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Overheard a guy at the hardware store complaining about his electric bill after buying a heat pump
He was telling the clerk his bill went up by about $40 a month since the install, but he was only running it in 'emergency heat' mode. The clerk asked if he'd gotten it serviced or checked the settings, and the guy hadn't. Has anyone actually seen a real drop in their heating costs after switching, or does it take some tweaking?
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matthewdixon11h ago
My uncle in Florida saved a ton with his heat pump, never touched the settings. Some units just work fine out of the box.
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Saw a whole thread about this on another forum. People were saying emergency heat is just the backup electric coils, which costs way more to run. The whole point is to use the regular heat pump mode for most days. His unit might be stuck or set up wrong from the install. Gotta get that thing checked or you're just burning money for no reason.
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the_alice22d ago
My neighbor ran his emergency heat for a month last winter and his bill jumped over $300. It's literally just expensive backup strips that kick on when the heat pump can't keep up. He had a bad sensor and his unit was stuck in that mode the whole time.
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