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13 years ago

friend bought 5yr old house with forced air system. has a heat pump and it is paired with a gas furnace. would this type of system also have elec grid backup heat strips in blower box? or does the gas furnace negate the need for elec strips?

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tigerdunes
13 years ago
Heat strips not needed with gas furnace backup.

Your friend has a dual fuel system.

He should have dual fuel thermostat as well as outdoor temp sensor.

IMO
joe_mn
Original Author
13 years ago
he says he has heat strips as well. and a hotwater infloor heat loop for his garage. i think he has a gas fired, hot water heater which provides the heating for his garage. they bought house in june. he says the prior elec bills were about $250 each month on avg which seems awful high since house is only about 1500sf/foundation. multi-story. not a big house.
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