[GlickWick]

I switched in New England when my freon system hit end of life. I wouldn’t recommend doing it beforehand, but as a replacement it’s been incredible. All the ductwork and infrastructure largely remained the same. Pulled out the furnace, evaporator coils, and compressor of course.

It cools better than the old system, and the fact that it runs longer instead of in short bursts means it regulates humidity way better too.

For heat we did go dual fuel, which means the backup heating element uses gas, since we already had the line. This works really well in a cold snap where temps drop well below freezing.

[ilamont]

Fellow New Englander here. We had a 4 unit heat pump system installed a few years ago, replacing a bunch of window air conditioners. Not only is it a vast improvement over the window ACs in terms of ease of use, sound levels, comfort, and electricity use, it has become our default heat source in the winter as well, greatly reducing our natural gas bills.