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minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoI’ve been told this is how the Maritimes heat homes.
minus-squareMugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoA lot of rural Ontario as well. My house is on oil, and while we could switch to propane it’s prohibitively expensive.
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-211 months agoI’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.
I’ve been told this is how the Maritimes heat homes.
A lot of rural Ontario as well. My house is on oil, and while we could switch to propane it’s prohibitively expensive.
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.