Using ductless mini split for heating?

Is anyone using ductiess mini split for heating? I am going to try it since propane is getting so expensive. Have been watching lots of Youtube and they say it is more economical to heat with a ductless minisplit than propane. I want to buy one with hyper heat and would like to hear about any recomendations or experience with them. I do not know why there are blue and red underlines on my post and I don,t want anyone to think I am rude.
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I know it would be cheaper than propane but you need to buy the best models not the lower SEER units. The zoned splits are not as high SEER as the individual ones like Ralph and we have. Hey Ralph 😎 -25C is a typo?
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AC takes much less power, so in the summer when it's hot the heat pump can run off the renewables. The delta T for heating is just too great as reflected in the power usage. The pump is 240vac, runs off a Trace autotransformer (house has an Outback VFXR3648 single inverter, 120v available). Putting it on a Kill-a-watt meter shows about 500watts for AC, 950-2500watts for heating. Beyond the capabilities of the system unless it's really sunny and windy and in float.
The nice thing about having utility power is the comfort level the heat pump can give in winter and summer. Nice quiet, even temperatures achievable with not too much cost in power or dollars.
The LG 30 seer split is often using less than 300 watts. It can use 1,500 w when the differential is more than 3 degrees.
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OK, that 30F surprises me!! I would have bet on 20-25F.
It is all about local weather and terrain in the southern sierra. The other term for this is micro climates. We have deep canyons below us that can hit 25F. Up here on the ridge top it is often 15 degrees warmer. Our snow never stays more than a day and bright blue skies follow storms in hours.
I have not heard much good on how Texas did this winter. It really surprised me 2 years back. I would have never thought that of Texas and power in winter.
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Yes, They are likely to consume a bit more power, you may need a transformer, but you could wire them NC (normally closed) for solar, Contactors are likely to glitch/bounce as they switch, they aren't precision relays like what a UPS uses,
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