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Old 02-10-2022, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jrref View Post
Here in Florida you don't really need a gas furnace since the heat pump type system will work down to 32 degrees. If it gets colder and if necessary your electric auxiliary heat will come on for short periods. I'm not an installer but my guess a gas heat system will probably be more expensive. I'm from NY and i was surprised that my heat pump system worked very well during the last hard freeze we had. My auxilary heat never came on but i did test it just in case.
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