RE:barneyj44I had a heat pump tyler at our previous home with a back up electric furnace. I prefer the heat from an oil fired furnace much more then a heat pump, instant heat and way more cosier. I found heat pumps weren’t all that efficient with colder temps. I may switch back to a heat pump eventually but I’m afraid once most have made the switch our B.C government will raise the Hydro rates again, after all they’ll want to recoup all that rebate money. We are already on a tier system and once you go past tier 1 rates go up quite a lot.