Your First Heat Pump Guidebook
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A cold climate heat pump can keep cozy through a polar vortex, cool through a heat dome, and cut your reliance on fossil fuels. Our goal is to help you install your first clean and modern heat pump, stress-free.
This Guidebook tackles heat pumps myths and gives you real prices from other projects in Toronto. It will steer you away from those “I wish I had known that sooner!” moments that make home improvement projects so frustrating. There's nothing for sale in this Guidebook.
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Guidebook Resources
Our funding
Read more about our generous funders here!
Rebates
Our regularly updated article on rebates — Money Back on Your Home Upgrade: Programs That Pay.
Retrofit Advisors
We LOVE Retrofit Advisors. You can read more on them on our Retrofit Advisors page.
Better Homes TO
Helpful home electrification resources hosted by the City of Toronto.
BC Hydro Video
They nailed this one — learn about the types of heat pumps and the homes they're suited for.
Blower Door Test Video
PBS This Old House has a wealth of informative videos on their YouTube page.
Find Your Contractor
Get that contactor shortlist down fast using this article.
Electrical Panel
Don't let electrical panel panic get you — this article teaches you a simple method to fact-check an over-cautious contractor.
Contractor Quotes Worksheet
Keep all of your quotes in one place with this printable worksheet.
Home Retrofit Forum
Need a place to ask a tricky question about your home update? The Home Retrofit Forum is a carefully moderated Facebook group meant for exactly that!
Heat Pump Party
We'd love to help you host a party! We've seen how these events can turn whole blocks from skeptical to switched. Contact john@thenetwork.to to find out more.
Heat Pump Survey
Help pay it forward by completing our Heat Pump Survey. Your responses help us keep making helpful guides like this one!