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Originally Posted by KC Kings
Heats efficiently up to 34 degrees, or 34 degrees over the outside temperature?
We have a 2,400 square foot house, a heat pump, and very rarely does the emergency kick in. If it is in the teens outside or if it is in the 30s and our garage door has been opened a while it will kick in, but other than that our house stays at 68 with no problem.
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It depends on your brand of heat pump and how old it is. Some newer heat pumps can keep your house warm when the outside temperature is around 20 degrees. I toyed with the idea of a heat pump last year but decided to go with a 94%+ efficient gas furnace. If you're on KCPL and have a heat pump you'll also get a discount on the cost of electricity from mid-September until sometime in the spring.