After moving into his Canadian cold-weather cabin, a YouTuber worried about how he would stay warm while remaining energy efficient.
But after living through a record-breaking cold spell, he was more convinced than ever: purchasing a heat pump was the best step he could make.
The cabin's owner, David Dodge, shared his experience on his YouTube channel Green Energy Futures (@greenenergyfutures). He described moving to a cabin in Seba Beach, about 50 miles west of Edmonton, Alberta.
It used to be just a holiday cabin and was heated exclusively with a wood stove. But when Dodge moved into the cabin, he wanted to get a heat pump. After all, heating and cooling are responsible for more than half of the average home's energy use, and he wanted to find an environmentally friendly solution that didn't involve using five cords of wood every winter just to stay warm.
Heat pumps, like the mini-split systems offered by Mitsubishi, are more energy efficient than traditional furnaces. Instead of burning dirty energy to create heat, they capture heat from the outside air, the ambient air, and pass it through the home to keep it comfortable. The result is cleaner and cheaper heat.
However, this leaves some users skeptical about whether they will work in extremely cold temperatures. Dodge can now vouch for that.
“Our cold climate heat pump operates at near maximum efficiency, down to minus 17 degrees Celsius, which frankly covers most of our winters,” he said.
During his first winter in the cabin, temperatures plummeted to -41 degrees Fahrenheit — “the worst cold spell I've experienced in my life,” Dodge said.
In the worst times he used an electric backup heater, but then immediately went back to his heat pump.
“Our conclusion: heat pumps work,” he said.
And if they can work this kind of Canadian cold, chances are they can work where you live too. Finding the right installer can be difficult, but Mitsubishi can help. It can connect you with trained professionals in its network who can answer all your heat pump questions and install your new, efficient system.
Even better, tax credits and rebates can save you significant money when purchasing a new heat pump.
“Heat pumps are here,” one commenter wrote, “and they can do the job.”
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