{"id":4,"date":"2026-10-05T19:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.doctorx.ca\/blocks\/guides\/heat-pump-or-furnace\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T19:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:53:46","slug":"heat-pump-or-furnace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.doctorx.ca\/blocks\/guides\/heat-pump-or-furnace\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat pump or gas furnace: which suits your home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"drx-breadcrumb wp-block-doctorx-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.doctorx.ca\/blocks\/\" itemprop=\"item\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.doctorx.ca\/blocks\/guides\/\" itemprop=\"item\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Guides<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/li><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span aria-current=\"page\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Heat pump or gas furnace: which suits your home?<\/span><\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n<p class=\"drx-summary wp-block-doctorx-summary\">For most Ontario homes with ducts, a cold-climate heat pump heats efficiently down to well below freezing and also cools in summer, while a gas furnace costs less to buy and keeps working in the deepest cold. Many households pair the two: the heat pump does most of the year, and the furnace takes over on the coldest nights. Running costs depend on your local electricity and gas rates.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do they compare?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"drx-comparison wp-block-doctorx-comparison-table\"><table class=\"drx-comparison__table\"><caption>Heat pump, furnace or both: at a glance<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">What matters<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Cold-climate heat pump<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Gas furnace<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Both (dual fuel)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\">Heats the home<\/th><td>Yes, efficiently to well below freezing<\/td><td>Yes, in any cold<\/td><td>Yes: heat pump first, furnace in deep cold<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Cools in summer<\/th><td>Yes, it is also an air conditioner<\/td><td>No, needs a separate air conditioner<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Price to install<\/th><td>Higher<\/td><td>Lower<\/td><td>Highest, unless the furnace is already there<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Running cost<\/th><td>Lower in most of the season<\/td><td>Depends on gas prices<\/td><td>Usually the lowest overall<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Emissions<\/th><td>Low<\/td><td>Higher<\/td><td>Low most of the year<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which should you choose?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your furnace is fewer than ten years old, adding a heat pump to the same ducts is often the simplest step. If you are replacing an old furnace and air conditioner together, a cold-climate heat pump on its own may be enough. We look at your home, your insulation and your bills before suggesting either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are there rebates?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal, provincial and utility programmes change often. We check what is open on the day we quote and fill in the forms with you.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do they compare? Which should you choose? If your furnace is fewer than ten years old, adding a heat pump to the same ducts is often the simplest step. If you are replacing an old furnace and air conditioner together, a cold-climate heat pump on its own may be enough. 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