Subj : Re: heat pumps To : MARK HOFMANN From : JIMMY ANDERSON Date : Tue Oct 26 2021 13:52:00 -=> Mark Hofmann wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=- JA> Agreed! It's basically a big electric heater! My mom convinced me to get JA> gas because a flame is hot, regardless! :-) MH> Not to mention heat pumps don't get nearly as warm as natural gas, MH> propane, oil, etc. They saved builders money though, because they MH> wouldn't have to pay the country to run natural gas lines into the MH> neighborhoods and could slap the heat pumps on the house which was MH> easy. MH> These days you can get underground propane tanks which is cosmetically MH> better than having lots of tanks against the house. Interesting - didn't know that! We live in the country so no city gas. We have a propane tank off to one end of the house. The only thing we have that's NOT electric is the heating, so it only gets used in the winter... .... Is fire supposed to shoot out of it like that!? --- MultiMail/Mac v0.52 * Origin: MicroNet: Omicrn Theta * Southaven MS * winserver.org (618:100/14) .