What replaces the furnace
An air handler takes its spot. It's a cabinet with the blower, the indoor coil and electric heat strips, hooked up to the ducts you already have. Your water heater, range or dryer can stay on gas until you replace them.
The coldest nights
A cold-climate heat pump keeps making heat well below 5°F, but it makes less as the air gets colder, and the heat strips fill the gap. Strip heat is the most expensive heat in the house, so the heat pump has to be sized for your coldest nights. An average Denver winter has only 74 hours below 5°F.
Your electrical panel
Heat strips draw a lot of power, and on a cold night they run alongside the heat pump. Older 100-amp panels can get tight. Add a photo of the panel with the door open and we'll tell you whether it needs an upgrade.
Who it suits
Most of our customers keep gas as backup. Going all-electric makes sense when the whole house is coming off gas, or when you want one utility bill.
Read more about cold-climate heat pump installation, or send photos and we'll price both options for your house.