Electricity costs here are close to national averages. The operating costs are roughly equal to gas homes, usually within a few hundred dollars per year.

We’ve completed 13 electrifications in Cleveland including removing 10 gas meters, 1 fuel oil tank, one propane tank, and oddly enough one corn furnace. We’ve done all of this math and homework. That’s a huge swath of existing homes in the US!įor reference, the smallest commonly available furnace is 60,000 BTUs, and most HVAC contractors will get nervous if you ask for one that “small”, when in fact about half that will usually work just fine.Īll it takes is doing a little homework and math up front. This matches what we’ve found in our projects, which is that if a house is reasonably tight and insulated, a 3 ton (36,000 BTU per hour) heat pump is more than enough to do the job for houses 2000 square feet and less. Our alpha testers have found that about half of homes can simply switch a furnace out for a heat pump without major modifications. We’re now alpha testing the HVAC 2.0 software, which is essentially a new way to sell HVAC that helps solve client comfort and moisture problems. The truth is that most people and houses aren’t that messed up! Just like Freud must of thought most people wanted to have an inappropriate relationship with their mom, we thought that houses were more screwed up than they are.

In our practice we usually get basketcase homes that are very old and/or leaky. I live in Cleveland Ohio, which is climate zone 5 with about 6300 heating degree days per year.

Humidifer tor house with heat pumps