Most of the cost for me was really a "no one here does it yet tax" on the unit itself, along with an "everything is much more expensive in canada tax" tbh. If I were in the US the unit would have been half the cost and it'd probably be cost effective on a reasonable timeline, esp. if carbon taxes increase over the next ten years as currently scheduled.
Right now though the cost to heat my house with gas and the cost to heat it with the heat pump at the marginal temperatures is about the same. I still have an operational and relatively new gas water heater though or I'd be looking into turning off the gas for 2/3 of the year and that would save a lot of money since there's a lot of fixed costs on my bill for even having gas at all.
Right now though the cost to heat my house with gas and the cost to heat it with the heat pump at the marginal temperatures is about the same. I still have an operational and relatively new gas water heater though or I'd be looking into turning off the gas for 2/3 of the year and that would save a lot of money since there's a lot of fixed costs on my bill for even having gas at all.