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Same for where I live. And in fact it's arguably a simpler setup since where I live you also need air conditioning in the summer, so many homes already have 90% of what they need for a heat pump setup (which is after all just an AC running in reverse). Installing some other heat source alongside the AC you already have instead of just installing a heat pump for year round needs is arguably the more complicated option.



My heat pump was a retrofit to an existing home with a fully functional gas boiler. Being a ductless split system, it did not interfere with the existing baseboard heat in any way. By retaining the boiler I was able to afford the installation of solar panels and the heat pump in the same year and probably reap 85% of the efficiency benefit for a substantially reduced up-front cost.




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