![]() The lowest level requires little to no cooling in the summer, 1/2 flight of stairs up to mid level and it is noticeably warmer, another 1/2 flight up to the top and it is unbearable reaching up to over +35C in the living and kitchen areas. Our house is 3 levels (back split) and we have 3 very definite temperature zones that are most noticeable in the summer. We had almost every company in our area come out to give us a quote and discovered it really does come down to the installer. You could buy the best unit on the market but if it isn't installed properly you will have problems with your system. After doing quite a bit of research on heat pumps we discovered that it basically boils down to your installer. We are going with an air source heat pump (currently have electric baseboards) so that we get both heating and cooling. We also are in the midst of an addition and complete reno of our home. Where we are now located gas is not available and air conditioning is a definite must to survive the summers. We moved from Vancouver a few years ago where we had a gas furnace and that was great as there was very little need for air conditioning there. We also live in British Columbia in the Okanagan.
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