Your First Heat Pump Guidebook
This is a landing page for all of the articles and digital resources connected with the Guidebook. You can also download the fillable PDF version here and sign up for a feedback call with its lead author.
Heat Pump Parties are a blast — we use them to make heat pumps feel exciting and reachable. Contact john@thenetwork.to if you have a heat pump and you'd like to show it off!
Heat pumps work in Toronto. They'll keep you cozy through a polar vortex, cool through a heat dome, and cut your reliance on polluting fossil fuels. Our goal is to help you install your first clean and efficient heat pump, stress-free.
As you start asking around about heat pumps, chances are some people will try to steer you away from them. Old technology, shoddy installations, and misinformation plague the humble heat pump.
This Guidebook tackles these 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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Help us make the Guidebook even better—if the advice doesn't work for your home, we'd love to know. Book a feedback call with Nathan, the lead author, before the Christmas holidays to have your experience with the Guidebook reflected in its next version.
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.
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.