mini split and pellet stoves

[jmcp]

There is an old thread in here where a guy is heating his whole house for $3 a day with a minisplit that is in nova scotia.Can this be true if it is why am I stacking 3 tons and running out daily to feed my stove when all you have to do is switch on the heat.Here is the link to the thread.

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/40242/

 

[Millsk]

http://www.arthurhewett.com/id26.htm

That web site may help you. It gets rather technical.

Heat pumps aren't very effective in cold weather, below 30F they start to loose efficiency. They then usually use electric heaters to make up the difference. What temperatures do you normally see through the winter? How much does you electricity usually cost?

 

[jmcp]

This guy says even at 10 degrees his 20 seer heat pump still heats his house efficiently and he will not burn pellets as it is more efficient to run his 20 seer mini split am I missing something,read the thread its maybe 3rd or 4th page

 

[sinnian]

This guy says even at 10 degrees his 20 seer heat pump still heats his house efficiently and he will not burn pellets as it is more efficient to run his 20 seer mini split am I missing something,read the thread its maybe 3rd or 4th page

The OP said -20* (page 4) which probably was Celsius, so -4* Fahrenheit for US.