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Originally Posted by whitev70r
Figure this is prob the right place to ask. Can someone school me on heat pumps? Looking for a TH with about 1800 sq ft, 3 floors, using natural gas furnace presently with existing ducts. And how much rebates can I expect?
Do I just get a few quotes from the big ones like Milani, AquaTech, Reliant, etc.? Would anyone recommend a company that they used?
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I'm going through the process right now. There are rebates available from the federal and provincial government. The programs are not coordinated, so you have to apply for the rebates separately.
If you want the rebates from the federal government, you need to first apply for the Greener Homes Grant. Once your application is approved, you need to then hire an energy assessment company to perform an energy assessment in your home. Once you get that done and that report is uploaded to your account/portal, you can then look for a heat pump contractor. Once you get your unit installed, you have to call your energy assessment company to do a post assessment.
Do you have ducting throughout your unit? Or do you have baseboards upstairs? If the latter, you may have to get ducting done upstairs because under the federal rebate program, your contractor has to sign an attestation that your heat pump is capable of heating the entire home with a minimum of one supply duct on all floors of the home.
The federal government will give $4000 for regular air source heat pumps and $5000 for cold climate heat pumps.
The province under the CleanBC program will give up to $6000 if you remove your gas furnace and replace it with a heat pump. You don't have to do an energy assessment, like the federal program, but you do need to hire a contractor that is on the approved list from the province.
I received 5 quotes and I'm going to go with an American Standard set up. For a cold climate set up, expect to pay about 20K these days. Prices have gone up over the last year or so.
I assume your strata would approve as well? Because you will have to puncture at least two new holes in an exterior wall for your line set for the heat pump.