I was a bit upset when I obtained this house and there was only a heat pump. Where I just moved from, all of us had central A/C however all of us also had a super gas furnace as well. There is no way you could get through the winters up there without either a gas furnace or a boiler and radiant heating. So while all of us didn’t move to the south, all of us did move more toward the south. While there is still a winter, it’s not as intense or long as the 1 I just left. Still, I just wasn’t so sure when it came to the heat pump. I just didn’t recognize whether or not I’d be able to have the sort of heating I expected with just a heat pump. However, I have to say that the heat pump sure did prove myself and others wrong and appreciate right away. The first frigid snap where the heating came on in earnest was just after Thanksgiving. Had this been back home, the gas furnace would already be running for some weeks if not more than a month. So I was curious just how the heat pump would hold up. To our amazement, the heat pump did just fine. Well really, it did more that just fine. The heat pump makes this house a cozy hot space whenever the frigid weather is here. And of course, this type of residential Heating and Air Conditioning is magnificent in the summer. It really tosses out the Heating and Air Conditioning cooling and all of us need it. The summer time here is much warmer than back house so having a heat pump pays off immense time in the summer.