The honest answer
The honest math
Every home’s math differs with rates and insulation — but the physics doesn’t: a heat pump moves heat instead of making it, delivering 2–4 units of heat per unit of electricity.
Typical industry ranges for Western Washington — not a quote. Your exact price comes upfront, before any work starts, and you approve it first.
What moves the price
Heat pump: 200–400% efficient
It moves heat rather than creating it — the same kWh delivers 2–4× the warmth of resistance heat. Mild Puget Sound winters keep it in its happy zone.
Electric furnace: 100%, full price
Every watt becomes heat, and you pay for every watt. That’s why heat pump conversions from electric furnaces routinely cut heating costs by half or more.
Gas furnace: cheap fuel, 80–96% burn
Gas is inexpensive per unit of heat locally, so a modern gas furnace runs cheap. Against it, a heat pump’s edge is modest — and depends on your rates.
The dual-fuel play
Heat pump for the mild 90% of winter, gas furnace for cold snaps — each fuel where it’s strongest. Common, sensible, and we install it.
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Typical ranges at a glance
Typical industry ranges for Western Washington — not a quote. Your exact price comes upfront, before any work starts, and you approve it first.
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Quick answers
What about the coldest nights?
Modern heat pumps hold strong output below freezing, with backup heat for the rare arctic blast. In lowland Western Washington, those nights are a handful per year — the other 360 days are heat pump weather.
Should I switch before my furnace dies?
If it’s electric — the savings often justify moving early. If it’s a healthy gas furnace — usually run it and plan the switch (or dual fuel) at replacement time. We’ll give you the honest read for your house.
What does installation cost?
Ducted systems typically $5,800–$12,500 installed, ductless from $2,500 per zone — full honest ranges in our installation cost guides, and an exact quote for your address.
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