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    4 days ago

    Trust me, I have been eyeing a heat pump for awhile now.

    The house is close to 4k square feet, but I do have 10 people living there so it is being well utilized. I also live in Alaska so we get entire months of sub 20 temperatures.

    It is still hard to deal with when you get that fuel bill.




  • The average for the whole US during the winter is just under $1,000. That is around $250 a month. This is also not a “few” hours.

    Central air can easily run +$200 a month during the summer.

    I will admit I have a big house that is heated with diesel. My bill would be half that if I had a heat pump.

    Considering most Americans were living paycheck to paycheck before this recent bout of inflation, I don’t think most have any extra money to play around with anymore. It is time for tough decisions like keeping the house warm or eating things other than ramen.