@brenndatomu how much did your electric bill drop by ?
My bill came today, looks like I'm down 121 KWH from the same period last year...not that the two can be directly compared, but best I can do until I have a full 12 months to compare.
The billing cycle was 32 days, so that's 3.78 KWH per day...and I'm betting that not running the dehumifier as much this summer with make even more difference than this too...plus I'm hatching a plan that may even limit using the AC as much...we really don't run the AC that many days per year anyways.
Oh, and our total price is $0.117 (taxes and fees in) per KWH, so 121 KWH saved means $14.16 less per month...which means this machine will take a while to pay for itself...but 1 month worth of data is hardly conclusive, and as I said, I think the big money savings will come this summer.
After I have it long enough to establish a track record, I will try it in hybrid mode...it is in heat pump mode only now, which I assume will be the most cost effective way to run it...hybrid mode has been working fine though, save one night when my wife had a less than hot shower (and she likes it steamy hot!) after both the kids bathed (using too much water in the tub IMO!)
All in all so far, I am not disappointed with it.