flatlander dave
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just registered to forum. we are building a new home in northern idaho. electric rates are fairly cheap. no natural gas available. propane is available. my builders hvac man wants to install american standard heat pump with back up propane furnance. he says that heat pumps are efficient down to 0 with gas defroster on coils. is this correct. my concern is using propane all winter long, don't want to pay high fuel cost and rely on someone having to delivery. we wanted propane back up because power can go out frequently where we are building and will have a standby generator. with electric backup it was going to take huge generator. is propane backup going to be expensive to operate or are heat pumps really that good in cold weather. thanks for any responses.
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