I really don't think you need to worry about this. Heatpumps work fine, in fact they work great in our climate zone, and your heat will not be on very often. Pick the house and location you want regardless of how it is heated (although the gaslines in the attic seem to be an issue with gas heat, see the post above). Keep in mind that whether you have an airconditioner plus gas furnace or a heatpump, the system will probably need replacing in 15 years, your mileage may vary. Airconditioners and heatpumps are virtually identical except for the fact that a heatpump has a reversing valve to allow it to operate in reverse (heat mode). Our heatpump runs a little bit in heat mode in Jan and Feb. The vast majority of the runtime hours are in cooling mode, not heating mode. All else being equal, I would choose a heatpump over AC plus gas furnace.
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Originally Posted by VApeople
Since we have always had gas heat while living in MD and VA, we assumed we would want it when we buy a house in The Villages. As we look for resale houses with gas heat on the computer, we see a lot of them where the current owners have made modifications which, in our opinion, are very undesirable. Therefore, it may be better for us to buy a newer house with a heat pump.
Do you like the way your heat pump works, or would you rather have a house with gas heat? Have you ever had it replaced with a better model which has made you happier?
In an earlier thread, we asked which neighborhoods had gas heat. In this thread, we are asking if you are happy with your heat pump, which is a different question. You all have given very informative responses to our other questions and we greatly appreciate it.
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