here and with the >> thermostat completely off, the outside unit started running. It sounded >> normal with no fan bearing noise but the inside unit was not running. In >> fact, it’s out there running right now. I’m getting ready to go shut the >> breaker off. What is going on with this thing? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
