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imnotyourbrahh t1_j0v8g28 wrote

Anyone in southern Maine with a heat pump not use it for air conditioning in July? That's half the reason I got a heat pump. Suck out that humid air.

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alpha417 t1_j0veb1p wrote

we run ours in dehumidify mode, which runs the compressor significantly less. taking the humidity out of the air makes 78 to 80 much more tolerable...

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imnotyourbrahh t1_j0vk58a wrote

I need to see if I have that option. The article said something about people using a heat pump in the Summer would not benefit from this program. I thought to myself, who in Southern Maine would buy a heat pump and not use it in the Summer? It's been really hot!

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DrMcMeow t1_j0wkk3v wrote

> something about people using a heat pump in the Summer would not benefit from this program.

the program will literally double your KWh rate from may 1st to oct 31st.

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imnotyourbrahh t1_j0wllqk wrote

Thanks. I still use the HP for heat in May and October! Shoulder months is a great reason to have a heat pump. Winter I prefer the wood stove for better hotter heat.

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ReeferMode t1_j18ozf8 wrote

Heat pumps have no indoor/outdoor air exchange as part of their process. No humid air is getting "sucked" out.

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imnotyourbrahh t1_j1a4ap5 wrote

When my heat pump runs (Summer or Winter) the big register on the floor('return air') sucks in air, filters it, conditions it and then sends it back through the vents. If not sucked out then it's sucked down into the basement and comes back nice and cool!

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ReeferMode t1_j1b5u8f wrote

You have a ducted system then, the air is cooled by your indoor unit in what sounds like your basement, then ducted upstairs.

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