I have to wait for the heat pump to break
When my husband and I bought our first home we were warned about the HVAC equipment.
The heat pump was 17 years old, made a high pitched whistle outside when operating and apparently didn’t keep the house cool. My husband got the HVAC cleaned, changed the air filter and ductwork inspected. The heat pump now works totally fine. We have quality AC in the summer and good heating in the winter. The outdoor unit making a whistle noise when operating is super annoying. The fact that the heat pump takes up 90% of the hallway closet is also aggravating. I really don’t want a heat pump system either. I kind of would like to have ductless HVAC in the house. I want to have zone control. My husband and I don’t share a bedroom since we like vastly different temperatures. He uses his overhead fan and blasts the AC. I bundle under blankets and turn on a space heater in my room. Ductless HVAC would allow us to be the right temperature without affecting the other. I also have a second bathroom, laundry room and office that never gets used. Right now we are wasting energy providing HVAC for those spaces. Zone control would cut down on the monthly energy bills by a lot. We are waiting for the heat pump to die first. I can’t justify a new HVAC system while I have one that works perfectly. Well, the heat pump isn’t perfect. I guess I can’t buy new HVAC while I have a unit that will turn on and off.