"franz frippl" wrote in message
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On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:37:06 -0600, Mike Dobony wrote:

I live in an area that rarely gets any lasting snow (lasting usually
until afternoon and occasionally a few days). I have a forced air
furnace that is ready to be replaced and I want to also upgrade to AC.
Financially the heat pump makes the most sense as it costs little more
than AC and I don't have to pay full price for a furnace then. I have
heard comments both good and bad about heat pumps. For those of you who
have heat pumps, what is your experience?

Mike D.

I had a heat pump for heating domestic water. Efficient and saved $$.
Down side was that it also chilled basement air, sometimes too much.

Heat pumps are the way to go for heat and water. Anything to get off
fossil fuels. Check around in your area to see how effective they are
for you.

Fairly common here, even in $200,000 new homes.