When Nicole Hacault, a Winnipeg realtor and mom of two, first learned about heat pumps through home inspections for her job, she was surprised by how many people in a city known for its cold winters were already using them.
Until recently in Manitoba and across Canada, the general understanding was that heat pumps don’t make sense in colder climates.
“Heat pump technology has improved so that we can start using these in Manitoba. That’s why as a family, when our furnace and our air conditioner died, we swapped over to a heat pump that heats and cools our home,” says Nicole.
A heat pump is an energy-efficient system that heats and cools a home by transferring heat instead of generating heat directly.
As someone who loves getting outside and camping and hiking with her family, Nicole is concerned about how the weather is changing in the province she holds dear.
