[closedl00p]

Anecdotally, a few people I know who moved to New England (where it can get down to -20F at night, though rarely) have installed heat pumps and been happy with the performance through the past few winters, though I don't know which models they bought (one mentioned the Mitsubishi H2i).

I believe all of them also have a woodstove for backup heat and general coziness, but no separate fossil fuel backup.

[stephencanon]

Yeah, we live in northern New England; (air source) heat pump + wood stove is getting to be a very popular combination around here.

[bfeynman]

do you live in a well insulated (net-zero or passive home)?