We live about 35 min east of Brighton. Hubby had his own HVAC biz. Windchill is about -12F. We have one 80%er propane forced air furnace, 2 cold weather heat pumps and 2 old school Vermont Castings woodstoves. We have a rectangular 1900 sq foot ranch style house. Guess which heating system we are relying on? LOL.
Correction: Hubby HAS his own hvac biz.
Wood. It’s good.
Seeing where I sold/retired from my HVAC business and spend quite a bit of time in eastern Maine, I can assure you that at -12F, you’re definitely not relying on any kind of heat pump. However, those old Vermont Castings wood stoves most likely work pretty good.
FWIW, our place in Maine utilizes two heat pumps for down to about 35 degrees or so, and then an (radiantec.com) indirect heating system via of a propane-fired boiler. We back it all up with a wood pellet stove and a hefty Generac backup generator....just in case. We usually don’t spend the winter up there, but the way things are going in the country right now; the deep, cold, backwoods of Maine is looking better and better.
I am thinkin wood stoves there.... MC&HNY!!!