It was over for the gas furnace and into the arms of the heat pump for us
It’s settled for sure. My wife was absolutely right when she said that we’d end up preferring the heat pump to the gas furnace. And really, it’s less about the actual HVAC equipment as it is the location of that residential HVAC. We grew up and lived our entire adult life within 30 minutes of where we were born. My wife and I were highschool sweethearts who got married right out of school. I got a good job and so did my wife. We ended up raising our family in a nice home with central air conditioning. But the cooling side of that residential HVAC wasn’t the focus for sure. Living that far north, the gas furnace was for sure the center of all focus when it came to any heating and cooling conversation. But those long, cold Winters really did end up beating me down so when my wife started talking about moving, I was listening. We had vacationed several times not too far from where we live now. We loved it from October through May. But we were so scared that the Summer heat and humidity would just undo us that we had a hard time committing to the move. Finally, we’d had enough after I slipped on the ice and broke my arm. It was over for the gas furnace and into the arms of the heat pump for us. Still, I was a bit hesitant but I’ve found that I’m acclimating to the heat. And the heat pump provides all the cooling comfort that I could ever need as well. So I tip my cap to my wife for pushing me to commit to living here where the heat pump is king.