I was thinking about getting a heat pump as my new source of heating my home.
- However after I looked into it more I decided that it would be just too much trouble to deal with.
On top of the high cost of both the heat pump itself and the installation cost, keeping up with the maintenance on the heat pump would be the worst of it all. It would require more upkeep than my central heating and air conditioning system does. And also I would have to pay for all the maintenance on top of it all which also cost way more than what I do with my central heating and air conditioning system. So I just decided to stick with what I know, which is my central heat and a/c unit. Central heating is not my favorite I have to admit, but at this stage it is the cheapest because my central heating and air conditioning system works really well and has not had any break downs in a long time. I just have my central heating and air conditioning system tuned up and checked up every season and that is it. No additional cost or maintenance required other than changing the air filter every other month. And because I buy washable air filters, that saves me money on air filters too as I can just use the same air filter for about 6 months before having to change over to a fresh one. Heat pumps are a good idea and yes they may save on energy use, but for my lifestyle and my time, it is just too much.