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tribune october 14 1992 pi i u 1 i 1 1 i i 1ssikgm ontario hydro offers incentives for heat pump users thinking of installing a heat pump depending on where you live you may qualify for an ontario hydro incentive of between 500 and 2000 since hydro began offering the incentives in may 1990 more than 3200 people have received cheques says julie mitchell senior supervisor existing homes for ontario hydro the incentives are available to homeowners who used at least 50 per cent electric heat over the past year and live in areas or have purchased a new home where natural gas is not available said mitchell to be eli gible the dealer installation and equipment used must meet criteria set by ontario hydro if you have electric heating installing a heat pump can save you between 30 and 65 per cent on your heating costs some models of heat pumps can also be connected to the water heater and will reduce your hot water bills by up to 50 per cent v heat pumps create a more comfort able interior climate in winter heat pumps work by extracting heat from outside the home and transferring it inside even when the temperature outside is below freezing there is still a great deal of heat in the air ah heat pumps have a backup heating system to assist on extremely cold days dur ing the summermonths heat pumps dehumidify and provide central air conditioning air conditioning is pro vided by reversing the process with a simple switching mechanism it works much like a refrigerator which extracts heat from the inside of the unit and releases it to the outside through the coils at the back mitchellsaid when an airtoair heat pump is installed with an electric furnace or installed as one unit with an electric backup heating costs will be up to 30 per cent lower than if electric heating is used alone a survey by ontario hydro found that 80 per cent of heat pump owners said they would buy a heat pump for their next house groundsource heat pumps have a heat collecting fluid circulating through pipes in the ground the nat ural radiant heat of the earth is extracted by the heat pump accord ing to hydros mitchell more than 2100 groundsource heat pump installations have qualified for hydros heat pump incentive pro grams because it harnesses natural energy from the earth the ground source heat pump has a low impact on the envi ronment its operating efficiency also makes it an attractive option groundsource heat pumps also come with a thirdparty fiveyear warranty backed by the canadian earth energy association a watersource heat pump can be used for properties with a well that is able to provide a sufficient flow of water in this case the water is drawn up directly to the pumps heat exchanger where the heat is extracted both ground and watersource heat pumps can cut electric heating bills by as much as 65 per cent the bivalent heat pump is an air-to- air heat pump combined with a small highefficiency propanefired furnace in one unit it is also available for natural gas but ontario hydro incen tives do not apply in areas with natural gas since the burner component of a bivalent heat pump is located outside the house no chimney is necessary the unit works like the other heat pumps for about 80 per cent of heating needs the heat pump does the job while the burner component takes over for the coldest days usually about 20 per cent of the heating sea son up to 35 per cent could be cut from an electric heating bill with a bivalent heat pump the more efficient the heat pump the more it costs the incentives for qualified customers range from 500 for air source 1000 for bivalent and advantage of the financing option 2000 for groundsource ontario which could knock almost 5000 off hydro also offers financing currently the price of financing a groundsource at 2 per cent below the prime rate heat pump at regular interest rates about five per cent of applicants take over five years iiii i iiiiiiiiii hi 8525621 iiimiiiiiijill i jour squaw constructimud specializing in d custom homes q renovations d custom cabinets trim t skylights garages additions dealer for velux skylights dave chris brunne box 1037 uxbridge iiimih 8525621 ptn member appreciation days open house oct 13 17 markhamstouffville community credit union everyone welcome please join us for refreshments take the first step 6245 main street markham d stouffviie stouffville ontario community credit union limited 37 king rd oak ridges mailing po box 281 9 stn b richmondhill ont l4e 1a7 tel 7735881 fax 7739472 l4a8a1 4166402811 credit union contact your local dealer to see if you qualify for the 2000 rebate from ontario hydro uxbridge ontario 4168527202 canadian ground water source heat pumps enermarle contractor roxworth custom builders competitive rates on all replacement windows mtwtmqfk contractor qualifying under the enermark program october special call for details now on decks basements expires oct 3192 t