The weather in my local section is a year round challenge.
- The summers aren’t all that long, however the people I was with and I experience hot and cold temperatures into the high eighties and the humidity is downright brutal.
Our winters are excessively long-lasting with below-freezing conditions lingering for 6 to many weeks. The people I was with and I aren’t surprised when the temperature drops into the negative digits. The people I was with and I can expect around more than three feet of snow accumulation. The Springtime and fall seasons are unpredictable, bringing a mix of rain, wind, sleet, thunderstorms, humidity and hail; For the majority of the year, the people I was with and I run either the heating or the cooling system. Temperature control requires a unbelievable deal of energy and expense. Because of the severity of the conditions, I’ve invested into a dual fuel system. The initial setup was far more extravagant than conventional heating/cooling solutions. I have a forced air, natural gas furnace partnered with an electric, air-source heat pump. The heat pump carries the majority of the workload. It provides effective cooling and dehumidification while in the warmer weeks. When the weather cools off, the heat pump reverses the flow of refrigerant to pull ambient heat out of the outdoor air and pump it indoors. By moving existing heat rather than burning fossil fuels to create new heat, the heat pump is certainly environmentally friendly. It doesn’t generate any carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide or orangehouse gases. There are no fumes or sizzling surfaces and the operation is beautifully safe, scrub and energy efficient. It costs a lot less to run than the furnace. It simply can’t handle the year round workload. The furnace is powerful enough to handle hot and cold temperatures down to negative twenty degrees. The dual fuel system automatically switches between whichever system is most effective and efficient to operate at any given time.