I was thinking about getting a heat pump as my modern 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 plus 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 plus air conditioner program 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 plus a/c, but so I just decided to stick with what I know, which is my central heat plus A/C unit, and central heating is not my number one I have to admit, but at this stage it is the cheapest because my central heating plus air conditioner program works honestly well plus has not had any chop downs in a long time. I just have my central heating plus air conditioner program tuned up plus checked up every season plus that is it; No additional cost or maintenance required other than decreasing 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 nice method plus yes they may save on energy use, but for my lifestyle plus my time, it is just too much.