Vent: My old gas furnace vs this new heat pump setup

I grew up in a 1970s bungalow in Calgary with a clunky gas furnace that groaned awake every winter morning but it kept the place warm for $150 a month max. Last year I switched to a ductless heat pump after the rebate hit and now I'm paying $220 a month just to keep the living room above 16 degrees. Has anyone else found these new systems are way less efficient in actual Alberta winters?

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grantt3916d ago

Our old furnace heated the whole house for less than that.

emery29014d ago

Those old furnaces ran on 50 cent gas though.

the_terry16d ago

Yeah and that furnace probably cost what, a hundred bucks to run all winter? Now it's like you blink and the bill's doubled. Those old systems just chugged along on nothing. Feels like we traded cheap heat for a bunch of extra costs we didn't ask for.