"Chris Lewis" wrote in message
...
According to Freud :

I hadn't thought about isolating the systems - I'm not really familiar
with this stuff (obviously), but it seems like there must be a way to
make the best use of what we have.

When you install a heat pump in tandem with another system
(eg: forced air gas etc), the system is usually set up to use
the other system as backup. You wouldn't have electric
heating strips at all.

But that doesn't seem as convenient with a hydronic system
coupled with a heat pump/AC :-(

I'd have a chat with an expert at a good HVAC company and see
what your options are. There's bound to be something.

Disconnecting the heater strip is easy. Whether it's advisable
(is it part of defrost cycle?) is a different question.
--
Chris Lewis,

Age and Treachery will Triumph over Youth and Skill
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.