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minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 个月前I’ve been told this is how the Maritimes heat homes.
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-211 个月前I’m in the maritimes and probably about 60% or more of people around where I live use heat pumps instead of heating oil. Huge nuisance paying a guy to bring his truck every now and then to top up the tank outside the house. My mini split keeps the basement warm all winter long through -30 without issue.
minus-squareMugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 个月前A lot of rural Ontario as well. My house is on oil, and while we could switch to propane it’s prohibitively expensive.
I’ve been told this is how the Maritimes heat homes.
I’m in the maritimes and probably about 60% or more of people around where I live use heat pumps instead of heating oil.
Huge nuisance paying a guy to bring his truck every now and then to top up the tank outside the house.
My mini split keeps the basement warm all winter long through -30 without issue.
A lot of rural Ontario as well. My house is on oil, and while we could switch to propane it’s prohibitively expensive.